Reconstruction

Unit Two: Reconstruction



Focus: What were the causes and results of the Civil War?
 * Day One**: Thursday 9/26 (Orange) Friday 9/27 (Green and Blue)

Activities: 1. Brainstorm carousel 2. Interactive Map "Growth of a Nation"- Causes of Civil War- p. 2+3 [|Growth of a Nation]

Homework: Two-Three Zones to research for JT- Due Monday(Green and Blue) Tuesday 10/1 (Orange) Read pages 5-13 in Reconstruction reader and take notes on a SPOP in three columns: Lincoln's Plan/ Johnson's Plan/Congressional Plan Socratic Seminar--- Class Four

Focus: How did the Federal Government attempt to reconstruct the South?
 * Day Two:** 9/27 (Orange) 9/30 (Green and Blue)

Activities: 1. Finish Interactive Map "Growth of a Nation"- Causes of Civil War- p. 2+3 [|Growth of a Nation] 2. Foner Reading p.4 3. Blue and Green Only- Do Now for JT (Hand in Junior Thesis Assignment) and explain next homework 4. Begin Report Cards- pages

Homework: Due Class Four-Read pages 21-29 Complete questions on p. 29 for Socratic Seminar 10/2- Orange 10/3- Blue and Green JT assignment # 2- Due 10/8 all classes

Focus: How did the Federal Government attempt to reconstruct the South
 * Class Three: Tuesday 10/2 (Orange) Wednesday 10/3 (Blue and Green)**

Activities: 1. Orange Only- DO Now for JT assignment # 1 2. Work on Report Cards and finish with class discussion 3. Go over Reconstruction Amendments

Homework: Socratic seminar next class- Read pages 21-29 and answer questions p. 29 Orange- 10/2 Green and Blue- 10/3 JT # 2- Due 10/8 all classes


 * Class Four: Socratic Seminar- Wednesday 10/3 (Orange) Thursday 10/4 (Blue/Green)**

Activities: 1. Socratic Seminar 2. Finish Report Cards

Homework: JT # 2- Due 10/8 for all

Focus: How did the Federal Government attempt to reconstruct the South?
 * Class Five: (All) Friday 10/4**

Activities: 1. Reconstruction Report Cards- 15-17 2. Reconstruction Amendments- p. 18 3. Timeline 4. Reconstruction Presentation- Meet in groups

Homework: JT assignment # 2- 10/8 Reconstruction Project- Reading


 * Classes Six- Nine: Work on Project**


 * Reconstruction Powerpoint:**

Reader Page Breakdown: Three workdays and one day dedicated for presentations. Orange: Workday One- 10/7 Workday Two- 10/8 Workday Three- 10/10 Presentations Friday 10/11 and finish 10/15

Green: Workday One: 10/8 Workday Two: 10/9 (Report to Computer lab 263) Workday Three: 10/11 Presentations: 10/15

Blue: Workday One: 10/8 Workday Two: 10/9 (Report to room 263) Workday Three: 10/10 Presentation: 10/15

Presentations Attached Below: Blue:

Green:

Orange:


 * Class 10: (Orange, Green and Blue)- Thursday Oct 17th**
 * Focus:** To what extent was Reconstruction an "Unfinished Revolution"?

Activities: Go over Turnitin.com login and information- see the Junior Thesis link for usernname and password information by block 1. Orange only- Finish powerpoint presentations 2. Socratic Seminar- break into groups and discuss question- see attached sheet for assignment 3. Read the Significance of Reconstruction- page 57

1. Informative Text Due Friday 10/18- Green and Blue due before 2:30 2. Thesis statement and evidence due Monday- sheet attached above 3. Due Monday 10/21- Read and annotate pages 58-64 "The Unfinished Revolution" 4. JT Assignment # 4 Researching a Focus- Due Orange/Blue (Wed 10/23) Green (Thursday 10/24 5. Assessment- Monday 10/28- All
 * Homework:**

How was Jim Crow institutionalized by court decisions, state laws and extra-legal actions?
 * Class 11: Orange (Friday 10/18) Green and Blue ( Monday 10/21)**
 * Focus:**

Activities: 1. Remembering Jim Crow- Listen to 14 minute NPR radio broadcast (link below) and answer questions on pages 71-73 [|Remembering Jim Crow] 2. Read three SC cases (Reese, Slaughterhouse Case and Cruikshank) - Pages 76+77- Reese link below and answer questions on pages 78+79

Homework: Due Monday for all classes the below TWO assignments: 1. Thesis for Powerpoint Presentation- All Classes 2. Read Unfinished Revolution in reader- pages 58-64 3. JT Assignment # 4 and bring monographs and notecards with you to class on the below dates 10/23- Orange/Blue 10/24- Green Assessment- Monday 10/28- All

How was Jim Crow institutionalized by court decisions, state laws and extra-legal actions?
 * Class 12: Orange (Monday 10/21) Blue/Green (Tuesday 10/22)**
 * Focus:**

Activities: 1. Finish SC cases- 76+77 and pages 78+79

Homework: JT Assignment # 4 and bring monographs and notecards with you to class on the below dates 10/23- Orange/Blue 10/24- Green

Assessment- Monday 10/28- All

Bring JT Materials with you to class!!!


 * Class 13: (Orange and Blue) Wednesday 10/23 and (Green) Thursday 10/24**


 * JT WORKDAY- Bring required materials with you to class**
 * 3 monographs on focus**
 * 5 Completed Notecards that have historical arguments on them**
 * Extra notecards for note taking**

Homework: Assessment 10/28- All



How was Jim Crow institutionalized by court decisions, state laws and extra-legal actions?
 * Class 14: (Orange) Thursday 10/24 (Blue and Green) Friday 10/25**
 * Focus:**

Activities: 1. Share out information on the three SC cases (Cruikshank, Reese and Slaughterhouse) and complete chart on pages 78+79 2. Read Plessy V. Ferguson- 80-82 3. Read conclusion of Foner's The Civil War and Reconstruction- page 70 of reader


 * Homework:**
 * Assessment- 10/28 All**
 * JT Assignment # 5- Due Wednesday 10/30**