SOL+3+Reconstruction

= Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877 = USII.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of Reconstruction on American life by a) analyzing the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; b) describing the impact of Reconstruction policies on the South and North; c) describing the legacies of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass.

Narrative of Lesson: 21st Century Skill: Communication and Collaboration

Technology used: Google Wave, Wikispace*

Lesson Outline: Students will be broken up into 8 groups.  -Impact of the 13th Amendment -Impact of the 14th Amendment -Impact of the 15th Amendment -Impact of the Reconstruction policies on the North -Impact of the Reconstruction policies on the South -Describe the legacy of Abraham Lincoln -Describe the legacy of Robert E. Lee -Describe the legacy of Frederick Douglass Each group will use Google Wave to collaboratively create a presentation using pictures, videos, and other items found on the internet. The final presentation will be placed into a Wikispace for all students to view. After all presentations, classmates will need to leave a comment on the seven other wikispaces.


 * Since Google Wave has not been released yet it is hard to tell what all the abilities are of the program. A wikispace may not be needed depending on the capabilities of Google Wave.

http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html