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Unit Author

First and Last Name &uthor's ()mail &ddress Course Name,sCourse Num!er,sCourse ection,s2nstructor,s- Name,sUnit Overview Unit Plan Title

Patricia hoen!erger, "ichael Petty, #illiam $o!al. "egan %a!ito pshoen*+tigers.lsu.edu (L%C ./01 * 3eroman

Louisiana Purchase ) ) ) ) #ho was involved in the Louisiana Purchase5 #hat areas were a66ected !y the purchase5 #hat types o6 things were discovered in the new land5 #hat were the main events o6 the Louisiana Purchase5

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cience: 8o students understand how to research on the internet the animals and plants that were 6ound in the new areas, and summari9e the in6ormation in a power point presentation5 4eography: Can students identi6y the states a66ected !y the Louisiana Purchase in a map5 3istory: 8o students understand how to create a timeline o6 ma:or historical events5 Language &rts: 8o students understand how to summari9e main events in their own opinion in the 6orm o6 a news article5

Unit Summary

tudents will learn the history o6 the Louisiana Purchase through internet resources and technological hands on activities in the su!:ects o6 cience, 4eography, 3istory, and Language &rts. tudents will learn research skills in order to understand the main events o6 the Louisiana Purchase, who was involved, and what areas o6 the country were a66ected.
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cience: ,*- =se a variety o6 sources to answer Guestions , 2)")&*,?- 2denti6y pro!lems, 6actors, and Guestions that must !e considered in a scienti6ic investigation , 2)")&*4eography: ,*- 8escri!e ways in which location and physical 6eatures have in6luenced historical events in L& and the development o6 the state ,e.g., "ississippi %iverHswamp in the $attle o6 New <rleans- ,4)*$)"?,?- Construct a map !ased on given narrative in6ormation ,4)*&)"?3istory: ,*- (xplain westward movement o6 the =nited tates, the changes it created, and its e66ects on relations with Native &mericans ,3)*$)"F,?- &naly9e the causes, e66ects, or impact o6 a given historical event in Louisiana ,3)*&)"EStu"ent Objectives%#earning Outcomes

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tudents will !e a!le to construct an opinion news article o66 o6 past events in Pu!lisher. tudents will !e a!le to give a PowerPoint presentation on a plant or animal 6ound in exploration. tudents will !e a!le to create a timeline o6 the ma:or events in the Louisiana Purchase. tudents will !e a!le to create a map o6 the areas a66ected !y the purchase.

Proce"ures

Lesson * ) cience PowerPoint ) "ichael Petty Lesson ? ) 4eography BidPix ) #ill $o!al Lesson E ) 3istory T2meline ) Patricia hoen!erger Lesson . ) Language &rts Newspaper &rticle ) "egan %a!ito
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&pproximately E class periods per lesson plan.

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$asic computer skills "ap &nalysis Paraphrasing #e! $rowsing =nderstanding o6 Chronological (vents 2nspiration
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