COURSE FIVE: 1850-1900

Clash of Cultures

Slavery, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, native leaders as America changes dramatically.

Appropriate Reading level: Grade 6+ ESL High Intermediate +
Expected Outcomes:

• Students will use the Talking Circle tradition to effectively communicate their ideas on a variety of topics with their fellow students. (See p. 27 Those Who Were Here Before)
• Students will keep journals to record their (a) responses to reading selections (b) answers to practice exercises (c) list of new words + synonyms and antonyms
• Students will read excerpts from significant literary selections from the 19th century (Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Red Badge of Courage, Gettysburg Address, O Captain, My Captain) then discuss and write about why each selection had an impact on society at the time.
• Students will interpret art work from the late 19th century that depict the cultural clashes that dominated U.S. history at the time: Order Number 11, Prisoners from the Front, Near Andersonville, Lincoln illustrations, Currier & Ives railroad, Photo/Painting of Green River, pictograph, and photographs.
• Students will research a famous person who lived from 1850-1900, compile information into a report and present the report to classmates.