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Mr. Mr. Saindon's
United States History Class
United States History / Mr. Saindon & Mr. Connor Hurst
Monday, March 9 to Friday, March 13
This Week:
Students will be placed in groups to write a skit and fill out a template:
Group Skits
Showtime
Moving West
Act it Out
You be the Teacher
Dramatic Portrayal
This week:
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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
What is History?
Click on Pic for: What is History All About?
Why Study History? click
What's the big deal about History ??????????
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copy or print
"Discover History Questions"
Essential Questions:
What is History?
Why do we study History?
What is the job of the Historian?
Objectives:
Over the next two weeks, students will be able to:
1. List & Explain 5 reasons why history is important.
2. Evaluate how history breaks down the walls of racism and ignorance
4. Realize how has history shaped the world around me?
5. Understand & Empathize with our past relatives who struggled, fought, and sacrificed...
Academic Vocabulary
empathy
primary source and secondary source
syllabus
Bridge Map
Sequencing Map
struggle and hardship
racism and discrimination
historical context
"The Old World" vs. "The New World"
The Age Of Exploration
colony / mercantilism / mother country
Native Americans
United States History in 10 Minutes by Randy King
United States History in 10 Minutes with Keith Green
America's Immigration History
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