Grade 5 Unit 2: The Northeast and Southeast Regions of the U.S.

9 Weeks of Instruction ​

Essential Questions

● What are different parts of the Northeast like? ● How do people live in the Northeast? ● What factors have shaped the culture of the Southeast? ● How has geography helped shape daily life in the Southeast? Learning/I Can Statements

● I can examine ways a diverse labor force affected economies in early ● I can research the development of the colonies by generating America . compelling and supporting questions ● I can examine the three branches of federal and state government to guide inquiry (e.g., Why did people settle where they did? How did including checks and balances and life seem better in the colonies than in England? Was life better in separation of powers. some colonies than in others? ● I can explain origins, functions, and structure of different systems of How were patterns of settlement influenced by beliefs, economics, government, including those and geography?) created by the Arkansas and U.S Constitutions. ● I can analyze the Revolutionary movement from multiple ● I can examine actions of individuals and groups that illustrate civic perspectives using primary and secondary virtues at the local, state, and national level. sources (e.g., loyalists, patriots, Native Americans, slaves. ● I can explain relationships between physical and human ● I can analyze causes and ideas leading to the American Revolution characteristics and changes over time using a (e.g., French and Indian War, variety of geographic representations. Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Tea Party, independence, ● I can interpret the spatial characteristics and patterns of human representation, liberty). settlement. ● I can examine the significance of the drafting and signing of the ● I can analyze cooperation within communities during and after Declaration of Independence (e.g., natural and human-made disasters key political concepts, Olive Branch Petition, origin of concepts, role (e.g., disease, famine, weather phenomena, war). and impact of severing ties with Great Britian). ● I can evaluate short- and long-term effects of European exploration ● I can analyze the significance of various battles and military leaders and settlement in the Americas during the American Revolution. and Arkansas from multiple perspectives (e.g., Roanoke, Jamestown, ● I can analyze the process of creating a single country from a loose disease, conflict) . association of states (e.g., weakness of the Articles of ● I can evaluate the economic and cultural effects of indentured Confederation, currency, State vs. Federal control, military). servitude and slavery in the New ● I can examine short- and long-term effects of the drafting and signing England, middle, and southern colonies from multiple perspectives. of the U.S. Constitution.

Learning/Knowledge-Students will know how to: Social Studies ● Categorize key elements of the economy, geography, government, history, and people of the Northeast. ● Use a map of the region to trace the route of a tour through the Northeast. ● Identify the advantages and disadvantages of democracy, mass production, and laws. ● Analyze working conditions in the textile mills of Lowell, . ● Simulate the population density of the Northeast and compare it with that of other regions of the . ● Evaluate the effect of population density on the lives of urban- and rural-dwelling northeasterners. ● Describe the relationship between inventions and changes in life. ● Apply map skills to locate nine important places in the Southeast. ● Use a map of the region to trace the route of a tour through the Southeast. ● Describe the major physical and human features of the Southeast. ● Identify the difficulties that early colonists faced in Jamestown, ; some different southeastern musical traditions; and the ways in which life in America has changed since the civil rights movement. ● Hypothesize the impact of geographic location on art. ● Interpret geographic information from special-purpose maps and images of the Southeast. ● Hypothesize the effects of geography and read to confirm or correct. ● Report on the effects of Hurricane Andrew on Florida. ● Apply what has been learned by identifying the effects of geography in their own community.

Language Arts ● Gather information from an audio tour. (listening) ● Synthesize information into letter form. (writing) ● Conduct an interview. (speaking and listening) ● Synthesize information from the reading into creative writing. (writing) ● Summarize ideas as written hypotheses. (writing) Learning/Understandings

● Complete a geography challenge using map skills. ● Learn about some inventors and inventions that helped ● Build arguments for which city in their state is the most make the modern city possible. important. ● Read and record notes about how life in the Northeast ● Analyze an image of the United States at night. differs from life in a small town. ● Find population data to create a population density map ● Engage in interactive experiences and learn key concepts of their state. and facts about the region. ● Write a persuasive letter about which landmark in their ● Create illustrations that show how geography affects life state is the most important. in their own community. ● Explore how geography affects people’s choices. ● Look at maps and answer questions about climate, elevation, natural resources, and bodies of water. ● Create a flyer to educate their classmates about a resource in their own state. Social Studies Standards ● C.1.5.2. Examine the three branches of federal and state government including checks and balances and separation of powers ● C.1.5.3. Explain origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the Arkansas and U.S Constitutions ● C.2.5.4. Examine actions of individuals and groups that illustrate civic virtues at the local, state, and national level ● G.8.5.2. Explain relationships between physical and human characteristics and changes over time using a variety of geographic representations ● G.10.5. Spatial Patterns and Movement - Students will interpret the spatial characteristics and patterns of human settlement. ● G.11.5.2. Analyze cooperation within communities during and after natural and human-made disasters (e.g., disease, famine, weather phenomena, war) ● H.12.5.4. Evaluate short- and long-term effects of European exploration and settlement in the Americas and Arkansas from multiple perspectives (e.g., Roanoke, Jamestown, disease, conflict) ● H.12.5.5. Compare the social, economic, political, and geographic development of the , middle, and southern colonies from multiple perspectives using a variety of sources (e.g., Native Americans, Africans, colonists, indentured servants, colonial leaders, Europeans, farmers, merchants) ● H.12.5.6. Evaluate the economic and cultural effects of indentured servitude and slavery in the New England, middle, and southern colonies from multiple perspectives ● H.12.5.7. Research the development of the colonies by generating compelling and supporting questions to guide inquiry (e.g., Why did people settle where they did? How did they solve problems? Was life better in the colonies than in England? Was life better in some colonies than others? How were patterns of settlement influenced by beliefs, economics, and geography?) ● H.12.5.8. Analyze the Revolutionary movement from multiple perspectives using primary and secondary sources (e.g., loyalists, patriots, Native Americans, slaves ● H.12.5.9. Analyze causes and ideas leading to the American Revolution (e.g., French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, independence, representation, liberty) ● H.12.5.11. Examine the significance of the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence (e.g., key political concepts, Olive Branch Petition, origin of concepts, role and impact of severing ties with Great Britain) ● H.12.5.12. Analyze the significance of various battles and military leaders during the American Revolution ● H.12.5.13. Analyze the process of creating a single country from a loose association of states (e.g., ● weakness of the Articles of Confederation, currency, State vs. Federal control, military) ● H.12.5.14. Examine short- and long-term effects of the drafting and signing of the U.S. Constitution ● E.5.5.1. Examine ways a diverse labor force affected economies in early America

Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks: Formal Assessments:

Reading and Writing Responses Map Skill Test Discussion with learning teams and class Quizzes Learning Games Test - multiple choice, vocabulary, written response Research Projects Writing Prompts Presentation to Class Completion of Interactive Notebooks

Learning Activities ● Groups of students sit on a “train” and listen to a tour guide while they view images of places in the Northeast. Through interactive experiences, students learn key concepts and facts about the Northeast. ● Students will build arguments for which city in their state is the most important. ● Students discover why Lowell, Massachusetts, was important to the economy of the Northeast and what life was like for factory workers there. Students conclude by writing a letter describing what they have seen on their tour. ● Students will draw and write a postcard about one of the stops on the tour of the Northeast. ● Students use their bodies and desks to simulate the population densities of the Northeast and several comparative locales. As they physically create the population density for each locale, they respond to a series of questions about how population density might affect people’s lives. Students read and record notes about how life in the Northeast megalopolis differs from life in a small town. ● Students will find population data to create a population density map of their state. ● Students learn about some inventors and inventions that helped make the modern city possible. ● Students create comics about life in the Northeast. ● A Geography Challenge introduces students to the region. ● Students listen to a tour guide and view images depicting life in the Southeast. At three of the tour sites, students engage in interactive experiences and learn key concepts and facts about the region. Finally, students write a letter about their excursions in the Southeast. ● Students meet the quilters of Gee’s Bend and view some extraordinary quilts. ● Students draw and write a postcard about one of the stops on the tour of the Southeast. ● Students explore how geography affects people’s choices. ● Students look at maps and answer questions about climate, elevation, natural resources, and bodies of water. Students then hypothesize and read about the effects of geography on life in the Southeast. ● Students create a flyer to educate their classmates about a resource in their own state. ● Students explore the effects of Hurricane Andrew on Florida. ● Students create illustrations that show how geography affects life in their own community.

Differentiation ● The unit includes presentation of material through multiple modalities, such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic to address the unique learning styles of all students. ● The unit includes choice in presentation methods for students according to learning styles and abilities. ● The unit includes enrichment choices for students with advanced interest and abilities. ● Assignments and assessments are modified, if necessary, to address the needs of at risk learners. ● All work is coordinated with Resource and G.T. Teachers as needed. ● Specific directions are given for each section in the unit in teacher lesson plans.

Subject Integration Language Arts ​ ​ ● Reading Informational Text ● Writing Prompts ● Research ● Presentations with visual and technology support ● Writing to Learn ● Writing to Show Learning ● Speaking and Listening

Instructional Strategies ● Response Groups ● Social Studies Skill Builders ● Writing for Understanding ● Experimental Exercise

Resources ● http://www.nps.gov/lowe/photosmultimedia/making_textiles.htm ​ ● http://www.eriecanal.org/ ● http://www.columbiaelevator.com/main/elevator-history/ ​ ● https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/TheBigDig.aspx ​ ● http://www.nycsubway.org/ ​ ● http://www.census.gov/schools/facts/ ​ ● http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ ​ ● http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html ​ ● http://www.auburn.edu/academic/other/geesbend/explore/catalog/slideshow/index.htm ​ ● http://www.nps.gov/ever/ ● http://www.virginiaplaces.org/regions/fallshape.html ​ ● http://www.sptimes.com/2002/webspecials02/andrew/ ​ ● http://www.nps.gov/grsm/" ​ ● The Fury of Hurricane Andrew by Karen Bush J. Rooker, Manatee by Jan Haley ​ ​ ​ ● Metrozoo by Sherrie Avery (: Rosen, 2003) ​ ● National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Parks (series) by John Hamilton (Edina, Minnesota: Abdo, 2005) ​ ● J. Rooker, Manatee by Jan Haley ​ ● Hurricane Katrina Strikes the Gulf Coast by Mara Miller ​ ● The Long Gone Lonesome History of Country Music by Bret Bertholf ​ ● 1607: A New Look at Jamestown by Karen Lange (Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2007) ​ ● Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh ​ ● Apple from A to Z by Laura Krauss Melmed and Frané Lessac ​ ● (series) by various authors ​ ● The Erie Canal: A Primary Source History of the Canal That Changed America by Janey Levy ​ ● Empire State Building: When New York Reached for the Skies by Elizabeth Mann. ​ ● A Full Hand by Thomas F. Yezerski ​ ● Grand Central Terminal: Gateway to by Ed Stanley ​ ● Those Building Men by Angela Johnson. Illustrations by Barry Moser. ​