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Title-
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| Railroads and Westward Expansion |
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Background-
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Transcontinental Railroad
Pony Express
Pacific Railroad Act
Telegraph
Samuel Morse
Morse Code
Steam Engine
Clermont
Expansionism |
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Expected Outcome Of This Lesson Plan-
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| 2.01 Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to the Union. |
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Teacher Objectives-
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1. SWBAT compare and contrast the U.S. before and after Westward Expansion.
2. SWBAT predict how America would have been if Western Expansion had not occurred.
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Resources-
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Laptop/Computer with Projector
PowerPoint Presentation
Guided Notes
Venn-Diagram Worksheet
Crossword Puzzle |
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Teaching Methods-
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1. Lesson Introduction-
1. Warm Up: Imagine you were an Indian during the Indian Removal Act. Explain how you would have felt and what you might have down
2. Student-led review of yesterday's lesson.
3. Overview of the day's lesson.
4. Students are given guided notes to fill in during the lecture. |
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2. Lesson Progression-
1.PowerPoint Presentation on the Transcontinental Railroad, Telegraph, and Steam Engine.
2. Overhead notes wrapping up Expansion |
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3. Guided Practice-
1. Group Activity
- Groups are assigned by teacher
- Each member of the group is given a Venn-Diagram Worksheet
- The students are to compare and contrast the U.S. before and after Westward Expansion.
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4. Student Practice-
| Crossword Puzzle using vocabulary from the entire unit. |
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5. Learner Accommodations-
1. Venn-Diagrams are already labeled before being distributed
2. Academic students are given a crossword puzzle with a word list. |
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6. Assessment-
| The class will complete a Venn-Diagram the teacher has drawn on the board. |
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7. Lesson Closure-
Key points of lesson.
Students can ask any questions they may have concerning the lesson. |
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Measuring Student Progress-
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1. Students are to complete their crossword puzzles.
2. Students are to review the content for the quiz on the following day. |
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