Activity Overview
Understanding history also means understanding the terminology around it. In this activity, students will display their understanding of key terms relating to Reconstruction. Students will create a frayer model that defines and illustrates new vocabulary. Students should be encouraged to choose terms they're unfamiliar with from a word bank.
For an extension activity, teachers can display just the visualization to their class or on a separate worksheet and have students guess which term it is. Students would be able to show off their creativity to their peers while being engaged in a challenging review activity to reinforce the main concepts from this unit.
Example Vocabulary for the Reconstruction Era
- Sharecrop
- Segregation
- Emancipation
- Secede
- Carpetbagger
- Black Codes
- Abolition
- Reconstruction
- Scalawag
- Freedman’s Bureau
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Demonstrate your understanding of key terms related to the Reconstruction Era by creating a visual vocabulary board.
- Choose four vocabulary words and type them in the title boxes.
- Define the term in your own words in the description box.
- Illustrate the meaning of the word in the cell using a combination of scenes, characters, and items.
- Alternatively, use Photos for Class to show the meaning of the words with the search bar.
- Save and exit when you're done.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | The definition is correct. | The definition is partially correct. | The definition is incorrect. |
| Visualizations | The storyboard cells clearly illustrate the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The storyboard cells relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words, but are difficult to understand. | The storyboard cells do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
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