5/10-11 Thursday-Friday
Guiding Question:
Why were the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg important victories for the Union?
Collaborative: Students will understand the Battle of Shiloh and Siege of Vicksburg by reading and answering guiding questions with at least 80% accuracy. 
Objectives:
Independent: Students will work to increase their Lexile levels by determining the central ideas of an Achieve article about the Battle of Antietam, complete all summaries, and score at least 75% on the activity.
Standards:
8.10.6 - Describe critical developments and events in the war, including the major battles, geographical advantages and obstacles, technological advances, and General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.
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.
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) 10 minutes:
Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes:
Task 1: Achieve3000,"September 1862: Bloodshed at Antietam" 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.
Early Finishers: Watch this video, Play Free Rice, read an article on NewsELA, complete any missing assignments, contemplate the meaning of life.
Collaborative (Voice Level .5 - 1) 45 minutes:
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:
Battle pop quiz Monday/Tuesday! (Except it's not a pop quiz if you actually look at the homework like you are supposed to...)
