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Spanish-American War: 5 Day Lesson Lesson PlanSpanish-American War: 5 Day Lesson Lesson Plan
Publisher
Historical Thinking Matters
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2008
Lesson Plan

Spanish-American War: 5 Day Lesson

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Nine historical documents, an interactive online notebook, and a fantastic opportunity for historical inquiry await your pupils in this 5-day lesson plan. Class members identify and discuss various causes for the Spanish-American War while building strong close reading and historical analysis skills.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the spanish-american war, historical analysis, guided inquiry, cuba, document analysis, historical documents, primary source analysis

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Check out the fantastic extension investigation opportunities for students to practice their analysis skills. Topics covered in these extensions include: the Scopes trial, social security, the Spanish-American War, and Rosa Parks

Classroom Considerations

  • In the left-hand menu, you will see options for a 1-day and 3-day lesson. We have reviewed each of these resources, which touch on similar analysis skills and also relate to the Spanish-American War

Pros

  • Fantastic supplemental materials, including a warm-up activity and inquiry worksheets
  • Publisher provides references to explain the worksheets that they have devised

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2

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