Essential Questions:
o How have laws affected lives in the past?
o How do laws and government affect our lives today?
o What are we able to learn about an event, people or a place by
studying primary source documents?
o How have laws affected lives in the past?
o How do laws and government affect our lives today?
o What are we able to learn about an event, people or a place by
studying primary source documents?
VA SOLs addressed in this unit:
*LESSON ONE*
Standard of Learning
Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877
USII.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of Reconstruction on American life by:
a) analyzing the impact of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Objective
The students will be able to explain and illustrate the impact of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on American life
*LESSON TWO*
Standard of Learning
Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877
USII.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of Reconstruction on American life by:
a) analyzing the impact of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Objective
The students will be able to translate and explain the importance of the 14th Amendment, and the changes it brought to American life at the time
*LESSON THREE*
Standard of Learning
Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877
USII.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of Reconstruction on American life by:
a) analyzing the impact of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Objective
The students will be able to summarize the importance of the 15th Amendment, and the changes it brought to American life at the time
*LESSON FOUR*
Standard of Learning
Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877
USII.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of Reconstruction on American life by:
b) analyzing the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Objective
The students will be able to demonstrate and outline the importance of Reconstruction policies on both regions, and the changes it brought to American life at the time
*LESSON FIVE*
Standard of Learning
Skills
USII.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis and responsible
citizenship, including the ability to
a) analyze and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of
events and life in United States history from 1865 to the present;
c) sequence events in United States history from 1865 to the present;
Objective
The students will be able to explain and show primary and secondary source documents of events and life in the United States history from 1865 to present
The students will be able to illustrate a timeline of events in United States history from 1865 to the present
Integration of other SOLs in this unit:
Communication: Speaking, Listening, Media Literacy
6.1 The student will participate in and contribute to small-group activities.
a) Communicate as leader and contributor.
b) Evaluate own contributions to discussions.
c) Summarize and evaluate group activities.
d) Analyze the effectiveness of participant interactions.
6.2 The student will present, listen critically, and express opinions in oral presentations.
a) Distinguish between fact and opinion.
b) Compare and contrast viewpoints.
c) Present a convincing argument.
d) Paraphrase and summarize what is heard.
e) Use language and vocabulary appropriate to audience, topic, and
purpose.
Writing
6.7 The student will write narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
a) Identify audience and purpose.
b) Use a variety of pre-writing strategies including graphic organizers to generate
and organize ideas.
Research
6.9 The student will find, evaluate, and select appropriate resources for a research
product.
a) Collect information from multiple sources including online, print, and media.
b) Evaluate the validity and authenticity of texts.
c) Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate
information.
d) Cite primary and secondary sources
Number and Number Sense
Focus: Relationships among Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
6.2 The student will
b) identify a given fraction, decimal, or percent from a representation;
c) demonstrate equivalent relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents; and
d) compare and order fractions, decimals, and percents.