Introduction ot Western Expansion

Journal - What does the "Wild West' or the 'Old West' mean to you?

Geography- Map Activity

TFK magazine

Define frontier

Activity: half the class will ranchers and the other half will be miners- research the role they played in the west

TFK Activity

Students will pair up to tell each other about their role they researched yesterday.

Transcontinental Railroad (RR)- background

Listen to RR song

RR song project presented- due Monday 10/26

Video Clip on RR

RR Song Project

Effects of the RR

RR Song Project

Presentations of RR songs and lyrics poster

Discussion of Time Zones- map given for notes

Discussion of 'Clash of Cultures' and treaties

Indian Wars and Buffalo Soldiers

Make a story map of conflicts/massacres: Battleof Big HOrn, Sand Creek, Battle of Wounded Knee

"Buffalo Soldier" song

Video clips on last Indian conflicts

Work on Story Maps

Collect Story Maps

Video on Indian massacres

White Settlers in the West: Reading in text-pp. 600-602

Homestead Poster Project

Halloween Economic Lesson on supply and demand

If time allows, read play, 'I Will Fight no More"

Work on Homestead Poster

Diversity in Western Expansion:

-define diversity

-Working in groups to complete activities to summarize the roles of many different people in the West in the late 1800's

***Test moved to tomorrow due to so many students being ill

Read play

Review for test

Lesson on 'Quality'

Introduction to Big Business

   -paperclip activity

   -discuss patents

   -define vocabulary