The civil war and reconstruction Unit 3 Lesson 2
You will be learning about the Civil War during this lesson. Be sure to complete all of the "TextWork" questions as well as the question in page 119 for your pre-reflection. Complete the assignments at the end of this lesson on a separate sheet of paper.
Homework Due 4/6/13 - Complete a four-square for the following four vocabulary words: emancipate (lesson 2), freedom (lesson 2), reconstruction (lesson 2), transcontinental railroad (lesson 3). See the front table for the 4-square copies. DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN YOU NEED!
Homework Due 4/6/13 - Complete a four-square for the following four vocabulary words: emancipate (lesson 2), freedom (lesson 2), reconstruction (lesson 2), transcontinental railroad (lesson 3). See the front table for the 4-square copies. DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN YOU NEED!
Growing Powers Unit 3 Lesson 4
Today you will be learning about wars and events that have lead up to the Civil War. The Civil Ware is the next major Social Studies topic we will cover for 4th quarter. Please use your Social Studies textbook and the resources I have provided for you below to complete you assignment for today. When you have finished with this assignment, you may turn it in to your class bin. If you do not finish in class, you should finish it for homework.
Page 133
Read the question on page 133 in the box and reflect on what you might learn about the United States with the information that is provided in the box. Record your answer on your notebook paper. Be sure to write the question down.
Think About: We know that the United States is a world power today. I wonder how and why this happened. Do you know? I think you will learn bout how the United States became a world power through this lesson.
Global Connections: A world power is a country strong enough to influence world events. Record this key term/phrase and the definition on your piece of paper.
Question: How do you think the size of the United States helped it become a world power?
Page 134
Read the entire page and complete the first "Text Work" question on your piece of paper. Be sure to write the question and the answer down. For the second "TextWork" question, be sure to write the question and then locate the two areas/places and record them on your paper as your answer.
Create a 4-square for the vocabulary word "blockade."
Background Information: Yellow Journalism features sensationalism and fear-mongering. It is used to spread propaganda. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer are credited with starting yellow journalism. They published propaganda in support of a war against Spain, saying that the Spanish government was mistreating the people of Cuba. Many historians believe that yellow journalism help bring the United States into the Spanish-American War.
Page 135
Read page 135 in your social studies textbook and complete the following questions and activities on your piece of paper.
Complete the "TextWork" questions on page 135. Use the text on page 135 to help you formulate a sentence of your own with the vocabulary word "Armistice" in it. Write this sentence and the definition on your paper.
Re-Write the selected section that answers the 4th "TextWork" question on your paper.
Page 136
Complete the "TextWork" questions on your paper. Be sure to include all of the information provided in the box when numbering the events in sequence.
Complete a 4-square on the back of your "blockade" 4-square for the vocabulary word "alliance." Feel free to use examples from the text for your examples from life.
Page 138
Complete the activities in the review section at the end of this lesson. Write the questions and your answer on your paper. Write the page number where you found the answer next to your question.
Read the question on page 133 in the box and reflect on what you might learn about the United States with the information that is provided in the box. Record your answer on your notebook paper. Be sure to write the question down.
Think About: We know that the United States is a world power today. I wonder how and why this happened. Do you know? I think you will learn bout how the United States became a world power through this lesson.
Global Connections: A world power is a country strong enough to influence world events. Record this key term/phrase and the definition on your piece of paper.
Question: How do you think the size of the United States helped it become a world power?
Page 134
Read the entire page and complete the first "Text Work" question on your piece of paper. Be sure to write the question and the answer down. For the second "TextWork" question, be sure to write the question and then locate the two areas/places and record them on your paper as your answer.
Create a 4-square for the vocabulary word "blockade."
Background Information: Yellow Journalism features sensationalism and fear-mongering. It is used to spread propaganda. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer are credited with starting yellow journalism. They published propaganda in support of a war against Spain, saying that the Spanish government was mistreating the people of Cuba. Many historians believe that yellow journalism help bring the United States into the Spanish-American War.
Page 135
Read page 135 in your social studies textbook and complete the following questions and activities on your piece of paper.
Complete the "TextWork" questions on page 135. Use the text on page 135 to help you formulate a sentence of your own with the vocabulary word "Armistice" in it. Write this sentence and the definition on your paper.
Re-Write the selected section that answers the 4th "TextWork" question on your paper.
Page 136
Complete the "TextWork" questions on your paper. Be sure to include all of the information provided in the box when numbering the events in sequence.
Complete a 4-square on the back of your "blockade" 4-square for the vocabulary word "alliance." Feel free to use examples from the text for your examples from life.
Page 138
Complete the activities in the review section at the end of this lesson. Write the questions and your answer on your paper. Write the page number where you found the answer next to your question.