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Unit 2: Post-Revolution: The Critical Period 1781-1878 Unit PlanUnit 2: Post-Revolution: The Critical Period 1781-1878 Unit Plan
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Unit 2: Post-Revolution: The Critical Period 1781-1878

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This Unit 2: Post-Revolution: The Critical Period 1781-1878 unit plan also includes:
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The post-Revolutionary Period of 1781-1787, also known as the Critical Period, is the focus of a series of lessons that prompt class members to examine primary source documents that reveal the instability of the period of the Articles of Confederation.

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Concepts

the american revolution, the civil rights movement

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • The units are designed to complement a study of the American Revolution; use Unit I as an introduction and Unit 2 unit as a closure for your unit

Classroom Considerations

  • The second in a series of modules focusing on the American Revolution and designed as examples of Common Core-aligned units of instruction

Pros

  • The nine-lesson unit packet includes an overview of the approach, scripted plans, vocabulary, a model argument, the argumentative essay writing prompt, links to all required materials, and an appendix

Cons

  • Instructors are expected to provide their own rubric for the writing prompt

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.9 WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.2.a WHST.9-10.5 WHST.9-10.9

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