4.+Five+Day+Unit+Plan

=Five Day Unit Plan =

Day One: Introduction
 * Fifty Nifty song can be viewed under the "student view" of this section.

 Day Two: Thomas Jefferson and Westward Expansion
 * Blabberizes of Thomas Jefferson can be viewed under the "student view" of this section.

Readers Theater Scripts:
 * [[file:Act 1- The Closing of the Port of New Orleans and the appointment of James Monroe .doc]]
 * [[file:Act 2- The Negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase.doc]]
 * [[file:Act 3- The Constitutional debate over the Louisiana Purchase.doc]]
 * [[file:Act 4- The Appointment of Explorers for the Louisiana Purchase.doc]]

Rubrics:
 * [[file:Rubric for Readers Theater Performance.docx]]
 * [[file:Rubric for Six-Frame Storyboard.docx]]
 * [[file:Rubric for Constitutionality of Louisiana Purchase Expository Argument.docx]]

Scavenger Hunt Materials:
 * [[file:Westward Expansion Scavenger Hunt.docx]]
 * [[file:Westward Expansion Scavenger Hunt Answer Key.docx]]

Day Three: Explorers/Native Americans

Teaching Materials for Introduction:
 * [[file:Poem Trail of Tears.docx]]
 * [[file:trail of tears.pptx]]
 * Trail of Tears Artwork Presentation is also available as a Quick Time Video under the "student view" page. Note: You can not loop the Quick Time Video.

Literature Circle Materials:
 * [[file:Literature Circle Book Ratings.docx]]
 * [[file:Literature Circle Cards.docx]] Print literature circle cards and cut. Paste onto colored card-stock, cut and laminate. The literature circle cards serve as bookmarks. Put each set on a different color card-stock.
 * [[file:Literature Circle Necklaces.docx]] Print literature circle necklace cards out and cut. Paste onto colored card-stock, cut and laminate. Punch two holes and attach yarn or ribbon to make it hang around students' necks. The literature circle cards serve as a job reminder for the whole group. Each student will know what job each student is fulfilling.

Rubrics:
 * [[file:Literature Circle Rubric.docx]]
 * [[file:Book Talk Rubric.docx]]
 * [[file:Rubric for Westward Expansion Song.docx]]

Westward Expansion Song:
 * [[file:Sample Westward Expansion Song.docx]]
 * Sample audio file of westward expansion song can be found under the "student view" section of this wiki.

Day Four: Movement West/Oregon Trail/Technological Advancement of the 19th Century

Day Five: Wrap-Up

Game Materials:
 * [[file:I am... Who has... game.docx]] Cut out the cards and paste on index cards. Laminate for more durability. Pass out randomly to students. The game is played orally, the first student reads their card and the student with the correct answer reads their card.
 * [[file:20 Questions Westward Expansion.docx]]Cut out the cards and paste on index cards. Laminate for more durability. The cards are placed at the front of the room and one student goes up and reads the hint. The students in the class proceed to ask yes and no questions to determine more about the identity. When they think they know the answer they make a guess.