Lesson Pacing Guide
Plan for The Week of: February 20, 2017
Name:
Jenn Sporer
Topic:
PER 4: HONORS AM HISTORY III – PROGRESSIVE ERA
Essential Questions:
*Do you think that general’s win-loss record on the battlefield is the best gauge of measuring greatness as a military
leader? Why or Why not?
*Why would Lincoln urge generous terms for a Confederate surrender?
*What political and social issues from the Civil War era do you think are still issues today?
*What new measure did the US government use to pay for the war?
Goals:
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Daily Bell Ringer (Brain Buster) to get kids thinking outside of the box (advanced problem solving)
Daily Current Events Discussion based off of the BBC One Minute World News & Business Reports, Daily News
headlines on Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC, etc. and a look at “This Day in History” on the History Channel
Students will review Chapter 11 (pp. 336-371) in their text; the Guided Reading & Review packet, Table Quiz, etc.
We will finish Chapter 1:“The Civil War Begins"
Assessment Prompts:
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Brain Busters 15-18 (Bell Ringers)
Analytical questions based on discussion of notes, text, maps, Current Events, etc.
The Chapter 11 Guided Reading & Review packet discussion/review; Table Quiz (Wednesday) & Test (Thursday)
Current Event #4 is due Friday: COLLINS TYPE III - FCA's: 4-5 sentence summary (4 pts.), 4-5 sentence
reflection (3 pts.), Perfect spelling & grammar (2 pts.) & Perfect APA bibliography (1 pt.) & Table 4 presents (Fri.)
Current Events Group Quiz #4 (Friday)
Chapter 11 Objectives:
SECTION 1: The Civil War Begins
Explain how the Civil War started.
Explain Northern and Confederate shortsightedness about the duration of the war.
Identify the Northern generals and their initial campaigns in the West.
Describe new weapons and other changes in warfare.
Explain Northern and Southern military strategies to capture their opponent's capital.
SECTION 2: The Politics of War
Explain why Britain remained neutral.
Explain Lincoln's motives for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and the document's effects.
Identify the political dilemmas facing the North and South.
SECTION 3: Life During Wartime
Explain African Americans' role in the struggle to end slavery.
Explain the decline of the Southern economy and the expansion of the Northern economy.
Describe the terrible conditions that Union and Confederate soldiers endured.
SECTION 4: The North Takes Charge
Describe the battle at Gettysburg and its outcome.
Describe Grant's siege of Vicksburg.
Summarize the key points of the Gettysburg Address.
Summarize the final events of the war leading to the surrender at Appomattox.
SECTION 5: The Legacy of the War
Summarize the key economic, political, technological, and social effects of the Civil War.
Explain how the Civil War dramatically changed the lives of individuals, especially African Americans.
Key Vocabulary:
Emancipation Proclamation, habeas corpus, Copperhead, conscription, Fort Pillow, Income tax, Clara Barton,
Andersonville, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg Address, William Tecumseh Sherman, Appomattox
Court House, National Bank Act, Thirteenth Amendment, Red Cross, John Wilkes Booth
Teaching Strategies:
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Review this week’s expectations
Offer new information
Facilitate class discussions
Materials:
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BBC One-Minute World News & Business Reports (http://www.bbc.com/news/10462520); This Day in History
The Americans, 2007 Edition textbook ($90.73). (Houghton Mifflin/McDougal Littell).
THE CIVIL WAR TRUST - VIDEO TIMELINE http://cdn.civilwar.org/civilwar/
Chapter 11 Notes & Guided Reading & Review Packet; Table Quiz
Standards:
8.1.U.A. Evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time, applying context of events.
8.2.U.A. Evaluate the role groups and individuals from Pennsylvania played in the social, political, cultural, and
economic development of the U.S.
8.2.U.B. Evaluate the importance of various historical documents, artifacts, and places in Pennsylvania which are critical
to U.S.
8.3.U.A. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development of
the U.S.
8.3.U.B. Compare the impact of historical documents, artifacts, and places which are critical to the U.S.
8.3.U.D. Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have influenced the growth and
development of the U.S.
 Ethnicity and race
 Working conditions
 Immigration
 Military conflict
 Economic stability