Sample+U.S+History+Lesson+Plans

__**On this page you will find sample lesson plans for 11th grade U.S history as well as 12th grade Skills (repeater) U.S history.**__
 * __In Class Activities:__**


 * __Was Andrew Jackson Really the "peoples" president Gallery Walk__**

This activity is to be used to conclude the lesson. Students must humanize the movement and consider when it was born, learn who or what its parents were, and, most important, explain what made that time period and the events, ideas, organizations, and individuals who contributed to the civil rights struggle significant.

__**Sample Take Home and in Class Projects**__

__**Sample Student work.**__

Slave Revolts Lesson: In groups, students were asked to complete readings by Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey, and other important slave revolt leaders. Students were then directed to answer questions on the worksheet. Students then created their own slave revolt plan based on the reading the group received. Jacksonian Democracy and the "Spoils System" Lesson: In groups, students were given a folder with their own candidate from the elections of 1824 and 1828. Each folder contained a picture of the candidate, information about the candidate, as well as their views and beliefs. The folder also contained information about other opposing candidates that allowed students to create a campaign to promote their candidate. Students created: Campaign Poster, Candidate Speech, Song and a short commercial. On the worksheet EVERY member of the group was provided a clearly defined role in order to facilitate cooperative yet individual learning. **Students really enjoyed this project, a year later they still mention it to me when they see me in the hallway)**


 * __ Exit Tickets that Build Vocabulary Skills: __ Students need to really USE new terms to learn them. One easy way to get students to use the vocabulary terms you just gave them is to give them give them a short list of 4-5 vocabulary words that you tell them they MUST use in writing their exit tickets. This makes their final summary paragraphs much richer and helps them really learn the new vocabulary terms.**


 * The following sample form builds vocabulary prompts into an exit ticket fomat.**

__Sample Unit PLans with Daily Lessons.__**