EDCI 3332 Mini-Unit Project:

Choose TEKS and Write Learning Objectives

Select TEKS (from math, science, or social studies). Any grade 1-5, but all TEKS are on the same grade level. Write them here:

5th grade; History 4(C): identify significant events and concepts associated with U.S. territorial expansion, including the Louisiana Purchase, the expedition of Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny;

Your mini-unit needs a title. Imagine that this title will be communicated to students, to parents, and to administrators. It is something that you can write on the board in your classroom and put in a weekly letter home to parents. So, it needs to concise and precise. Write it here:

“Westward Expansion”

Write your learning objectives. You need both high- and low-level learning objectives. You need enough objectives to cover the full depth and breadth of your unit. For our class purposes, you need at least 4 objectives (at least two of the objectives must be high level). Write them here:

Identify basic facts about westward expansion (low-level)
Identify the sequence of events that expanded the US across the continent (low-level)
Analyze the physical conditions and hardships settlers went through while on the Oregon Trail (high-level)
Evaluate the destructive impact that westward expansion of the U.S. had on native Americans across the continent (high-level).
Analyze the impact that the Lewis and Clark Expedition had on the exploration and settlement of North America (high-level).