grade 6 subject u.s. history to 1865 second nine weeks...

Grade _6 Subject U.S. History to 1865 Second Nine Weeks Instruction Dates: November 3, 2012 to January 25, 2013 48 Days

Teacher C. Franklin Draft Date 7/10/12

Curriculum Focus: Cultural interactions between Europeans and American Indians that led to cooperation & conflict, West African societies

(Ghana, Mali, Songhai) and their interactions with Portuguese explorers and traders.

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Standard of Learning w/Essential Knowledge and Skills (from 2008 SOL Documents)

Number of days

Resources and Materials used for instruction

STANDARD USI.4b

The student will demonstrate knowledge of European

explorations in North America and West Africa by

b) describing cultural and economic interactions between

Europeans and American Indians that led to

cooperation and conflict, with emphasis on the

American Indian concept of land.

Cultural interaction

Spanish

– Conquered and enslaved American Indians

– Brought Christianity to the New World

– Brought European diseases to American Indians

French

– Established trading posts

– Spread Christian religion

English

– Established settlements and claimed ownership of land

– Learned farming techniques from American Indians

– Traded with American Indians

American Indians

– Taught farming techniques to European settlers

– Believed that land was to be used and shared but not

owned

Areas of cooperation in economic interactions

Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools.

Trade

Crops

Areas of conflict

Land

Competition for trade

Finish 4a if necessary.

5 days

Virginia Department of Education: o Curriculum Framework o Blueprints

Textbook: Our America to 1865 (Five Pond Press) o p.54-62

At-home textbook: American Nation Nystrom Atlas What I Need To Know Handouts Books, United States

History to 1865 (Bobbie J. Cutlip)

Map handouts

Teacher Made Games, Worksheets, etc.

o Cooperation & conflict compare & contrast WS o Cultural interaction matching WS o Smart Board cultural interaction lesson

http://www.nonags.org/members/dasaunders/index2.h

tml (website with resources for teachers)

http://www.nonags.org/members/dasaunders/index2.html




Differences in cultures

Diseases

Language differences

Identify and interpret primary and secondary source

documents to increase understanding of events and life in

United States history. (USI.1a)

Interpret ideas and events from different historical

perspectives. (USI.1d)

STANDARD USI.4c

The student will demonstrate knowledge of European

explorations in North America and West Africa by

c) identifying the location and describing the

characteristics of West African societies (Ghana, Mali,

and Songhai) and their interactions with traders.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa one after

another from 300 to 1600 A.D.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were located in the western region

of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling

trade in West Africa.

The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African

empires, trading metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods

for gold.



Analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among

landforms, water features, and historical events. (USI.1f)

Distinguish between parallels of latitude and meridians of

longitude. (USI.1g)

3 days


Textbook: Our America to 1865 (Five Pond Press) o P.52-53



Map handouts

o Label the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai on a

blank map of Africa, trace the Niger River, and

shade the Sahara Desert. List the goods that the

Portuguese traded with the West Africans and the

goods the West Africans traded with the

Portuguese. Why were the West Africans goods so

precious to the Portuguese? (salt)

o Label routes of exploration of Portugal in Africa

and the trade resources the Portuguese were

seeking




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Learning Objective

Formative/ Informal Assessments To Be Used Approx. Date(s)

Daily bellwork questions regarding work taught the prior school day Oral questioning during class directed towards various students Guided practice with teacher observation Exit questions to gauge student understanding Peer class work and homework checking Cooperation & conflict compare & contrast worksheet Classroom participation in map completion activities Vocabulary review for 4a,b,c

Throughout November.

Learning Objective

Summative Assessments To Be Used Approx. Date(s)

Homework assignments on 4a,b,c Unit Test on 4a,b,c (map and content) Vocabulary quiz on 4a,b,c

Throughout November.



Curriculum Focus:

The first colonies in the New World, colonial regions (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern) and how they interacted with their environment, colonial life and social status of colonial citizens, social and political interaction between the colonies and Great Britain.

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STANDARD USI.5a

Colonies and the reasons they were established

Roanoke Island (Lost Colony) was established as an

economic venture.

Jamestown Settlement, the first permanent English

settlement in North America (1607), was an economic

venture by the Virginia Company.

