<p> RECONSTRUCTION IN TEXAS</p><p>The students will be able to develop a plan of Reconstruction for the South and predict how the implementation of that plan could affect American society in the 20th century.</p><p>This lesson should be done as an introduction to Reconstruction.</p><p>Grade: 7th</p><p>Subject: Texas History</p><p>Timeline: 1 class period for the initial plan, but the plans can be referred to throughout the entire study of the Reconstruction period.</p><p>Submitted by: Rebecca Smith 7th Grade Texas History History Dept. Chairperson & 7th/8th Grade History Teacher</p><p>Materials needed: Student groups of 4-5 people, a large piece of butcher paper per group (on which students can write and display their plan), a copy of student directions (can be one per student or one per group).</p><p>Procedure: Divide the class into groups of 4-5 people. Give each group a minimum of one copy of the student directions and a large sheet of butcher paper (at least poster size).</p><p>Allow students the time to brainstorm on their reconstruction plan following the directions on the “student direction” sheet. As a group the students will develop a plan of reconstruction and evaluate its impact on the 20th century. Groups will then present their plan to the class. </p><p>Timeline: 1 class periods for the initial plan, but the student plans can be referred to throughout the entire study of the Reconstruction period.</p><p>EVALUATION: Use the Rubric included on the student instruction sheet.</p><p>CONTINUATION OF THIS ACTIVITY: AFTER ALL PLANS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED: The class will discuss the pro’s and con’s of the different plans and come up with ONE plan for the class.</p><p>POST EACH CLASS PLAN – Compare the class plan to that of the Presidential Reconstruction Plan and Military Reconstruction Plan. Evaluate the effectiveness of the class plan as you study the other two plans. TEKS: 7.5B; 7.6A; 7.22A, B, D; 7.23A, B</p><p>Suggested Readings: Handbook of Texas: Reconstruction, African Americans, Fifth Military District, Late Nineteenth Century Texas, Carpetbaggers, Black Codes, Freedmen’s Bureau, Segregation, Ku Klux Klan, Constitutional Convention of 1875, Constitution of 1876.</p>