7th Grade ELA/History

Guiding Question:   What did we learn in Second Semester?   Objectives: Collaborative: Students will review information learned during semester 2 by completing a Final Exam study guide with at least 80% accuracy. Standards: CA HSS 8.5 - 8.11   Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  What should you do to study for a final exam? Where can you find information to help you with a study guide? Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  Final Study Guide Tips   Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 60 minutes: Task 1:  Final Exam Study Guide  Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  On board Homework:  None

Guiding Question:   Was Reconstruction a success or failure?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will determine if Reconstruction was a success or failure by researching and complete a project with a score of at least 3/4. Standards: 8.11  Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction. Collaborative (Voice Level .5) Day 1: Rise of Hate Groups Day 2: Reconstruction Ends  Day 3: Segregation Had to Be Invented  Day 4: Project Slides  Homework:  Make sure you are completing the daily assignments at home. All papers are due on Day 4. 

Guiding Question:   Which of the Reconstruction Amendments was most significant?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will investigate the Reconstruction Amendments by reading, responding to questions, and writing a CEAS response with a score of at least 8 pts out of 10. Independent: Students will reflect on their SBAC performance by viewing scores from 2017 & 2018 and setting a goal for 2019. Standards: 8.11  Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction. Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  Do you know how you did on the CAASPP tests last year? If you don’t know what your score was, how do you think you did on a 1-4 scale? Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes:  Notes Independent (Voice Level 0) 20 minutes:   Task 1:  SBAC Reflection & Goal Setting Early Finisher?:  - Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework for another class, etc. 

Guiding Question:   How did the South initially react to Reconstruction?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will investigate Black Codes by reading, writing summaries, and responding to a writing prompt with at least 80% accuracy. Independent: Students will learn more about Reconstruction by reading and answering questions with at least 80% accuracy. Standards: 8.11  Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction. Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  How do you think white Southerners will react to organizations like the Freedmen’s Bureau trying to give former slaves job & educational opportunities?   Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes:  The South Resists Notes Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes:   Task 1:   The Fight Over Reconstruction - Google Classroom Early Finisher?:  - Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework fo

Guiding Question:   What are the initial goals and challenges of Reconstruction?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will understand the Freedmen’s Bureau by investigating a primary source and responding to CAASPP-ready questions with at least 80% accuracy. Independent: Students will understand the beginning of Reconstruction by reading and responding to questions with at least 80% accuracy. Standards: 8.11 Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction. Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  Do you think the U.S. government should punish the South for the Civil War? Why or why not? Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes:  Introduction to Reconstruction Notes Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes:   Task 1:   Rebuilding the South - Google Classroom Early Finisher?:  - Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework for another class, etc. 

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Guiding Question:   Who killed Abraham Lincoln?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will understand the Lincoln Assassination by working in groups to investigate sources, answer questions, and complete a summary with at least 80% accuracy. Independent: Students will understand the Civil War by watching an episode of America: The Story of Us and completing a viewing guide with 80% accuracy. Standards: 8.10 -  Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.  Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  How do you think Southerners felt after the end of the Civil War? Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes:  Lincoln Assassination Notes Whole Class Collaborative (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes:   Task 1:  Lincoln Assassination Assignment Early Finisher?:  - Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework for another class, etc.  Whole Clas

Guiding Question:   How did the bloodiest war in American history come to an end?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will understand the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House by reading and responding to questions with at least 80% accuracy. Independent: Students will understand the effects of the Civil War by completing a webquest with at least 80% accuracy. Standards: 8.10 -  Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.  Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  How do wars end? Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes:  Appomattox Court House Notes Independent (Voice Level 0) 45 minutes:   Task 1:   Effects of the Civil War - Google Classroom Early Finisher?:  - Have you completed all your work? You may play a typing game, iCivics, Achieve, CNN10, work on homework for another class, etc.  Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 45 minutes: Task 1:  Appomattox Court House

Guiding Question:   In what ways did women participate in the Civil War?  Objectives: Collaborative: Students will understand the role of women in the Civil War by reading and completing a CAASPP practice assignment with at least 80% accuracy. Standards: 8.10 -  Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.  Do Now (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  Make a prediction: How do you think women participated in the Civil War? Whole Group (Voice Level 0) 10 minutes:  Women in the Civil War Notes Collaborative (Voice Level .5) 80 minutes: Task 1:  Read "Women and the American Civil War", talk to the text Task 2: Complete CAASPP practice packet Exit Ticket (Voice Level 0) 5 minutes:  On board Homework:  Missing work due by Friday!