Lesson Plan:

Civil War and the Reconstruction

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By Victoria Hernandez
May 1, 2014
EDT 180
Table of Contents
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I. Problem/ Scenario
&. 'ou are as(ed to create a !0 )inutes instructiona esson for an 11
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II. Objective
&. &rizona ,tandard
1. -oncept $ ,trand 1. -i/i 0ar and t*e 1econstruction
a. ".2. E3pain socia causes of t*e -i/i 0ar
B. Tec*noo+y ,tandard
1. ,tudents 4i isten to podcast and create a pa+e on t*eir 4ee5y site 5ased on
t*e accu)uated infor)ation.
III. Instructional Materials an !esources
&. "odcast 6 ,tuff 'ou Missed in History -ass. Be Boyd78 -o)puter a5
B. ,tudents need to 5e pro/ided 4it* paper, a 5ac(+round *and out and co)puters
4it* internet
I". Classroom Tec#nolo$%
&. -o)puter and podcast re9uired for instructor to present
B. -o)puters are needed for students :co)puter a5;
". En$a$in$ Activit%
&. ,tudents 4i isten to first ! )inutes of podcast story and read *andout and ta(e
notes
B. ,tudents o+ onto t*eir 4ee5y and add a pa+e 4*ere t*ey docu)ent 4*at t*ey
*a/e +at*ered fro) t*e day<s esson and t*eir t*ou+*ts on t*e content.
"I. Assessment
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&. 1ead indi/idua 4ee5y pa+es to assess students understandin+ of t*e content.
1. ,tudents s*oud 5e usin+ (ey /oca5uary suc* as Be Boyd, -i/i 0ar,
1econstruction, =nion, -onfederacy
2. >nstructor s*oud 5e a5e to (no4 4*at t*ese 4ords )ean ?ust 5y readin+ t*e
student 4ee5y pa+e
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Name Vocab Creativity Organizeation TOTAL AVERAGE
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Liz 5 $ # 18 0#
"II. &an Out
&. &n artice 4*ic* is to 5e used as 5ac(+round infor)ation to t*e podcast
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Lesson To'ic: Civil (ar an !econstruction Teac#er: "ictoria &ernane)
Strate$% name: Gra'#ic Or$ani)er Observations
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Stanars
a. Content stanars: -oncept strand $ 6-i/i 0ar and 1econstruction
".2. E3pain socia causes of t*e -i/i 0ar
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b. ELL Stanars
Listenin$ an s'ea0in$. ,0B&T de)onstrate t*e understandin+ of ora co))unications 5y
su))arizin+ )ain ideas8 concepts and (ey points8 detais of presentation.
!eain$: ,0B&T de)onstrate (no4ed+e of decodin+ 5y appyin+ (no4ed+e of infectiona endin+s
to re+uar and irre+uar for)s in conte3t.
(ritin$: ,0B&T e3press *is or *er t*in(in+ and ideas 5y usin+ a /ariety of 4ritin+ +enres as
de)onstrated 5y 4ritin+ e3pository essay t*at incudes an intro, t*esis, 5ody, supportin+ detais, and a
concusion.
1e% "ocabular%:
@1econstruction
@-i/i 0ar
@-onfederate
@Be Boyd
@=nion
"isuals/Materials/!esources:
@"o4er point
@Ti)eine
@"odcast :-i/i 0ar ,pies;
@Video -ip :Bac(+round of 1econstruction;
Content an Lan$ua$e Objectives:
a. Content objectives: ,0B&T de)onstrate an understandin+ and discuss t*e socia causes of t*e -i/i 0ar
5y o5ser/in+ different sources and 4ritin+ an essay 5ased on t*e o5ser/ations usin+ proper ter)inoo+y.
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b. Lan$ua$e objectives
Listenin$ an s'ea0in$: ,0B&T identify t*ree )ain socia causes of t*e -i/i 0ar usin+ correct
/oca5uary and ter)inoo+y fro) podcast and /ideo cip.
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!eain$: ,0B&T ac9uire and appropriatey appy /aried /oca5uary needed to state t*e socia causes and
effects of t*e -i/i 0ar and 1econstruction.
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(ritin$: ,0B&T )a(e o5ser/ations of t*e -i/i 0ar and t*e 1econstruction and accuratey record t*eir
o5ser/ations in t*eir o4n 4ords.
Meanin$ful Activities
a. Strate$%
2Introucin$ "ocabular%: &s( students to identify eac* /oca5uary 4ord in t*e $ra'#ic or$ani)er and
e3press t*eir pre/ious (no4ed+e of eac* 4ord. T*en as( students to record t*e )eanin+ of eac* 4ord in t*e
ast cou)n of t*e or+anizer.
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b. Assessment
2 =sin+ t*eir $ra'#ic or$ani)er and o5ser/ations fro) t*e podcast, /ideo cip, and *andout, students 4i
discuss t*eir o5ser/ations t*en pro/ide a s*ort essay on socia causes of t*e -i/i 0ar and t*e 1econstruction.
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&an Out
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EMA4CIPATIO4 A4+ !ECO4ST!5CTIO4
&t t*e outset of t*e -i/i 0ar, to t*e dis)ay of t*e )ore radica a5oitionists in t*e Aort*,
"resident &5ra*a) Lincon did not )a(e a5oition of sa/ery a +oa of t*e =nion 4ar effort. To
do so, *e feared, 4oud dri/e t*e 5order sa/e states sti oya to t*e =nion into t*e -onfederacy
and an+er )ore conser/ati/e nort*erners. By t*e su))er of 18$2, *o4e/er, t*e sa/es
t*e)se/es *ad pus*ed t*e issue, *eadin+ 5y t*e t*ousands to t*e =nion ines as Lincon<s troops
)arc*ed t*rou+* t*e ,out*. T*eir actions de5un(ed one of t*e stron+est )yt*s underyin+
,out*ern de/otion to t*e 6pecuiar institution7Bt*at )any sa/es 4ere truy content in 5onda+eB
and con/inced Lincon t*at e)ancipation *ad 5eco)e a poitica and )iitary necessity. >n
response to Lincon<sE)ancipation "roca)ation, 4*ic* freed )ore t*an ! )iion sa/es in t*e
-onfederate states 5y Canuary 1, 18$!, 5ac(s enisted in t*e =nion &r)y in ar+e nu)5ers,
reac*in+ so)e 180,000 5y 4ar<s end.
Did You Know?
During Reconstruction, the Republican Party in the South represented a coalition
of blacks (who made up the overwhelming majority of Republican voters in the
region) along with carpetbaggers and scalawags, as white Republicans from
the !orth and South, respectively, were known"
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E)ancipation c*an+ed t*e sta(es of t*e -i/i 0ar, ensurin+ t*at a =nion /ictory 4oud )ean
ar+e@scae socia re/oution in t*e ,out*. >t 4as sti /ery uncear, *o4e/er, 4*at for) t*is
re/oution 4oud ta(e. 2/er t*e ne3t se/era years, Lincon considered ideas a5out *o4 to
4eco)e t*e de/astated ,out* 5ac( into t*e =nion, 5ut as t*e 4ar dre4 to a cose in eary 18$#
*e sti *ad no cear pan. >n a speec* dei/ered on &pri 11, 4*ie referrin+ to pans for
1econstruction inLouisiana, Lincon proposed t*at so)e 5ac(sBincudin+ free 5ac(s and t*ose
4*o *ad enisted in t*e )iitaryBdeser/ed t*e ri+*t to /ote. He 4as assassinated t*ree days ater,
*o4e/er, and it 4oud fa to *is successor to put pans for 1econstruction in pace.
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