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Differentiated Instruction: United States History

Differentiated Instruction: United States History. 8 th grade Social Studies Class at The Learning Corridor Unit: America’s Internal Conflict: The Building of a Country Essential Questions: When is war the answer? Why do we go to war? Is war necessary?. State Standards.

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Differentiated Instruction: United States History

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  1. Differentiated Instruction: United States History • 8th grade Social Studies Class at The Learning Corridor • Unit: America’s Internal Conflict: The Building of a Country • Essential Questions: • When is war the answer? • Why do we go to war? • Is war necessary?

  2. State Standards • Interpret data in historical maps, photographs, at works and other artifacts • Describe human and natural characteristics of places and how they shape or place identity • Locate the events, people, and places they have studied in time and place • Demonstrate in depth understanding of selected events representing major trends of world history • Analyze data in order to see persons and events in their historical context, understand casual factors and appreciate change over time

  3. Lesson One: Introduction to War and Conflict Unit • Question and answer • Relation to life-using the idea of personal conflict, its causes and results

  4. Lesson Two: The Revolutionary War • Personal experience about causes and results-discussion • Tiered group work • Pre-selected groups • Varied difficulty of material • T-Charts created in groups • Students presented their groups findings • Exit cards used as an assessment • Giant timeline started

  5. Lesson Three: War of 1812 • Teacher presentation • Individual research completed in text books • Large group instruction • Created mini books • Preassembled mini book, along with graphic organizer • Art work brought into class

  6. Lesson Four-Westward Expansion and Mexican-American War • Heterogeneous grouping • Students taught students • Varied difficulty in topics • Question and answer- both student and teacher directed • Continuation of class timeline, using events learned from all four lessons

  7. School Connected Disciplines • English is connected to Social Studies through novels based on topics • For example, Across Five Aprils (English) is read as Civil War is presented in Social Studies

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