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Mr. Saindon
United States History
Monday, March 10
to
Friday, March 14

Past DUE: Unit 5, Lesson 15: Manifest Destiny

All Questions in Mr. Saindon’s video: Manifest Destiny

All Questions in Mr. Saindon’s Video: Florida

These Videos can be Found on this Website

This Week

Due Tuesday: Scripts: “Moving West”

Due Wednesday: Dress Rehearsal: props/costumes/completed scripts

Due Tursday and Friday: Live Performance before the class

Those students in other classes / at home / or in an alternative setting: DUE this WEEK: 1. Past HW; 2. Interactive Notebook Lessons 15-17(text book in Clever).

Students will be divided up into groups each group will need to present to the class at the end of the week. Directions and resources can be found on my Website.

They will be given an INDIVIDUAL grade and a “team effort” grade.

Link to directions and resources: Life in the West

California History Social Science Standards Addressed:

8.8: Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.

8.8.2: Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny and the territorial acquisitions that spanned numerous decades.

Learning objectives:

Students will consider multiple sources to compare what life was like for various types of pioneers moving west