4/17-18 Monday-Tuesday

Guiding Question:

How was the movement to preserve slavery reflected in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision?

Objectives:

Collaborative: Students will analyze the significance of the Dred Scott case by reading collaboratively and participating in a "Save the Last Word for Me" with a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric. 

Independent: Students will work to increase their Lexile levels by determining the central ideas of an Achieve article about Dred Scott, completing the first four tabs, and scoring at least 75% on the activity. 

Standards:

8.9.5. Analyze the significance of the States’ Rights Doctrine, the Missouri Compromise (1820), the Wilmot Proviso (1846), the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay’s role in the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision (1857), and the Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858).
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 A.1 - Exchanging information and ideas with others.

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) 5 minutes: 

Dred Scott Intro

Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes:

Task 1: Achieve3000,"Remembering Dred Scott".  You need to complete the first 4 tabs for this article. 

- You only need to summarize paragraphs that are more than two sentences! You may write your summaries as bullet points for my class. 

- Achieve articles are summative grades. You cannot get higher than an NP if you did not summarize.  In order to complete a "makeup Achieve" you need to also complete the first 4 tabs and the summaries on your makeup article as well. 

Task 2: Watch CNN Student News and complete the assignment in Google Classroom.

Early Finishers: Watch this video, Play Free Rice, read an article on NewsELA, complete any missing assignments, contemplate the meaning of life. 

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) 45 minutes: 

Step 1: Read the sources about Dred Scott here. 

Step 2: Find the text evidence to answer the guiding question that has been assigned to you. 

Step 3: Participate in Save the Last Word for Me. 

Here is a rubric. 

Here is a copy of the slides in case you cannot see the board. 

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: 

CNN Student News