Reconstruction 6-8
End of Civil War in 1865 to Compromise of 1877
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Reconstruction, an Overview
Ashley Burcham
Description of Lesson: Students will use the attached information, along with their acquired background, to discuss in Padeia groups the questions attached (guideline). Recorder in each group will monitor and record responses of members through use of a Padeia contribution sheet. Finally, student groups will summarize on a poster or PowerPoint slide their discussions and outcomes for sharing with the class. Maximum members of Padeia group: six (6) each, mixed racially and by gender.
Simulation of Senate Committee Hearing: Freedman’s Report
Martie Arrowood
Description of Lesson: A cross-curricular lesson to show how nonfiction is used to analyze the conditions of a group of people. Students will use their knowledge of analyzing primary source documents to determine what the outcome of a Congressional hearing should be after reading the testimony. NOTE: This lesson is for experienced classes in analytical discussions. Not recommended for first time analysis.
A Freed Slave Writes to His Former Owner
Martie Arrowood
Description of Lesson: A cross-curricular lesson to show how nonfiction is used to describe a person/event in history. Students will use their knowledge of analyzing primary source documents to determine if Jourdan, letter writer, will return to his former master.
Separate But Equal? Disadvantages and Inferior Treatment?
Let’s Look At Jim Crow
Dale Shaw
Description of Lesson: The Thirteenth Amendment freed blacks from slavery, yet for almost 100 years afterwards, the black person still struggled to gain the equality promised them in 1865. Jim Crow laws were passed to legalize segregation; this took place in public waiting rooms, schools, restaurants and hospitals. We will take a look at some of these laws.
Reconstruction Amendments and Plans
Lauren Eleuteri
Description of Lesson: Students will identify and examine the tenets of the three major Reconstruction plans and briefly explore the Reconstruction Amendments.
What does the term “Jim Crow South” mean?
Daniel Britt
Description of Lesson: The name “Jim crow” is often associated with the South during the Reconstruction period. What does this term refer to and who was Jim Crow?
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