A Day Lesson Plans 3/30

1^st Block: 7:25-8:46

Process:

1. Take Attendance using the rosters in the folder

2. Students are to watch:  Decade of Crisis YouTube Video  à (https://tinyurl.com/decade1850s). This is a 43 segment from the America: The Story of Us series.

3. Mr. Hosking will come in and open up the computers for students to use – if they don’t have headphones then they need to use the volume and low as possible and/or use the closed captions (CC) option.

4. While watching the video, students should answer (and turn in) questions #1-5.

5. Afterwards, students should continue to work to finish Task 1 from Compromise of 1860 Activity (background notes) and sectional background work. Students can find Sectional Background work in folder labeled, Sectional Background Work

6. Students should return computers (5 on top/5 on bottom) and plug them in.  Once again, please turn in questions #1-5. Be prepared for a quiz next class we meet.

Introduction to Video

America becomes a nation just as a revolution in commerce and industry sweeps across the western world. This vast new country, rich in resources, experiences rapid changes – in trade, transport and manufacturing – and America quickly turns into one of the wealthiest nations on earth. The Erie Canal creates a vital pathway through the nation in 1825, New York City booms, the factory town of Lowell becomes the cradle of the American industrial revolution and in the South the cotton gin streamlines the process of separating seeds from the fibers and sets off a manufacturing explosion.

Discussion Questions

1. Why did U.S. leaders want to build the Erie Canal? How did the canal change the U.S.?

2. Some historians refer to the increase in highways and roads in the U.S. during the 19th century as a “transportation revolution.” How did the addition of many more roads and highways affect the U.S.?

3. When was the Fugitive Slave Act passed, and what were the consequences of this law?

4. In this episode, a commentator says that the Civil War played a role in advancing U.S. industrial progress. Can you give an example that proves this argument?

5. Define the word “inevitable” – what does this word mean? Do you think the Civil War was inevitable?

3^rd Block: 10:22-11:02, (11:02-11:37 – lunch) 11:42-12:23

Rest of Class:

**Repeat the exact same lesson plan from 1^st block*** (see above) THIS MEANS PUT AWAY THE COMPUTERS BEFORE YOU LEAVE CORRECTLY!!