Fourth Quarter - Reconstruction & Frontier Life
| TEKS | Topics | Activities | |
| Week 1 |
8(A) explain the roles played by significant
individuals during the Civil War, including
Jefferson Davis,
Ulysses S. Grant,
Robert E. Lee,
and
Abraham Lincoln; 8(B) explain the issues surrounding significant events of the Civil War, including the firing on Fort Sumter, the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, the assassination of Lincoln, and Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House; 8(C) analyze Abraham Lincoln's ideas about liberty, equality, union, and government as contained in his first and second inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address. |
Legacy of the Civil War |
POW- Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant |
| Week 2 |
Review for TAKS Test |
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| Week 3 | Review For TAKS Test | ||
| Week 4 | TAKS Testing (April 28 - May 1) | ||
| Week 5 |
9(A) evaluate legislative reform programs of the Radical Reconstruction Congress and reconstructed state governments; 9(B) describe the economic difficulties faced by the United States during Reconstruction; and 9(C) explain the social problems that faced the South during Reconstruction and evaluate their impact on different groups. 17(B) describe the impact of the 19th century amendments including the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments on life in the U.S. 31(A) use social studies terminology correctly; 31(B) use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation; 31(C) transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate; and 31(D) create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information |
Reconstruction | POW- Andrew Johnson |
| Week 6 |
31(C) transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate; and 31(D) create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information 8.1(A) identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics
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Slavery Silhouette Project Re-enactments of Significant Events in History |
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| Week 7 |
31(A) use social studies terminology correctly; 31(B) use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation; 31(C) transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate; and 31(D) create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information |
The United States of 1860-1920
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| Week 8 | Review for Final Exam | ||
| Week 9 | TAKS Celebration Week | Final Exam |