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Cultural and Social
Transformation since 1865
Purpose: Develop and present an electronic chapter book on US History: 1865-1915.
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Goals
- Understand the evolution of cultural and social issues in areas of Westward Expansion,
Imigration, and Civil Rights.
- Develop and practice research skills, using style by the Modern Language Association
(MLA).
- Evaluate the evolutionary impact of cultural and social issues on contemporary United
States and on the individual (student).
- Practice writing clear details with supporting evidence and examples.
- Evaluate ways of improving drafts through workshopping.
- Practice team dynamics through sifting (analysis and evaluation) of research material
for the most appropriate usage.
- Synthesize research into an electronic chapter book, using PowerPoint, that is becomes a
usable interactive learning tool for the other students in the program and those that
participate in later years.
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Step 1: Form teams of three and agree on one of the following
areas to research for an electronic chapter book. (4 days)
- Using all components, each teammember will take responsibility for one of the three
components: A, B, C
Components within an Area
- Overview of selected area
- Influence/Impact of an American
- Influence/Impact of another American
| Areas (Use Yahoo categories for research) |
- Westward Expansion
Suggested topics
Evolution of 1 nation: 1 continent
Railroads
Homestead Act of 1850
- Imigration
Suggested
topics
Melting Pot: Americanization vs. cultural identity
Fall and Rise of ______ (ethnic group)
Ellis
Island: Why & Conditions they came
Another related listing of links
- Early Civil Rights
Suggested topics
Women's
Suffrage
-Seneca
Falls to the 19th Amendment
-Economic freedom vs. suffrage
Black
Civil Rights
-Separate but equal
-Evolution of the NAACP
-Evolution of Nation of Islam
-Jim Crow Laws
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Americans of Westward Expansion
Samuel Morse, Alexander Bell, Leland Stanford, George Westinghouse (air breakes),
Granville Woods (telegraph), Chief Joseph, Chief Sitting Bull, Fredrick Jackson Turner
Americans of Imigration
Who was involved in the Ellis Island system?
Who was involved with the Statue of Liberty?
Americans of Civil Rights
Lucrecia Mott, Susan Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Jane Addams, or choose from a list at 75
Suffragists or Women
Studies (Read biography of Victoria Woodhull)African
Americans
WB Debois, Malcom X, Booker T. Washington, M. L. King, Fredrick Douglass
Additional Links: African
American Studies, Women
Studies, Other
People, 19th
Century People, Native
Americans, History
Archives
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- Each team member composes three pages of notes, including at least one website
and one book (non-encyclopedia).
-Make copies for all teammates with MLA citation
of books and websites.
-Identify a website to email for additional information.
- Minimum sources for team Anotated Bibliography - 3 books and 3 internet sites
-include one primary source and one biography or autobiography
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Step 2: Query Letter and Personal or Historical Narrative
Query Letter (Timeline: 1 class date plus 1 home day for team revision)
- 100 word minimum
- 1 revision including content (30 word rephrase) then grammar and spelling check.
Introduction - Body: requesting answers to three questions (one that is openended) -
Conclusion
Personal Narrative or Historical Narrative (Timeline: 2 concentrated class dates plus
two open dates for workshopping opportunities while working on presentations)
- Choice A) Personal Narrative
How do you personally feel affected by the topic's influence on your life? Give one
or more personal examples.
- Choice B) Historical Narrative
As a person of the period, how is your life impacted or view of events regarding the
topic? Give one or more "personal" examples.
- 200 word minimum
- 2 revisions including content (50 word rephrase) then grammar and spelling check.
- Quote pull-out with a text wrap.
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Step 3: Electronic Chapter Book (PowerPoint)
As a team, choose an Organizational Style for putting together the
three parts of the electronic chapter book.
- Compare & Contrast
- Evolution
- Cause and Effect
Slide Order and Layout
- Title with teammates' first names and copyright date.
- Table of Content
- 3 to 5 slides per person for their component.
optionally: including 2nd slide.
-include 2 related objects: one being an image (ex: image, sound, video, chart, graph)
-include sole link to a narrative for each component
-include related Internet links
- Slide with annotated bibliography and links to a primary source.
- Slide with study qurestions: 2 per component.
- Credit slide: annotated bibliography with live links to web sources.
Slide transitions: 1 minimum per component where applicable
Evaluation
Process
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3 pages of Notes |
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Annotated bibliography |
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Query letter with revision notes (30 words rephrased) |
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Narrative draft with 1st revision notes (content: 50 words rephrased) |
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Narrative draft with 2nd revision notes (include grammar and spelling) |
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Study questions with the answers |
Product
| Narrative |
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| Query Letter |
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Electronic
Chapter Book: content that is clear (understandable), depth of details, parts such as
links work. All projects will be published on the classroom website for evaluation.
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| Teachers' evaluation: 80% |
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| Teams' evaluation: 20% |
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Contacts
If you have questions, talk, phone, or email Mr. Banks or Mr. McCarthy
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