NAME: ______________________________________	HB/IG: _________________________________	
DATE: May 8, 2006 – June 16, 2006	SUBJECT: Social Studies – The Path to Civil War 	
	
Objective-Questions	NJCCCS	Class Activities	Homework*	Assessment	
•	How did federalism develop in the USA?
•	How did Jefferson and Hamilton differ in their views of the Constitution?
•	Why did the USA expand?
•	How did the War of 1812 impact America’s future?	6.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 9.2	W/P-I-Notes: The Hamiltonians vs. the Jeffersonians, The Louisiana Purchase, and the War of 1812
S/I-Hamiltonian or Jeffersonian (Discussion/Debate): (Option: Create your own party pennants)	A.	11/1/103
B.	11/2/104-105	Teacher Observation, Homework, and Exit Cards	
•	How did American expansion impact Native Americans?
•	Who were “the pioneers”?	6.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 9.2	W-WATCH: How the West Was Lost
W/P-I-Notes: Westward Expansion, Pioneers, and Conflict with Native Americans
W/I-Discussion/Debate and Reflection	C.	11/3/106
D.	11/4-5/ 108	Teacher Observation, Homework, and Exit Cards	
•	Why did the North and South begin to divide?
•	Which new leaders arose during the early 1800’s?	6.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 9.2	W-LISTEN: The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
W/P-I-Notes: Missouri Compromise, Tariffs, and the Senate’s Old Guard
S/I-Asking quality questions: Creating flip-flops	E.	12/1/112
	Teacher Observation, Homework, and Exit Cards	
•	Why did slavery exist for so long in the USA?
•	What important events exacerbated relations between the states?	6.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 9.2	W/P-I-Notes: The Amistad, Dred Scott, and the Antebellum World
W-View segments from Amistad (followed by discussion)
(W/S-Option: Class Mock Trial - Scott v. Sanford)	F.	12/2/114, 116-117	Teacher Observation, Homework, and Exit Cards	
•	How and why did our nation go to war against itself?
•	Who was Abraham Lincoln and how did he influence America’s future?	6.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 9.2	W-Discussion: The Path to Civil War ( ... and how the President got his groove back)
W/S-Review Game	G.	12/3/115	Teacher Observation, Homework, and Exit Cards	

W=Whole Group
S=Small Group      
P=Peer to Peer
I=Independent	Notes:
Internet Scavenger Hunt _____
Complete class debates _____
View/analyze debates _____
View “Almost Painless Guide to the Constitution” or alternate activity _____
Some activities may be substituted or rearranged if Mr. Ojeda is at a workshop.	

*For all homework assignments, the first number indicates a chapter, the second number indicates a lesson, and the third number indicates the corresponding page in the activity book (e.g. 11/1/103 refers to Chapter 11, Lesson 1, and page 103 in the softcover activity book).