IntroductiontoAmericanImperialism

LessonOverview
Title:IntroductiontoAmericanImperialism Author:EricaEllis Subject:SocialStudies GradeLevel(s):68 Duration:12courseperiods

UnitDescription
Thisunitwilcoverthedetailsofthecauses,eventsandeffectsofAmericanImperialism.

LessonDescriptionforDay
StudentswilllearnintroductorytermsandeventsinthestoryofAmericanImperialismandcreatenotecards withwhichtheycanmakeconnectionsanddeepentheirlearningandhistoryskills.

StateStandards
AZStandardConcept7.7PO9b. GrowthofAmericanimperialismduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturies:

interestinnewmarkets

Goals
UnitGoals: ForthetopicofAmericanImperialismstudentswillbeableto ListandDefinekeytermsandevents UnderstandstepsandtimelineofAmericanImperialism,includingthosestepsthatledtotheperiod RelateoneeventinthestoryofAmericanImperialismtoanother AnalyzeandforeshadowtheeffectsoftheeventsofimperialismforfutureAmericanandworldevents TakeastandfororagainsttheideasofAmericanImperialismandbeabletodefendthatchoicethrough bothmoralandtext/learningbasedexamples LessonGoals: Studentwillbeabletoidentify,defineandmakeconnectionsbetweenthefollowingkeyterms Imperialism Isolationism Expansionism Continentalism MonroeDoctrine RooseveltCorollary SpanishAmericanWar

YellowJournalism USSMaine TeddyRoosevelt

AnnexationofHawaii AmericainthePhilippines ConflictinVenezuela OthertermsforlessonincludeSeward'sFolly,ManifestDestiny,Nationalism

Methods
AnticipatorySet: LessonDayOne: ThepreviouslessonwillcovertheintereststhatAmericahadinimperialisticandworldlyspheresincluding newmarkets. Collecthomeworkfrompreviouslesson. QuestiononboardforstudentsWhatmadeAmericawanttoventurebeyondourborders? Thefirstfiveminuteswillbespentreviewingthepreviouslessonbyagroupdiscussionofthisquestion. IfthisisLessonDayTwo: Haveeachstudentselecttwocardsfromyesterdayslessonandpassthetoapartnerforapeerevaluation toensurethateverystudentisproperlyfillingoutcardsandhasproperdetailsincluded.Givestudents3 minutestoeditcardsandtwominutestoexplaintheircommentstothecardowner. IntroduceandModelNewKnowledge:Edit IntroducethetopicofAmericanImperialismbysummarizingeventsthatledtotheperiod ofAmericanImperialism. Guidedpracticewilltakeplaceduringnewknowledgepresentationanddiscussionwhilestudentscomplete project. Initialkeytermswillbeintroducedanddefined.Eventswillthenbedescribedandrelatedbacktothekey termsforfullcircleunderstanding. Guidestudentstoanswersbybreakingdownwords,callinguponpreviousknowledgeandaskingthemto speculatewordmeanings. Iflessonmustgotosecondday,pickupwhereleftoff. Notesmaybetakenbystudentsdirectlyontocardsorusingfillintheblankworksheetorcreateyourown notesandthensynthesizesontonotecards,dependingonlevelandlearningtype.

ProvideGuidedPractice: Studentswillcreate"connectioncards."Theseflashcardswillshowcasenotonlytheapplicable5W'sHfor eachtermbutwillrelateittootherterms.Eachcardwillformattedthesamesothatanswersectionson backofcardcanbeansweredinthesamepatternandordertohelpstudyinghabitsaswellasrepetition patterns. Encouragestudentstousemnemonics,illustrations,acronymsetc.torememberimportantdetailsforeach card. Eventsandlocationsmustcontainsomekindofdirectionaldescriptiontohelpstudentsunderstandgeneral locationandlocateareaonmap. ProvideIndependentPractice: Studentswillstudyindependentlyusingthecardsinvariouswaysdependingonlearningtypes/strengths andstudentlearninggoals. Cardscanbeturnedovertothesinglewordsideandtapedtowhiteboardandhaveconnectinglinedrawn betweenthemtoillustrateconnectionsvisually. Focusingondifferentanswersectionsonbackofcardwillhelplearn Definitionofterm/partsofevent Otherkeytermsthatrelateorareoppositeoftheterm Connectionsofthattermtooverallunitobjectives Orderingtheeventsinchronologicalorder Creatinggraphicorganizers/websusingcards Useasflashcardsgogainmultiplelevelunderstandingofeachitem

WrapUp
Ensurethateachstudenthasfilledouttheir"connectioncards." Iflessontakesonlyonedayissuehomeworkassignmentandforeshadownexttopic. Iflessonwilltakeanotherdaytocompleteletstudentsknowthatthelessonwillcontinuetomorrowandask themtoreviewtheircardsandbereadytoaddtothemthenextday.

Assessment
Formative/OngoingAssessment: Thesecardswillbeusedastheunitgoesontoaddadditionalterms,definitions,examplesandconnections tocreateacomprehensivesetofstudymaterialstoreachunitobjectives. Connectioncardsmaybeusedthroughentirecourseasstudentsmayaddcardsandeventstostackas learnedandcanaddinformationtoexistingcardshasnewinformationabouttopiccomestolightinlater units. Summative/EndOfLessonAssessment:

Onlastdayoflesson: StudentswillstudycardsperIndependentPracticeandwriteaoneparagraphsummaryconnectingtwo terms.Writingouttheconnectionwillincreaseanalysisskillsaswellaswritingpractice. AmericanImperialismCrosswordmayalsobeusedtoassesstudentretentionofbasicterms.

Materials
Art&MusicResources IndexCards OtherResources PowerPointPresentationofMaterial