This ‘Reconstruction: Historical Snapshot‘ covers important, post-Civil War content in an 11-page workbook. Topics include the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, Jim Crow Laws, Sharecropping, Radical Republicans, Black Codes, the KKK, Tulsa Massacre, NAACP, and more! It is student-centered and focuses on reading comprehension and literacy development.
No prep-work is needed; great to use for whole-class read alouds, with reading groups, or during independent work centers. The workbook is also Google 1:1 compatible and includes these reading skill-building activities: Summarize, Main Idea, Cause & Effect, Draw a Conclusion, and Guided Notes-Taking.
INCLUDED:
– Vocabulary List
– Annotations Directions
– MAIN TOPICS:
- 1. A Summary of the American Civil War (Causes, Results)
- 2. Reunifying and Healing the Nation (Casualty numbers, Lincoln’s Plan, Military Zones, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments)
- 3. Efforts to help Formerly Enslaved People (Freedmen’s Bureau, 40 Acres and a Mule)
- 4. Limiting Freedoms and Rights (Sharecropping, Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws, Compromise of 1877)
- 5. The Effects of Reconstruction (Plessy v. Ferguson, KKK, Great Migration, Tulsa Massacre, Ida B. Wells, NAACP, Harlem Renaissance)
– Informational Reading Passages with Guided Notes
– Reading Skills activities
– End of Lesson Assessment
– Answer Keys
– Google 1:1 Compatible
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