Intro Republican Party/Rise of Songhai Empire

2/9-10/21

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.4: Students analyze the geographic, political, and economic, religious, and social structures of the sub-Saharan civilizations of Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa.

7.4.4: Trace the growth of the Arabic language in government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in West Africa.

7.4.3: Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of the Islamic beliefs, ethics, and law.

7.4.5: Describe the importance of written and oral traditions in the transmission of African history and culture.

8.3.4. Understand how the conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton resulted in the emergence of two political parties (e.g., view of foreign policy, Alien and Sedition Acts, economic policy, National Bank, funding and assumption of the revolu­tionary debt).

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Understand the rise of the Songhai Empire. (7^th Grade)

2. Explain the impact Islam had on the Songhai Government. (7^th Grade)

3. Describe Jefferson’s upbringing. (8^th Grade).

4. Explain and Identify the rise and stance of the Republican Party. (8^th Grade)

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (10 min.) Daily Journals: Students will read two excerpts from "This Day in History" and answer the daily essential question using the information in the short passage.

Direct Instruction (20 min.)

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Close Read/Chunk: Rise of the Songhai Empire: Teacher will close read and explain the rise of Songhai Empire. Focus on Sunni Ali and Askia Mohammed.

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Close Read/Annotate/EQ/Talk to Text: Thomas Jefferson: Teacher will close read two chunked sections dealing with Jefferson’s early life to rise in power. Students will be guided to annotate the passage and then answer the essential question. After teacher will show a quick video highlighting Thomas Jefferson.

Guided Practice (15 min.)

7^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS: Focus Notes: Teacher will go over the answers to the focus notes students were instructed to complete. Teacher will provide further explanation and examples.

8^th Grade-SDAIE: TPS/Republican Party: Teacher will go over the answer on how Jefferson’s view on human nature, government, economics and Great Britain and France influenced his Republican Party..

Independent Practice (30 min.)

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Focus Notes: Islam and Songhai: Students will read the section dealing with how Islam impacted Songhai. As they read they will complete Focus Notes in which they are given two essential questions to guide their reading and notes. Students will answer the Essential Question.

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Whisper/Focus Notes: Rublican Party: Students will be tasked to read about the origins of the Repbulican Party. They will read about the parties views on human nature, government, economy, and Britain v. France. Students will read and then provide Focus Notes that answers the question provide for each section. Question is used to guide students reading and understanding.

Homework.

EdPuzzle due by Friday at 5 p.m.

Closure (5 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.