Lesson Plan : Nation Divided
Teacher Name: | Mr. Williams |
Grade: | Grade 11-12 |
Subject: | Social Studies |
Topic: | A Nation Divided (Cultural Struggles throughout the 1920's |
Content: | The Adavance of African Americans in society Struggles of the Immigrants and changes in laws Mexican and Native American struggles |
Goals: | 2C.4a. Evaluate the effects of requesting support from and providing support to others. 2D.4b. Analyze how conflict-resolution skills contribute to work within a group 3A.4a. Demonstrate personal responsibility in making ethical decisions. |
Objectives: | Students will develop understanding in challenges facing the ehtnic groups of immigrants and native americans. Movement North of African Americans and reasoning behind |
Materials: | Notes, Overhead |
Introduction: | Start Class off with introduction of material Grade worksheet from previous day |
Development: | Introduce the ideas and reasoning behind knowing the struggles that these many people faced. |
Practice: | Section 12.3 �A Nation Divided� African American Move North Reasons- � Discrimination Freedom (Less of an issue) � Economic Opportunity � New Start Violence- � New life in cities as that of farm life � Chicago ex. Boy swimming and stoned by a white man with witnesses and no charges were filed. � The Return of the KKK- � Followed same tactics as in post Civil War days and Reconstruction of the South � Slow growth but rapid changes in the population disbursement creates rapid growth � Connection to the Red Scare where Fanatics found a grip in the fears of people � End of 1920�s decline of their influence takes place African Americans Defend Themselves and Create Social Change Antilynching Campaigns- � NAACP (National Association of Advancement of Colored People) o Forces law enforcement to begin to take on the activities against African Americans EX. Chicago o Developed a publication in which different injustices were put in print African American Groups- � Unions were created to create a voice for the masses � Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters � Black Nationalism- creation of a new political state in Africa � UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) Immigration and Cultural Change- � 140,000 immigrants in 1919 � 805,000 immigrants in 1921 � Immigration Act of 1924- allowed for limitations on new immigrants based on current populations Mexican and Native Americans- � 500,000 in 1920�s into the Southwest, Chicago, Detroit and other southern Border Cities (LA, San Diego, Texas cities) � Land attacks against Native Americans |
Accommodations: | Whatever the situation calls for. |
Checking For Understanding: | Grading of worksheets and participation points. |
Closure: | Intro of material for next day and expectations for next week. Introduce Assessment material. |
Evaluation: | Worksheet and Participation Points |
Teacher Reflections: |
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