5/11-12 Thursday-Friday

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Guiding Question:
What are the effects of the Civil War? 


Objectives:
Collaborative: Students will learn about the effects of the Civil War by reading and completing a Say-Mean-Matter chart and writing a C-E-R with a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric. 

Independent: Students will learn about the South's Surrender by reading and answering guiding questions with at least 80% accuracy. 
Standards:
8.10.5 - Study the views and lives of leaders and soldiers on both sides of the war, including those of black soldiers and regiments
8.10.7- Explain how the war affected combatants, civilians, the physical environment, and future warfare. 
ELD B.6 - Read closely to determine how meaning is made

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: 
The South Surrenders

Independent (Voice Level 0) 30 minutes:

Early Finisher? Watch this, play Free Rice, read an Achieve article, complete missing or late work, research slavery in the antebellum South.

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) 30 minutes: 
Task 1: Read about Divided Families together. 
Task 2: Complete the Say-Mean-Matter chart and write your C-E-R response. 
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. 

Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes: 
Watch America: The Story of Us episode on the Civil War & answer guiding questions.

Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes: 
Complete Objective Tracker Packet

Homework: 
None! Rest up this weekend so that you can come back and continue to rock the CAASPP next week! 

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