2/9-10 Thursday-Friday

Guiding Question:
What were some of Jackson's controversial actions as president?

Objectives:
Collaborative: Students will understand the actions of Andrew Jackson as president by investigating his veto of the National Bank through the analysis of primary and secondary sources, annotating, and completing a say-mean-matter chart with at least 80% accuracy. 

Independent: Students will understand the actions of Andrew Jackson as president by completing a scavenger hunt of their text and cite specific textual evidence with at least 80% accuracy. 



Standards:
8.8.1. Discuss the election of Andrew Jackson as president in 1828, the importance of Jacksonian democracy, and his actions as president (e.g., the spoils system, veto of the National Bank, policy of Indian removal, opposition to the Supreme Court).
CCRA.R.1 – Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

ELD B.6 - Reading closely literary and informational texts and viewing multimedia to determine how meaning is conveyed.

Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
On your objective tracker, dissect the objectives you will be working to complete for today. Be prepared to explain the objectives in your own words if I call on you. 

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 20 minutes: 
Independent (Voice Level 0) 40 minutes:
Task 1: Andrew Jackson Scavenger Hunt in Google Classroom. 

If you are amazing and still remember your TCI log in information, the Scavenger Hunt covers Chapter 14, sections 1-4. If you don't have access to TCI the reading is available here. 

Task 2: Watch this BrainPop video on Andrew Jackson and write a 5-7 sentence summary. Share with ecobb@blastla.org 

Task 3: Watch CNN Student News 

Early Finishers: Play Free Rice, read an article on NewsELA, watch this video, or complete any assignments that need to get done. 

At the end of this station, complete the "next steps" portion for that station's objective. If you met the objective, write "none" in that box. 

Collaborative (Voice Level .5 - 1) 40 minutes: 
Step 1: Take a look at the cartoon with your table groups. Don't write anything on your paper but follow the discussion stems on your table to make predictions about the text.
Step 2: Guided annotations of the source
Step 3: Students complete Say-Mean-Matter chart. 

At the end of this station, complete the "next steps" portion for that station's objective. If you met the objective, write "none" in that box. 

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
Flip to the calendar section of your Objective Tracker. Add a + for each objective you completed for today and a - for objectives you were not able to complete. 

Homework: 
All makeup work is due by Tuesday, February 14th! 

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