7th Grade ELA/History

Guiding Question: How did technological advancements change life in the North? Objectives: Collaborative: By the end of the period, students will understand the influence of new  technology on the North during the nineteenth century by completing a Webquest in groups with at least 80% accuracy.  Independent: By the end of the period, s tudents will be able to increase their lexile levels by completing an Achieve Article about the telegraph , including all summaries , with a score of at least 75% on the activity. Standards: 8.6.1. Discuss the influence of industrialization and technological developments on the North 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 - Read closely to determine how meaning is made Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  - On you...

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Guiding Question:  What was the character of Northern society from 1800-1860? Objectives:  Collaborative:  Students will practice their fluency by reading an article about Northern society and answer TDQs with at least 80% accuracy.  Standards:  8.6  Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced, with emphasis on the Northeast.  RH.6-8.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source  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:  Complete your objective tracker for today.  Independent (Voice Level 0) 40 Minutes:  Task 1: Complete a "cold read" of the text out loud.  Task 2: Listen to me read the article  Task 3: Re-read the article out loud Task 4: C...

Guiding Question: What was the role of Pioneer Women in the West? Objectives: Collaborative:  By the end of the week , students will analyze and describe the role of women in the west by reading, responding to text-dependent questions, and completing a news article with a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric. Independent:  By the end of the period , students will be able to increase their lexile levels by completing an Achieve Article about pioneering women , including all summaries , with a score of at least 75% on the activity. Standards: Standard:. 8.8.3 - Describe the role of pioneer women and the new status that western women achieved (e.g., Laura Ingalls Wilder, Annie Bidwell; slave women gaining freedom in the West; Wyoming granting suffrage to women in 1869). RI.8.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summa...

Guiding Question: How were America and Mexico changed by the Mexican-American War? Objectives: Collaborative:  Students will describe the Mexican-American war by collaboratively reading a secondary source 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 the California Gold Rush , completing all summaries, and scoring at least 75% on the activity.  Standards: 8.8.6 - Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today. 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 concl...

Guiding Question:  What were the effects of the Mexican-American war? Objectives:  Collaborative:  Students will  practice their fluency  by reading an article about   the Mexican-American War   and  answering text-dependent questions  with at least  80% accuracy.  Standards:  RH.6-8.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source  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:  Complete your objective tracker for today.  Independent (Voice Level 0) 40 Minutes:  Task 1: Complete a "cold read" of the text out loud.  Task 2: Listen to me read the article  Task 3: Re-read the article out loud Task 4: Complete text-dependent questions in your small groups  Here is criteria for answering TDQs!...

Guiding Question: Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico? Objectives: Collaborative:  Students will learn about the  Mexican-American War  by  reading and writing a CEREAL paragraph  with  a score of at least 3/4 according to the rubric.  Independent:  Students will understand the Mexican-American War by completing a Webquest with at least 80% accuracy.  Standards: 8.8.6 - Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today. 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: ...

Guiding Question: Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico? Objectives: Collaborative:  Students will learn about the road to the  Mexican-American War  by  reading, responding to questions, and creating storyboards  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 a Navajo woman ,  completing summaries , and  scoring at least 75% on the activity.  Standards: 8.8.6 - Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today. 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 speak...