Scott Sheehan EDU 5170 Standards: A. Content Area- 1.

Consider different historians analyses of the same event or

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development in United States history to understand how different viewpoints and/or frames of reference influence historical interpretations. 2. Evaluate the validity and credibility of historical interpretations of important events or issues in New York State or United States history, revising these interpretations as new information is learned and other interpretations are developed. (Directly from NYS Standards) B. Technology- 1. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. a. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. 2. Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. Identify trends and forecast possibilities. (Directly from ISTE standards) Objectives: A. Content Area- Students will learn about the election of 1912 and the different historical perspectives on the election. Students will learn what ideologies were more in line with the American people at the time of the 1912 election. Students will develop their own political party and see if they can win the election of 1912! B. Technology-Students will learn to use a scholarly journal to read about the election of 1912. Students will develop their own party platform using an interactive web tool on

pbs.org. Students will navigate multiple sites to find a political cartoon that they find interesting on the election of 1912. Learning activity: A. Content Area- Students will find political cartoons about the election of 1912, break into small groups and discuss why they choose that cartoon. B. Technology- Students will navigate a scholarly search engine and navigate the web to find political cartoons Provide information: A. Content Area- Students will begin with a quick warm up on how to search for scholarly journals using Feinberg libraries scholarly online journals. Go to http://plattsburgh.edu/library/ and model going on to JSTOR. This has scholarly journal articles and students should be familiar with it. Have them search for articles about the election of 1912. Have them search terms like; bull-moose party, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Progressive Era, and any other terms that students can come up with. Ask them if there are any other terms that come to mind. Have each student pick an article they come across and read the first page or abstract of the article. After that have a few students share their findings with the whole group. Students then have to find a political cartoon from the election of 1912 from one of the following websites. Harpweek.com or granger.com. Have them navigate the websites to find political cartoons on the election of 1912 and pick which one they find most interesting and that tie to their article. They will then split into small groups of 3 or 4 and discuss why they choose the cartoon they did. After this discussion have students go onto

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/sfeature/sf_election.html and follow the step by step instructions on campaign during the 1912 election. Using prior knowledge and what they learned from the previous activities have the students in the small groups of 3-4 run a campaign and see if they can win!! Wrap up by having each team discuss the results of their campaign and assign homework. B. Technology- Students will be navigating websites and learning how to conduct research using key terms Methods of assessment: A. Content- Participation in classroom discussion is how I will assess students during this activity. The structure of the lesson by using group discussion and small group discussion is ideal for students of different learning and participation styles. B. Technology- Students will be observed to see if they are staying on task. Every time a student is off task or on a different website they will lose points.