Plymouth Colony was settled by separatists from the

Church of England who wanted to avoid religious

persecution.

Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by the Puritans to

avoid religious persecution.

Pennsylvania was settled by the Quakers, who wanted

freedom to practice their faith without interference.

Georgia was settled by people who had been in debtors’

prisons in England. They hoped to experience economic

freedom and start a new life in the New World.




Sequence events in United States history. (USI.1c)



5 days




History to 1865 (Bobbie J. Cutlip) Map handouts

o Color-code and label the location of the English colonies.


o Smart Board Colonies Lesson o Teach mnemonics for each colony-

Ply your mouth to Separate your lips. Pure Water. Shake and Quake your Penn. “Lost” on an island. Jamestown=#1 Gangsters in GA go to prison.

o www.brainpop.com “The Thirteen Colonies” http://www.nonags.org/members/dasaunders/index2.h


http://www.brainpop.com/





STANDARD USI.5b

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that

shaped colonial America by

b) describing life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and

Southern colonies, with emphasis on how people

interacted with their environment to produce goods

and services, including examples of specialization and

interdependence.

Terms to know

resources: natural, capital, or human

specialization: Focusing on one or a few products

interdependence: Two or more people depending on each

other for goods and services

Specialization caused the colonies to be interdependent.

(See chart below.)

10 days





Map handouts o Color-code and label the New England, Middle,

and Southern colonial regions on a blank outline map of the United States.

Essential Knowledge

Colonies Resources Geography and Climate Specialization Examples of Interdependence Social/Political

New

England

Natural resources: e.g., timber, fish,

deep harbors

Human resources: e.g., skilled

craftsmen, shopkeepers,

shipbuilders

Capital resources: e.g., tools,

buildings

Appalachian Mountains,

Boston harbor, hilly terrain,

rocky soil, jagged coastline

Moderate summers, cold

winters

Fishing,

shipbuilding,

naval supplies,

metal tools and

equipment

The New England colonies depended on the

Southern colonies for crops such as tobacco, rice,

cotton, and indigo, and for forest products such as

lumber, tar, and pitch. They depended on the

Mid-Atlantic colonies for livestock and grains.

Villages and churches

were centers of life.

Religious reformers and

separatists

Civic life: town meetings

Mid-

Atlantic

Natural Resources: e.g., rich

farmlands, rivers

Human resources: e.g., unskilled and

skilled workers, fishermen


buildings


coastal lowlands, harbors

and bays

Mild winters and moderate

climate, wide and deep rivers

Livestock,

grains, fish

The Mid-Atlantic colonies traded with the

Southern and New England colonies to get the

products they did not produce. The Mid-Atlantic

colonies depended on the Southern colonies for

tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, and forest products.

They traded with the New England colonies for

metal tools and equipment.

Villages and cities, varied

and diverse lifestyles,

diverse religions

Civic life: market towns

Southern

Natural resources: e.g., fertile

farmlands, rivers, harbors

Human resources: e.g., farmers,

enslaved African Americans


buildings


Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal

Plain, good harbors and

rivers

Humid climate with mild

winters and hot summers

Tobacco, rice,

cotton, indigo,

forest products

(lumber, tar,

pitch)

The Southern colonies depended on the New

England colonies for manufactured goods,

including metal tools and equipment. They

depended on the Mid-Atlantic colonies for grains

and other agricultural products not plentiful in the

South.

Plantations (slavery),

mansions, indentured

servants, fewer cities,

fewer schools, Church of

England

Civic life: counties



o Draw small pictures to represent the reasons for

colonization (religious or economic) Teacher Made Games, Worksheets, etc.

o Smart Board Colonies Lesson o “Letters from the Mayflower” readers’ theatre

activity o Power Point on The Colonies with videos

corresponding for Colonial Region (New England, Middle, Southern)

o Students use chart paper to show the differences between the colonial regions with words and illustrations

o Colonial stations (4 stations with different activities to emphasize the different economic, social, political, geographic, and religious aspects of each region)

America- The Story of Us History Channel DVD- show

selections from this DVD showing the first Europeans

settling in the new world, beginning with Roanoke Island,

Jamestown, Plymouth, and so on. Very realistic and

informative.

