Mr. Mormando
Monday, September 8 - Friday, September 12

Monday

Standards

Students will gain an understanding of how and why the government motivated citizens to take advantage of the opportunities of the Homestead Act of 1862. Students will also investigate the challenges faced by families as they became pioneers of the west.

Objectives

  1. identify the requirements for land ownership according to the Homestead Act of 1862
  2. determine the motivations of the Lincoln administration’s support of the Homestead Act
  3. analyze the characteristics of sod houses and how they demonstrate the environmental challenges of farming on the Great Plains at that time
  4. explain both the positive and negative aspects and effects of homesteading

Opening

  • View PowerPoint on Unit Overview as a class. Discuss picutre and questions as class. 

Work Period

  • Using Evernote, take notes on Key Terms & Effects of the Homestead Act

Closing


Tuesday

Standards

Students will gain an understanding of how and why the government motivated citizens to take advantage of the opportunities of the Homestead Act of 1862. Students will also investigate the challenges faced by families as they became pioneers of the west.

Objectives

  1. identify the requirements for land ownership according to the Homestead Act of 1862
  2. determine the motivations of the Lincoln administration’s support of the Homestead Act
  3. analyze the characteristics of sod houses and how they demonstrate the environmental challenges of farming on the Great Plains at that time
  4. explain both the positive and negative aspects and effects of homesteading

Opening

  • View PowerPoint on the western "Soddy"
  • Discuss benefits and disadvantages of building in the west
  • Reading "Free Land" Free Land Reading.pdf

Work Period

  • Discuss creating Homestead Act Poster using Google Docs - Presentation
  • Create Homestead Act Poster using Google Docs - Presentation

Closing

Wednesday

Standards

Objectives

Opening

  •  Discuss 

Work Period

  •  Creating 

Closing

  • Discuss 

Thursday

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Friday

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