American History Toolkit

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• Lawmakers or Lawbreakers? The Crosswhites and Community of Marshall, Michigan
  4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region.
  Description 4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region. 4 – G1.0.3 Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States. 4 – C5.0.3 Describe ways in which people can work together to promote the val­ues and principles of American democracy. 4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue.
• Famous Author Study #1: Langston Hughes
  SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS: 7 – H1.2.2 Read and comprehend a historical passage to identify basic factual knowledge and the literal meaning by indicating who was involved, what happened, where it happened, what events led to the development, and what consequences or outcomes followed.
  DescriptionSOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS: 7 – H1.2.2 Read and comprehend a historical passage to identify basic factual knowledge and the literal meaning by indicating who was involved, what happened, where it happened, what events led to the development, and what consequences or outcomes followed. 7 – H1.2.3 Identify the point of view (perspective of the author) and context when reading and discussing primary and secondary sources.LITERACY/ELA STANDARDS: RI.7.1: CITE several pieces of textual EVIDENCE to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.RI.7.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.RI.7.3: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.RI.7.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.RL.7.2: Determine a theme in a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.RL.7.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story interact.RL.4: Determine the meaning of words/phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative meaning; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem.RL.5.: Analyze how a poem's form or structure contributes to its meaning.

  CreatorRachel Rae Vogel

  PublisherMichigan Department of Education
• Big Moves: This is the Rope Read Aloud
  1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.
  Description1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life. 3-G4.0.2: Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).4-G2.0.2: Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.4-G4.0.1: Use a case study or story about migration within or to the United States to identify push and pull factors (why they left, why they came) that influenced the migration."

  PublisherMichigan Department of Education