Washington's Farewell Address/Rise of Gupta Empire

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages.

8.3.5: Know the significance of domestic resistance movements and ways in which the central government responded to such movements (e.g., Shays’ Rebellion, the Whiskey Rebel­lion).

8.4.1: Describe the country’s physical landscapes, political divisions, and territorial expan­ sion during the terms of the first four presidents.

8.4.2: Explain the policy significance of famous speeches (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Ad­ dress, Jefferson’s 1801 Inaugural Address, John Q. Adams’s Fourth of July 1821 Ad­ dress).

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Analyze Washington’s attitude toward the role of the federal government in the French Revolution and in his Farewell Address. (8th Grade).

2. Identify the positions of Federalists and Republicans in the election of 1800. (8th Grade)

3. Identify the Gupta Empire on a map and locate its key cities. (7th Grade)

4. Define what characteristics classify a historical time period as a “golden age.” (7th 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 (5 min.)

Daily Journal: Read today's passage of "This day in history" and identify the 5 W's by highlighting the passage and finally answering the Essential Question.

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Cloze Read: Washington's Farewell Address: Teacher will cloze read the four quotations taken from Washington's Farewell Address speech.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Close Read: Rise of the Gupta Empire: Teacher will Cloze Read the passage with the students.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Think Aloud: Washington's Farewell Address: Teacher will use think aloud to help students paraphrase what advice Washington is giving to the nation.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Annotate/Think Aloud: Rise of Gupta Empire: Teacher will use Think Aloud using the passage to guide students in annotating the passage.

Independent Practice (22 min.)

8^th Grade-SDAIE: Chunking/QW/Video Clips: Washington's Farewell Address: Students will read passages from Washington's speech and paraphrase Washington's advice to the nation. Video clips will be added to help students understand further and explanation will be provided.

8^th Grade-SDAIE: QW/Video Clips: Washington's Accomplishments: Students will reflect back on Washington's Presidency and explain how he set the bar far all future presidents.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Venn Diagram: Mauryan v Gupta Empire: Students will compare and contrast the Mauryan and Gupta Empire using the passage and write the findings on the Venn Diagram. Students will then answer their Essential Question.

7^th Grade-SDAIE: Map Visual: Golden Age: Student will identify the seven cities on a map that gave way to the Gutpa's Empire Golden Age. They will also explain what that would consists for each category.

Homework.

Finish what was not finished in class during class time if applicable for that day

Closure (4 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.