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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use the reading or readings provided to record significant information about people from Reconstruction.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 - 60 minutes for a reduced version of the lesson.
The full lesson can take approximately 135 – 180 minutes.
Additional extension activities will take approximately 90 – 120 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- Who were some of the significant people during Reconstruction, and how were they significant to the era?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Sources
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson.
It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up & Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will consider and describe objects or items they might find in a time capsule from the year 1865.
In this exit ticket, students will choose one person from the lesson and make inferences based on the readings about how that person likely felt about the various Reconstruction policies.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit on the back.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, their role in the Republic of Texas, and one to three significant facts or achievements.
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In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including their role in the Republic of Texas and one or two significant facts or achievements.
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In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, interesting or significant background information, their role in the Republic of Texas, and 3 significant facts or achievements.
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Grade Level Readings
In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, their role in Reconstruction, and one to three significant facts or achievements
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Foundation Readings
In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including their role in Reconstruction and one or two significant facts or achievements.
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Advanced Readings
In this printable assignment, students will use the readings to record important information about each person including where they were from, interesting or significant background information, their role in Reconstruction, and 3 significant facts or achievements.
Additional Activities
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I have / Who Has?
This is a printable activity with a set of clue cards about each significant person from the readings. Students must determine who each person is based on the clues given. It is appropriate for all levels. Because there are fewer people in this unit, this activity can be completed in smaller student groups. It may take approximately 30 - 45 minutes.
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Dinner Party Activity
In this printable assignment, students will choose 4 people from the lesson to invite to a fictional dinner. Students will explain their choices and complete several short activities based on the points of view of their chosen guests, including explaining what agreements and disagreements might occur at the dinner, how each guest might respond to a series of questions, and a dialogue between their guests. It is appropriate for all levels and can be shortened to accommodate the needs of diverse learners. These activities can be assigned altogether (approximately 45 – 60 minutes), or the activity can be shortened by only assigning one or more of the activities (20 - 30 minutes.)
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Biographical Fact Sheet
In this printable assignment, students examine one specific person from the Who’s Who readings and record significant information from the reading. It is appropriate for all levels. This worksheet is appropriate for all levels and can be adapted to require more or less writing. (Approximately 45 – 60 minutes.)
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
- Matt Gaines
- Lawrence “Sul” Ross
- “Sul” Ross’s Oath of Office
- War, Ruin, and Reconstruction
- George T. Ruby
- Elisha Pease
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Edmund J. Davis
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Texas House of Representatives
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Elisha Pease Correspondence
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James Throckmorton
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Texas Governor’s Mansion, 1866
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Daily Fort Worth Standard. Friday, January 11, 1878
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