Mr. Saindon
United States History
Monday, March 17
to
Friday, March 21
Last Week
Due Tuesday: Scripts: “Moving West”
Due Wednesday: Dress Rehearsal: props/costumes/completed scripts
Due Tursday and Friday: Live Performance before the class
Those students in other classes / at home / or in an alternative setting: DUE this WEEK: 1. Past HW; 2. Interactive Notebook Lessons 15-17(text book in Clever).
This Week:
1) Lesson 14 in the Interactive Notebook pages 127 to 134.
In the text look for Lesson 14, pages 257 to 267.
Electronic text can be found online in “Clever”. Due Friday
2) Andrew Jackson WebQuest - Go to Mr. Saindon’s Website and click on the tab, “Andrew Jackson” and
look for the button “Webquest: Andrew Jackson”. Due Wednesday
3) EdPuzzle: Andrew Jackson-Due Monday- Remember To write out the Questions and complete sentence answers.
The Age of Jackson
Objectives In the course of reading this lesson and participating in the classroom activity:
√Students will describe the perspectives of various groups of people in response to Jackson and his key policies
√ Assess the impact of Jackson’s policies on the outcome of events
√Evaluate how well Jackson promoted democracy, citing both his positive and negative contributions
**Language Arts deliver narrative presentations that relate a clear, coherent event by using well-chosen details and employing strategies such as relevant dialogue. Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy How well did President Andrew Jackson promote democracy?
Life in the West:
What were the
motives
hardships
and legacies
of the groups that moved west in the 1800's?
Scroll to the bottom for instructions on the Skits
There are 8 groups that moved WEST.
Scroll down to see each of the groups:
Group 1: The Explorers
John C. Freemont
Zebulon Pike
Lewis and Clark: Parts 1 and 2
Group 2: The Californios
The Californios
California Missions
Juniper Serra and the California Missions Part 1
Juniper Serra and the California Missions Part 2
Group 3: The Mountain Men
Mountain Men: Jedediah Smith
Old West Legend Documentary
Mountain Man Documentary
Group 4: The Missionaries
Group 5: The Pioneer Women
Group 6: The Mormons
Group 7: The 49'ers - Gold Rush
Group 8: The Chinese
Group Skits
Showtime
Moving West
Act it Out
You be the Teacher
Dramatic Portrayal
Group Topic: ______________________________________________
Students: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You have three days to:
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Read the text and questions in the Interactive Notebook
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Research at home on the internet
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Collect at least three pics and two maps to bring into class
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Write a 5 to 10 minute skit that ‘tells the story’ and addresses the central questions in the I.N.
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Your skit must address the MOTIVES HARDSHIPS and LEGACIES of those groups moving west
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Find a basic format and storyline and reinact/teach/portray what happened
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Be creative
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Put together simple costumes
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Practice and perform a 5-10 minute skit with several scenes