Reconstruction Amendments
DAY 1
(1) Students will be placed in groups of three from a predetermined list.
(2) Students must read the actual text of the 13th , 14th, and 15th Amendments
silently, and decide amongst themselves which amendment they would like
to research (each group member must have a different amendment).
(3) As a group, students must brainstrom why they think these amendments
were created, and determine its intention.
(4) Once they have created a list or graphic organizer, the students must
read the section in their textbook about the creation of these amendments.
DAY 2
(1) Review SOAP, (Source, Occasion, Audience, Purpose), with students.
(2) Practice SOAP with students using a political cartoon about immigration:
"Hands off, gentleman".
(3) Pass out the Primary Source Toolbox handout.
(4) Pass out handout on proper citation of sources.
(5) Show students how to cite the political cartoon.
(6) Have students practice citing with their textbook. Be sure to tell
student that they must use proper citation in their project.
(7) For homework, students cite 5 different sources (newspapers, magazines,
other textbooks, book, etc.)
DAY 3
(1) Prior to taking the students to the library, pull some books about
what life was life for slaves in the South prior to the Civil War.
(2) Also, bring in information from the Internet, for example, letters
from slaves to other family members.
(3) Students must use at least 5 different sources, 2 of those must be
primary sources.
(4) Students must complete the Check-Up Sheet and at least one annotated
bibliography to receive full credit for that day.
DAY 4
(1) Students need to analyze their primary sources.
(2) Review the Levels of Questioning handout.
-What was slave life like prior to the Civil War?
-What was it like after the war?
-What was each amendment suppose to accomplish?
-What were some changes and effects that the
amendments did create?
-Do you think your amendment accomplished what it
set out to do? Why or why not? Explain.
DAY 5
(1) Students must work in groups to create the format of their presentation
on paper.
(2) Students must decide how they want the material presented on each
page and have their ideas written down. (This will help organize their
information before they actually create the Powerpoint Presentation).
DAY 6 (In Computer Lab)
**There are 18 computers in the lab. There are 36 students. Students are
familiar with Powerpoint.
***Students have already brainstormed ideas for their slide presentation.
Show students how to use the Internet to find pictures for their presentation.(1)
Show students how to use a search engine on the Internet to find pictures
to include in their slides.
(2) Provide a list of websites for students to use, such as Google images,
Yahooligans, Webshots.com.
(3) Show students how to copy, paste, and save images to the desktop/harddrive.
(4) By the end of this session, all groups should have images they want
to use in the Powerpoint Presentation saved in their file.
DAY 7 (In Computer Lab)
(1) Ask students to raise their hands if they've used Powerpoint before
(find out who can be your helpers).
(2) Pass out handout on basic Powerpoint directions.
(3) Show students how to create a slide, insert a new slide, backgrounds,
textboxes, and pictures.
(4) Show students how to insert pictures into a slide as well as manipulate
size and placement on page.
(5) Each student in the group must prepare a minimum of 5 slides. Each
slide must include the following:
-Colorful Background
-Picture(s)
-Animation/Sound
-Textbook w/brief explanation
(6) Students must save their Powerpoint Presentation to the Desktop or
put it in their school account folder.
DAY 8 (In Computer Lab) (1) Show students how to insert
sound and animation into their slide show.
(2) Students need to complete their Powerpoint Presentation.
(3) Students must save their Powerpoint Presentation to the Desktop or
put it in their school account folder.
DAY 9 (In Classroom)
(1) Upload the Powerpoint Presentations.
(2) Six groups will present their Powerpoint Presentations to the rest
of the class.
(3) Students in the audience must complete an observation form for each
Powerpoint presentation.
DAY 10 (In Classroom)
(1) Upload the Powerpoint Presentations.
(2) Six groups will present their Powerpoint Presentations to the rest
of the class.
(3) Students in the audience must complete an observation form for each
Powerpoint presentation.
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