Edel453 Spring2013 CaitlinANDREWS Unit2 HISTORY DAY 8

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Title of Unit: The Civil War

Title of Lesson: Chapter 13, Lesson 4- Reconstruction Submitted By: Caitlin Andrews

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2013 Karen Powell- Instructor page 1

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan:This is the 4th lesson from chapter 13, the 2nd portion in a unit on the Civil War. In this lesson,

students will recall information about the Civil War to help them understand the

reconstruction after the war ended. Students will use the Houghton Mifflin 5th

grade SocialStudies textbook: United States History, pages 472-477 for this lesson.

B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th grade Skill Level: at grade level Grouping: whole group discussion, partner reading and independent work

C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 5th grade social studies textbook: United States History, pages 472-477 Social Studies journals Pencils Loose leaf lines paper

D. Objectives:o NV State Social Studies Standards

H 2.5.2- Describe issues of compromise and conflict within the UnitedStates

o Student-Friendly Standards Students will be able to identify different plans for reuniting the country

and the importance of the Reconstruction

E. Procedure:1. Introduce lesson about Reconstruction to students by briefly discussing turning points in

peoples lives. Ask students, Have you ever had a moment when you knew your life

have changed forever? Explain that the Civil War was a turning point in United States

history.

2. Explain vocabulary words to students who should write the words and definitions in theisocial studies journals. Definitions are on page T472

o Reconstructiono Assassinationo Freedoms Bureauo Impeach


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3. Break students into groups of 3 or 7 equal groups based on how many students are inthe class. Groups will team read sections of the text, identify important ideas and

share/teach their reading to the class as whole. Sections should be:

o Plans for Reconstruction- page 472o Lincolns Death- page 473o Reconstruction- page 474o Congress Takes Control- page 475o Carpetbeggers and Scalawags- page 475o The Constitution Changes- page 476o The Struggles for Rights Continues- page 477

4. Have discussions about text as a whole group. Use prompts to guide discussions:o What made Reconstruction a huge challenge for Americans?o Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Lincoln?o What was the purpose of the Freedoms Bureau?o What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?o What are your personal opinions about the Reconstruction?

5. Now that students have learned about the causes and events of the Civil War and theevents of the Reconstruction, they will write on loose leaf paper a personal narrative

from the perspective of a civilian, political figure or soldier during these trying times

explaining their story and what they went through.

o Narratives should include details of the war and events that happened before,during and after the war. The student will need to stay in character throughout

their entire narrative, telling the story from their selected individuals point of

view.

6. CLOSURE: Students will share their narratives with the class and will guide discussionsbased on the evidence and events in the narrative.

F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding?

I will use informal assessment through group discussions, groups teaching the class the

section of reading they were assigned and narrative papers. Reading discussions will

be based on content provided to class, accuracy and details. Narratives will be

assessed based on details and maintained point of view throughout paper.

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson.


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I will know students understand the content of this lesson when they can describe

different plans of the Reconstruction and why it was important for the rebuilding of the

United States.

G. Reflection:1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach?

The easiest part of this lesson to teach will be the continuation of the ending of the

war. Since we talked about the actual end of the war in the lesson previous to this,

the concept of rebuilding a broken society should be an easy concept to

understand.

2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?I dont really think there will be any specific part of the lesson that will be more

challenging to teach over another part. This is a fairly easy concept to teach.

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?There is a good extension lesson on pages 478-479 that can help students better

understand the rebuilding of the south.

4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?I will work with students independently who dont understand the concepts of this

lesson. I will answer any questions and clarify any misconceptions during this time as

well so students can better understand all concepts of the lesson.

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?I dont think there is any part of the lesson that would need to be changed, but this

could be used at a multiple day lesson that would give students more time to work

on their narrative papers.

6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part?There wasnt really a difficult part of this lesson to write.

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