Teaching Stuff

The Gathering Storm

Driving Question: Why does the Civil War Begin in 1860?


Time Period: 1840-1860
 
Skill Focus: 
Writing Focus: Conclusions



















KEY UNIT VOCABULARY:

  1. Nullification
  2. Manifest Destiny
  3. Popular Sovereignty

 COURT CASES:

  1. Scott v. Sanford

LECTURE NOTES FOR THE UNIT:

  1. Sectionalism
  2. Manifest Destiny
  3. Union in Peril

RELEVANT TEXTBOOK CHAPTER(S):

  1. Chapter 19: Drifting Toward Disunion

DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTIONS:

  1. BoRI- Dred Scott
  2. 2005: Antebellum Compromise

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

  1. Socratic Seminar: The Influence of the Declaration: Peoria Speech, Declaration of Sentiments,  The Manifesto of the Province of Flanders (1790)
  2. Could Lincoln Be Elected Today?: Looking at The Influence of Technology In Elections

HONORS US I SCOPE AND SEQUENCE:

  1. April 19/20: Introduction of Unit, Driving Question, Video, and Student Brainstorming
    1. Introductory Video: John Brown's Last Speech by David Straitham
    2. Checkpoint- HW Blog Post With Formative Response To Question- Click Here to Access the Blog Question
  2. April 23/24: Student-Driven Research (Individual)
    1. Small-Group Session: Content Lecture on "Sectionalism" (15 minutes/group)
    2. HW: "Key Terms" Chart
  3. April 25/26: Construct Preliminary Presentations & Practice Presentation Technique
    1. Checkpoint: Key Terms Quiz (open-note)
    2. Small Group Session: Content Lecture on "Manifest Destiny" (15 minutes/group)
  4. April 27/30: Preliminary Group Presentations then Mini-Lecture on "How To Synthesize" then Group Synthesis of Preliminary Presentations
    1. Checkpoint: Peer Feedback Forms on Group Presentations
    2. Checkpoint: HW Blog Post on Synthesis of Preliminary Presentations
  5. May 1/2: Evaluating Historical Sources of Antebellum Compromise
    1. Small Group Session: Writing Skills- Constructing Effective Body Paragraphs
  6. May 3/4: Data Analysis Day of Census Data and Political Maps
    1. Checkpoint: Fact Quiz on Antebellum Compromise
    2. HW: Blog Post on Utilizing Quantitative Data to Assess Historical Events
  7. May 7/8: Individual Research- Case Study Connections Between the American Civil War & Other Civil Wars
    1. Small-Group Session: Content Lecture on "The Union In Peril"
  8. May 9/10: Critical Reading Excerpts from "The Big Sort" and Small-Group Discussion
    1. Small-Group Session: Making Sense of "The Big Sort"
  9. May 11/14: In-Class Expository Writing- "The Big Sort" & The American Civil War
    1. Checkpoint: Essay Grade
  10. May 15-18: Final Presentation Research- "Why Does The Civil War Start in 1860?"
    1. Small-Group Session: Peer Review of Expository Essays
  11. May 21/22: Final Presentation Day
    1. Checkpoint: Final Presentation Grade
    2. Checkpoint: HW Blog Post With Reflection and Self-Assessment

HAUNTED HISTORY-