1. Social Studies Unit for 4 th Grade Denise Lenihan

2. Significance  “Life in Virginia during the Reconstruction Era”  Reconstruction Era is critical to rebuilding a nation after what is arguably the worst war this nation has faced  Period of change and development  Led to freedoms, four million slaves set free  Rebuilding of cities, railroads, buildings, plantations, the economy  Democracy foundation (14 th and 15 th Amendments)

3. Lesson #1  “On the Map”  Map #1: shows the population of Slaves in Virginia, in 1860, to show the number of freed slaves after the Civil War  Map #2: Booker T. Washington’s home in Franklin County, VA  Students are to draw their own plantation maps, incorporate a key, and find the coordinates of Booker T. Washington’s home

4. Lesson #2  “The Banjo”  Image of a banjo is projected onto screen, students identify it and label the parts/see an old banjo artifact  Hand make their individual banjos using an old soap box and rubber bands/then they can play and practice together  Social impact of war on African Americans, they used music

5. Lesson #3  “Booker T. Washington”  Re-enactment of Booker T. Washington  Graphic organizer to fill out his leadership qualities and civic engagement about Civil Rights  Effects of the “Jim Crow” laws and Booker T’s response  My favorite lesson- Booker T. Washington was a true leader, students very engaged with the re-enactment, bring in ginger cakes!

7. Lesson #4  “Jim Crow Laws”  Excerpt from an old newspaper, caricature  Research on the effect of the “Jim Crow Laws”, using internet links, biographies of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Abraham Lincoln, W.E.B Du Bois, newspaper articles- Chronicle, USA Studies Weekly, text A History of Us; Reconstructing America

8. Assessments  3 multiple choice questions  Identify the principal cause of the Civil War  Specific form of art brought the newly freed slaves together  How Booker T. Washington responded to the prejudice and discrimination  Essay question  What were the “Jim Crow Laws”, 3 specific examples, 2 key leaders who fought against the laws

9. Challenges/Rewards  Challenges: finding primary sources and artifacts, figuring out what is most appropriate for this grade level, keeping a main focus (Reconstruction Era can be easily broadened)  Rewards: full lesson plans, sharing with my CT, knowing where to get sources/information, connecting class lessons/pedagogy with our own ideas, learning about an important time period of our country’s history

10. Closing  Relevance: SOL VUS. 7 Civil War and Reconstruction: 1860-1877 and SOL VUS. 8 Reshaping the Nation and the Emergence of Modern American: 1877 to 1930s  Perspective on our development, suffering, and new foundations  The nation and Virginia have grown because of it today  Wiki: http://dnlenihan.wmwikis.net/homehttp://dnlenihan.wmwikis.net/home