S+Mahoney,+Keith


 * American History**

Office: President's Office, Merrill Hall Office Phone: (978) 551-3636 Office Hours:** MWF 3:00-5:00
 * Teacher: Keith Mahoney
 * E-mail:** keith.mahoney@maine.edu

E1 Historical Knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns Grade 9-Diploma**// "Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877" //**Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and World history including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals and institutions in the World.**// b. Analyze and critique major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences and people in the history of the United States and world and the implications for the present and future. ||
 * =Summary of Unit= ||
 * //**Maine Learning Results:**// **Social Studies** //**- E. History

•The impact of the State of Maine in the Civil War. •The end of the war extended beyond the Treaty of Appomattox. ||
 * || //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * •The causes of the Civil War go beyond slavery.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
•How did the State of Maine impact the outcome of the Civil War? •Why is Reconstruction important in signifying the end of the war? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •Why are the causes of the Civil War important?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Gettysburg, Appomattox, Bull Run •Sequence and Timelines: Timeline of the events leading to war, the war itself, and also Reconstruction •Terminology: Labels of both sides of the battles, weaponary, battle formations, the various government terms || •Explain the causes of the Civil War. •Judge the outcome of the war. •Apply critical thinking skills to the battles. •b. Analyze the Civil War and its themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States. •Consider the impact of the Civil War on the United States today. •Recognize the impact of the State of Maine in the Civil War. ||  ||
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to do:// **(S)** ||
 * •Important Events and People: Joshua Chamberlain, Robert E. Lee,
 * Insert Stage 2 Performance Task Overview ||

Assignments are required to be turned in on time, unless prior arrangements have been made in advance. You may have the opportunity to redo some assignments, if they are turned in on time and will be due one week after being returned to you. You must submit the original work, rubric, the revised work and a brief statement of the improvements you made to the assignment. All assigned work must be typed on a word processor using Times font, 12 points, unjustified and free of typographical, spelling and grammatical errors. Please keep a copy of all work submitted, until the final grade of the course has been determined. Academic honesty and integrity are important to the learning profession. The University of Maine Farmington (UMF) Code of Academic Integrity is enforced in this course and students are expected to educate themselves. Please take the time to review the code, which is included in the on-line catalogue at __https://ecampus.umf.mine.edu/common/acdintegrity.php__ If you have an identified learning disability and need special accommodations, please let me know immediately. ||
 * =Expectations= ||
 * Participation is a critical component of learning and you are expected to arrive to class on time and attend all classes. If an **emergency** arises, please notify me by phone or e-mail prior to the class.


 * =Benchmarks= ||
 * The following is a representation of the weight each aspect of this unit carries. Each piece will be graded using a 100 point system, and then weighed in to your final grade for the unit accordingly.

Digital Story on the causes of the Civil War
 * Digital Story (20%)**

Powerpoint on race relations and the effect of the Civil War upon them.
 * Powerpoint (10%)**

Blog set up for various tasks during the unit.
 * Blog (30%)**

Map of critical thinking skills exercise.
 * Map (5%)**

Webquest of the outcome of the Civil War
 * Webquest (25%)**

You are expected to be in class on time and participate. ||
 * Attendance & Participation (10%)**


 * =Grading Scale= ||
 * **A+** (96-100)
 * A** (93-95)
 * A-** (90-92)
 * B+** (87-89)
 * B** (83-86)
 * B-** (80-82)
 * C+** (77-79)
 * C** (73-76)
 * C-** (70-72)
 * D+** (67-69)
 * D** (63-66)
 * D-** (60-62)
 * F** (0-59) ||