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Title of Unit: The Civil War Title of Lesson: Chapter 13, Lesson 4- Reconstruction Submitted By: Caitlin and

Julia

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This is the 4th lesson from chapter 13, the 2nd portion in a unit on the Civil War. In this lesson, students will recall information about the Civil War to help them understand the reconstruction after the war ended. Students will use the Houghton Mifflin 5th grade Social Studies textbook: United States History, pages 472-477 for this lesson. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 5th grade Skill Level: at grade level Grouping: whole group discussion, partner reading and independent work C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin 5th grade social studies textbook: United States History, pages 472-477 Social Studies journals Pencils Loose leaf lines paper D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o H 2.5.2- Describe issues of compromise and conflict within the United States

Student-Friendly Standards Students will be able to identify different plans for reuniting the country and the importance of the Reconstruction

E. Procedure: 1. Introduce lesson about Reconstruction to students by briefly discussing turning points in peoples lives. Ask students, Have you ever had a moment when you knew your life have changed forever? Explain that the Civil War was a turning point in United States history. 2. Explain vocabulary words to students who should write the words and definitions in their social studies journals. Definitions are on page T472 o o o o Reconstruction Assassination Freedoms Bureau Impeach

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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Title of Unit: The Civil War Title of Lesson: Chapter 13, Lesson 4- Reconstruction Submitted By: Caitlin and Julia

3. Break students into groups of 3 or 7 equal groups based on how many students are in the class. Groups will team read sections of the text, identify important ideas and share/teach their reading to the class as whole. Sections should be: o o o o o o o Plans for Reconstruction- page 472 Lincolns Death- page 473 Reconstruction- page 474 Congress Takes Control- page 475 Carpetbeggers and Scalawags- page 475 The Constitution Changes- page 476 The Struggles for Rights Continues- page 477

4. Have discussions about text as a whole group. Use prompts to guide discussions: o o o o o What made Reconstruction a huge challenge for Americans? Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Lincoln? What was the purpose of the Freedoms Bureau? What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment? What are your personal opinions about the Reconstruction?

5. Now that students have learned about the causes and events of the Civil War and the events of the Reconstruction, they will write on loose leaf paper a personal narrative from the perspective of a civilian, political figure or soldier during these trying times explaining their story and what they went through. o Narratives should include details of the war and events that happened before, during and after the war. The student will need to stay in character throughout their entire narrative, telling the story from their selected individuals point of view. 6. CLOSURE: Students will share their narratives with the class and will guide discussions based on the evidence and events in the narrative. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will use informal assessment through group discussions, groups teaching the class the section of reading they were assigned and narrative papers. Reading discussions will be based on content provided to class, accuracy and details. Narratives will be assessed based on details and maintained point of view throughout paper. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson.
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Title of Unit: The Civil War Title of Lesson: Chapter 13, Lesson 4- Reconstruction Submitted By: Caitlin and Julia

I will know students understand the content of this lesson when they can describe different plans of the Reconstruction and why it was important for the rebuilding of the United States. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? The easiest part of this lesson to teach will be the continuation of the ending of the war. Since we talked about the actual end of the war in the lesson previous to this, the concept of rebuilding a broken society should be an easy concept to understand. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I dont really think there will be any specific part of the lesson that will be more challenging to teach over another part. This is a fairly easy concept to teach. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? There is a good extension lesson on pages 478-479 that can help students better understand the rebuilding of the south. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I will work with students independently who dont understand the concepts of this lesson. I will answer any questions and clarify any misconceptions during this time as well so students can better understand all concepts of the lesson. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I dont think there is any part of the lesson that would need to be changed, but this could be used at a multiple day lesson that would give students more time to work on their narrative papers. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? There wasnt really a difficult part of this lesson to write.

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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