•Analyze difficultiesAnalyze difficulties

““What would make this What would make this unit hard for some, unit hard for some, most, or all of my most, or all of my students?” students?”

This unit would be hard This unit would be hard because:because:• There is too much information• Some students so not have the background knowledge.• The text is poorly organized.• Major concepts are very abstract.• Students are required to frequently compare and conclude.• Many students have poor question exploration

skills. • Many students are not independent readers.• Some students have difficulty identifying important from unimportant information.

Unit:Unit: Causes of the Civil War Causes of the Civil War

What was sectionalism as it existed in the U.S. of 1860?

How did the differences in the sections of the U.S. in 1860 contribute to the start of the Civil War?

What examples of sectionalism exist in the world today?

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What will you do to ensure that What will you do to ensure that all students learn critical all students learn critical information and processes?information and processes?