Module 1-Social Studies 5B - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn about the West. Students will learn about the underground railroad. Students will learn about the Civil War in our nation.
Module Materials:
Lesson # | Lesson Title | Material(s) |
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1 | Texas |
crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil |
2 | Frontier Life |
pen or pencil crafting supplies (optional) |
3 | The Underground Railroad | pen or pencil; |
4 | A Country With Problems | pen or pencil; |
5 | Reasons for Secession | pen or pencil; |
6 | The War | pen or pencil; |
7 | The End of the War | pen or pencil; |
Module Objectives:
Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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1 | Texas |
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2 | Frontier Life |
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3 | The Underground Railroad |
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4 | A Country With Problems |
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5 | Reasons for Secession |
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6 | The War |
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7 | The End of the War |
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Module Key Words:
Key Words |
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Expansion Santa Anna The Alamo Sam Houston Texas Revolution Rio Grande Underground Railroad runaway conductor plantation Harriet Tubman Follow the Drinking gourd Civil War Abolitionists Abraham Lincoln Confederate States Ulysses S. Grant Emancipation Proclamation Equality |
Module Assignments:
Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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Learning Coach Notes:
None
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
Lesson Title | Question |
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Texas |
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Frontier Life |
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The Underground Railroad |
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A Country With Problems |
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Reasons for Secession |
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The War |
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The End of the War |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Texas | Westward Migration |
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The Underground Railroad | The Underground Railroad |
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The Underground Railroad | The Life of Harriet Tubman |
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A Country With Problems | Civil War and Reconstruction |
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The War | Causes of the Civil War |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
# | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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1 | Life on the Frontier | Bethany Onsgard | 940L |
2 | Daily Life in a Covered Wagon | Paul Erickson | |
3 | You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer! | Jacqueline Morley | |
4 | Westward Expansion | Teresa Domnauer | |
5 | The Civil War | Peter Benoit | 870L |
6 | Like a River: A Civil War Novel | Kathy Cannon Wiechman | 750L |
7 | Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the Civil War | Lisa Colozza Cocca | 860L |
8 | What Was the Underground Railroad? | Yona Zeldis McDonough | 710L |
9 | Voices from the Underground Railroad | Kay Winters | 500L |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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