Interdisciplinary Lesson- AR book assignment- students

who read a book from Colonial America, take an AR quiz,

and receive 75% or better will receive 10 extra credit

points on their test







STANDARD USI.5c

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that

shaped colonial America by

c) describing colonial life in America from the

perspectives of large landowners, farmers, artisans,

women, free African Americans, indentured servants,

and enslaved African Americans.

Large landowners

Lived predominately in the South

Relied on indentured servants and/or enslaved African

Americans for labor

Were educated in some cases

Had rich social culture

Farmers

Worked the land according to the region

Relied on family members for labor

Artisans

Worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations

Lived in small villages and cities

Women

Worked as caretakers, house-workers, and homemakers

Were not allowed to vote

Had few opportunities for getting an education

Free African Americans

Were able to own land

Had economic freedom and could work for pay and decide

how to spend their money

Were not allowed to vote

Indentured servants

Were men and women who did not have money for

passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without

pay for the person who paid for their passage

Were free at the end of their contract

3 days




History to 1865 (Bobbie J. Cutlip) Teacher Made Games, Worksheets, etc.

o Power Point Colonial People Lesson Social ladder of colonial people

Matching/word sort of colonial people







Enslaved African Americans

Were captured in their native Africa and sold to slave

traders; then were shipped to the colonies where they were

sold into slavery

Were owned as property for life without any rights.

Were often born into slavery (Children of enslaved African

Americans were born into slavery.)



STANDARD USI.5d

Economic relationships

Great Britain imposed strict control over trade.

Great Britain taxed the colonies after the French and Indian

War.

The colonies traded raw materials for goods made in Great

Britain.

Political relationships

Colonists had to obey British laws, which were enforced

by governors.

Colonial governors were appointed by the king or by the

proprietor.

A colonial legislature made laws for each colony but was

monitored by the colonial governor.




landforms, water features, and historical events. (USI.1f)

4 days

(and review for

test)




History to 1865 (Bobbie J. Cutlip) Map handouts Teacher Made Games, Worksheets, etc.

o Smart Board lesson on colonial governor’s/legislatures

o Power Point Lesson on Great Britain’s control over the colonies

o Tax activity explaining how the colonists were taxed without representation in Great Britain

www.brainpop.com o “French & Indian War”








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Learning Objective


Daily bellwork questions regarding work taught the prior school day Oral questioning during class directed towards various students Guided practice with teacher observation Exit questions to gauge student understanding Peer class work and homework checking Chart paper colonial region group work Colonial regions stations Study guide for test (check) Taxation activity Class participation in group activities Jeopardy (or other review game) for test

Throughout December.

Learning Objective


Homework assignments on 5a-d Various classwork AR Extra Credit Colonial regions & resource quiz Colonial People Social Ladder

Vocabulary Quiz on 5a,b,c,d Unit Test 5a,b,c,d

Throughout December.



Curriculum Focus:

Issues that led to the Am. Revolution, key philosophies that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence, key individuals and events leading up to, during, and at the conclusion of the American Revolution, causes and reasons the colonists were able to win the Revolutionary War.

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STANDARD USI.6a

The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes and

results of the American Revolution by

4 identifying the issues of dissatisfaction that led to

the American Revolution.

Great Britain’s reasons for controlling the colonies

Great Britain desired to remain a world power.

In the American colonies, Great Britain’s desire to remain

a world power resulted in a conflict with the French known

as the French and Indian War.

Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to

raise necessary revenue to pay the cost of the French and

Indian War.

Great Britain’s reasons for taxation

To help finance the French and Indian War

To help finance the maintenance of British troops in the

colonies

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction

The colonies had no representation in Parliament.

Some colonists resented the power of the colonial

governors.

Great Britain wanted strict control over colonial

legislatures.

The colonies opposed the British taxes.

The Proclamation of l763, which followed the French and

Indian War, restricted the western movement of settlers.

3 days




History to 1865 (Bobbie J. Cutlip) Map handouts Teacher Made Games, Worksheets, etc.

o Smart Board Lesson o Britain Rules! Reading Comprehension ?s o Graphic organizer- factors that shaped col. Am. o Compare & Contrast Great Britain & colonist’s

perspectives www.brainpop.com

o “Causes of the American Revolution” www.safarimontage.com

o Various “Liberty Kids” videos as time allows





http://www.safarimontage.com/





Make connections between the past and the present (USI.1b)

Sequence events in United States history. (USI.1c)



selections from this DVD showing colonial dissatisfaction

with Great Britain and the events leading to war.

