Moving West

AUTHOR: Matt Guthrie

HISTORICAL TOPIC/ERA: Manifest Destiny and Nevada Statehood

GRADE LEVEL(S): 7th

TIME REQUIRED: One Week (Five 55 minute class periods)

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:

Throughout the nineteenth century, immigration dominated Nevada, affecting its development and society. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 was one of the richest gold and silver strikes in the West and led to Nevada's statehood in 1864. In this lesson, students will be able to explore describe the contributions of settlers of Nevada and the West.

NEVADA STANDARDS:

6.8.17

Describe Manifest Destiny and the expansion of the United States, including:

¨ Lewis and Clark and

the Louisiana

Purchase

¨ Trail of Tears

¨ the Battle of the

Alamo

¨ Treaty of

Guadalupe-

Hidalgo

¨ Oregon and

California Trails

¨ Spanish Trail, Santa

Fe Trail, Central

Overland Trail,

Mormon Trail

¨ Donner Party

¨ California Gold

Rush

6.8.18

Describe the contributions of the explorers and settlers in

preterritorial Nevada and their influences on the future,

including:

¨ Kit Carson

¨ John C. Fremont

¨ James Beckwourth

¨ Peter Skene Ogden

¨ Joseph Walker

¨ Jedediah Smith

6.8.19

Describe the Mormon influence on the political and economic development of preterritorial Nevada.

STUDENT LEARNING GOALS/OBJECTIVES:

Students will familiarize themselves with Power Point

Students will learn Nevada history from 1840 – 1880 and teach it to their peers

MATERIALS/SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS:

· Computer Lab

· Power Point

· Access to www.onlinenevada.org

ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES:

1. Teacher will model the Power Point activity by showing “Mafia in Vegas” Power Point

2. Hand out rubric for student Power Points

3. Divide class into pairs

4. Assign each pair a topic (See standards for topics)

5. Instruct students on how to find information on their topic using www.onlinenevada.org

6. Help students develop their Power Points

7. Let students present their Power Points to rest of class

ASSESSMENT:

Students will give an oral Power Point presentation on their subject. Grades will be assigned according to rubric and guidelines below.

Power Point Assignment

Your power point needs to have 5-7 slides with at least 3-5 bullet points on each slide. You need to have at least 3 pictures in your presentation as well. The oral presentation needs to be between 5-7 minutes long.

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Use of Graphics	All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.	A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation.	All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.	Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation.
Spelling and Grammar	Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings.	Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Sequencing of Information	Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next card.	Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One card or item of information seems out of place.	Some information is logically sequenced. An occassional card or item of information seems out of place.	There is no clear plan for the organization of information.
Originality	Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way.	Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way.	Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 cards.	Presentation is a rehash of other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.