Westward Expansion (Common Core)

Westward Expansion (Common Core)

How to Use the <b>Western Expansion - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b>book:<br /> Work through the lessons and activities as a class to teach your students higher-order thinking, analysis, and 21st century skills necessary to meet new Common Core expectations. <br /> Allow students to work through the lessons independently to build and practice these new skills. <br /> Include technology, collaboration, presentations, and discussion in the activities as you desire - you can decide how in-depth to go. <br /> Watch your class develop new abilities to meet the rigor of Common Core State Standards, right before your eyes! <br /><br />Tips: <br /> Use some of the pages - or use them all - based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs. <br /> Use these pages at their current size, or if you prefer them to be 8.5" X 11", enlarge them 125% on your copy machine. <br /> Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson. <br /><br />The <b>Western Expansion - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b>book includes: <br /> Reading for Information<br /> Higher-Order Thinking<br /> Writing Problems<br /> Primary Source Analysis<br /> Vocabulary<br /> Graphic Organizers<br /> Map Activities<br /> & More! <br /><br />Here is the Table of Contents for the <b>Western Expansion - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b> book: <br /><b><b>The Louisiana Purchase...: </b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>The Corps of Discovery: </b> Comparison of Primary Sources<br /><b>Full Steam Ahead: Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>The Indian Removal Act: </b> Cause & Effect <b>G</b><br /><b>Manifest Destiny: </b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>American Progress: </b> Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Expansion Quotations: </b> Comparison of Primary Sources<br /><b>The Oregon Trail: </b>Research & Writing <b>G</b><br /><b>Oregon Boundary Dispute: </b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Mapping Westward Expansion: </b> Summative Graphic Organizer <b>G</b><br /><b>Slavery Extends Westward: </b> Problem-Solution-Results <b>GO9</b><br /><b>Texas: The 28th State: </b> Reading Information Text<br /><b>Acquisition of Mexican Land: </b> Map Activity<br /><b>California Gold Rush: </b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Chinese in the West: </b> Comparison of Primary Sources<br /><b>Pacific Railroad Act of 1882: </b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>The Homestead Act: </b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Chinese Exclusion Act: </b> Point of View<br /><b>Westward Expansion: </b> Influential People <b>G</b><br /><b>Words of Expansion: </b> Vocabulary <b>GO10</b><br />Common Core State Standards Correlations<br /><br /><b>G:</b> Includes Graphic Organizers