STANDARD USI.6b



b) identifying how political ideas shaped the

revolutionary movement in America and led to the

Declaration of Independence.

Key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence were

based upon ideas first expressed by European philosophers.

Key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence

People have “certain unalienable rights” (rights that cannot

be taken away)—to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.

People establish government to protect those rights.

Government derives power from the people.

People have a right and a duty to change a government that

violates their rights.




Make connections between the past and the present (USI.1b)



Interpret excerpts from notable documents. (USI.1h)

3 days





o Smart Board Lesson o Read excerpts from Thomas Paine’s Common

Sense o Primary Source Documents: Examine and discuss

key ideas from the DOI and the men who wrote it: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams

www.brainpop.com o Declaration of Independence”

www.safarimontage.com










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c) describing key events and the roles of key individuals

in the American Revolution, with emphasis on George

Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,

and Patrick Henry.

Key individuals

King George III: British king during the Revolutionary era

Lord Cornwallis: British general who surrendered at

Yorktown

John Adams: Championed the cause of independence

George Washington: Commander of the Continental Army

Thomas Jefferson: Major author of the Declaration of

Independence

Patrick Henry: Outspoken member of the House of

Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me

liberty or give me death” speech

Benjamin Franklin: Prominent member of the Continental

Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence;

helped gain French support for American independence

Other important individuals

Phillis Wheatley: Enslaved African American who wrote

poems and plays supporting American independence and

who eventually gained her freedom

Paul Revere: Patriot who made a daring ride to warn

colonists of British arrival

Key events

Boston Massacre: Colonists in Boston were shot after

taunting British soldiers.

Boston Tea Party: Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led

patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea

taxes.

First Continental Congress: Delegates from all colonies

except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain

and to promote independence.

Battles at Lexington and Concord: The first armed

conflicts of the Revolutionary War

Approval of the Declaration of Independence: The colonies

declared independence from Great Britain (July 4, 1776).

Battle of Saratoga: This American victory was the turning

point in the war.

Surrender at Yorktown: This was the colonial victory over

forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the

Revolutionary War.

10 days




History to 1865 (Bobbie J. Cutlip) Map handouts

o Color-code and label major battles on the eastern seaboard and the years they occurred


o Smart Board American Revolution Lesson o VIP Vocabulary study- important people will serve

as the vocab. List this week. School House Rock video “The Ride of Paul Revere” www.safarimontage.com


www.brainpop.com o “American Revolution”



Interdisciplinary Lesson- Ms. Myers’ class is studying

narrative poetry and we will discuss Paul Revere and

read and listen to Mr. Strong read aloud a recording of

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth

Longfellow


selections from this DVD showing the events depicting

the American Revolution.

Extra Credit- WANTED poster of either a British soldier

or Lord Cornwallis OR political cartoon depicted a

problem or issue of the period







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STANDARD USI.6d



d) explaining reasons why the colonies were able to

defeat Great Britain.

Colonial advantages

Some colonists’ defense of their own land, principles, and

beliefs

Additional support from France

Strong leadership




landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and

historical events. (USI.1f)

4 days (plus

review for test)





o Graphic organizer listing and comparing colonial

& British advantages & disadvantages

o Discuss why the colonists’ were ultimately able to

win the war due to their beliefs, passion, and the

defense of their homeland

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Learning Objective


Daily bellwork questions regarding work taught the prior school day Oral questioning during class directed towards various students Guided practice with teacher observation Exit questions to gauge student understanding Peer class work and homework checking Study guide for test (check) Class participation in group activities Eggspert (or other review game) for test

Throughout January.






Learning Objective


Homework assignments on 6a-d Various classwork Extra credit- WANTED Poster or Pol. Cartoon Completed movie questions during America: Story of Us or Liberty Kids

Dec. of Ind. Primary Source Activity Vocabulary Quiz on 6a,b,c,d Unit Test 6a,b,c,d

Throughout

January.