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Title:IntroductiontoAmericanImperialism Author:EricaEllis Subject:SocialStudies GradeLevel(s):68 Duration:12courseperiods
UnitDescription
Thisunitwilcoverthedetailsofthecauses,eventsandeffectsofAmericanImperialism.
LessonDescriptionforDay
StudentswilllearnintroductorytermsandeventsinthestoryofAmericanImperialismandcreatenotecards withwhichtheycanmakeconnectionsanddeepentheirlearningandhistoryskills.
StateStandards
AZStandardConcept7.7PO9b. GrowthofAmericanimperialismduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturies:
interestinnewmarkets
Goals
UnitGoals: ForthetopicofAmericanImperialismstudentswillbeableto ListandDefinekeytermsandevents UnderstandstepsandtimelineofAmericanImperialism,includingthosestepsthatledtotheperiod RelateoneeventinthestoryofAmericanImperialismtoanother AnalyzeandforeshadowtheeffectsoftheeventsofimperialismforfutureAmericanandworldevents TakeastandfororagainsttheideasofAmericanImperialismandbeabletodefendthatchoicethrough bothmoralandtext/learningbasedexamples LessonGoals: Studentwillbeabletoidentify,defineandmakeconnectionsbetweenthefollowingkeyterms Imperialism Isolationism Expansionism Continentalism MonroeDoctrine RooseveltCorollary SpanishAmericanWar
Methods
AnticipatorySet: LessonDayOne: ThepreviouslessonwillcovertheintereststhatAmericahadinimperialisticandworldlyspheresincluding newmarkets. Collecthomeworkfrompreviouslesson. QuestiononboardforstudentsWhatmadeAmericawanttoventurebeyondourborders? Thefirstfiveminuteswillbespentreviewingthepreviouslessonbyagroupdiscussionofthisquestion. IfthisisLessonDayTwo: Haveeachstudentselecttwocardsfromyesterdayslessonandpassthetoapartnerforapeerevaluation toensurethateverystudentisproperlyfillingoutcardsandhasproperdetailsincluded.Givestudents3 minutestoeditcardsandtwominutestoexplaintheircommentstothecardowner. IntroduceandModelNewKnowledge:Edit IntroducethetopicofAmericanImperialismbysummarizingeventsthatledtotheperiod ofAmericanImperialism. Guidedpracticewilltakeplaceduringnewknowledgepresentationanddiscussionwhilestudentscomplete project. Initialkeytermswillbeintroducedanddefined.Eventswillthenbedescribedandrelatedbacktothekey termsforfullcircleunderstanding. Guidestudentstoanswersbybreakingdownwords,callinguponpreviousknowledgeandaskingthemto speculatewordmeanings. Iflessonmustgotosecondday,pickupwhereleftoff. Notesmaybetakenbystudentsdirectlyontocardsorusingfillintheblankworksheetorcreateyourown notesandthensynthesizesontonotecards,dependingonlevelandlearningtype.
ProvideGuidedPractice: Studentswillcreate"connectioncards."Theseflashcardswillshowcasenotonlytheapplicable5W'sHfor eachtermbutwillrelateittootherterms.Eachcardwillformattedthesamesothatanswersectionson backofcardcanbeansweredinthesamepatternandordertohelpstudyinghabitsaswellasrepetition patterns. Encouragestudentstousemnemonics,illustrations,acronymsetc.torememberimportantdetailsforeach card. Eventsandlocationsmustcontainsomekindofdirectionaldescriptiontohelpstudentsunderstandgeneral locationandlocateareaonmap. ProvideIndependentPractice: Studentswillstudyindependentlyusingthecardsinvariouswaysdependingonlearningtypes/strengths andstudentlearninggoals. Cardscanbeturnedovertothesinglewordsideandtapedtowhiteboardandhaveconnectinglinedrawn betweenthemtoillustrateconnectionsvisually. Focusingondifferentanswersectionsonbackofcardwillhelplearn Definitionofterm/partsofevent Otherkeytermsthatrelateorareoppositeoftheterm Connectionsofthattermtooverallunitobjectives Orderingtheeventsinchronologicalorder Creatinggraphicorganizers/websusingcards Useasflashcardsgogainmultiplelevelunderstandingofeachitem
WrapUp
Ensurethateachstudenthasfilledouttheir"connectioncards." Iflessontakesonlyonedayissuehomeworkassignmentandforeshadownexttopic. Iflessonwilltakeanotherdaytocompleteletstudentsknowthatthelessonwillcontinuetomorrowandask themtoreviewtheircardsandbereadytoaddtothemthenextday.
Assessment
Formative/OngoingAssessment: Thesecardswillbeusedastheunitgoesontoaddadditionalterms,definitions,examplesandconnections tocreateacomprehensivesetofstudymaterialstoreachunitobjectives. Connectioncardsmaybeusedthroughentirecourseasstudentsmayaddcardsandeventstostackas learnedandcanaddinformationtoexistingcardshasnewinformationabouttopiccomestolightinlater units. Summative/EndOfLessonAssessment:
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