ESL Unit 1 Syllabus:

Transformation of the West

Ms. Friedlander & Ms. Meyers

Essential Questions:
Can you answer these?
Ø Why did different groups of people move west?
Ø How did moving west impact different groups of people?
Ø What policies did the U.S. government use over time with the Native Americans?
How did they change?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8/26 8/27 8/28 8/29 8/30
Introductions Views of the West Making of the West Experiences Vocab Quiz
Set up binders Finish map notes Map review
Info sheets Image analysis Map Additions America the Story of U.S. The People Already
New vocab Read p123 (workbook) Image Storytelling in the West
Map of U.S. Image Analysis
Due: vocabulary Due: vocabulary Due: vocabulary
pictures matching activity flashcards
9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6
The Hispanic SW N. Americans Review Unit 1 Test
Read p78 & 79 PPT background Games
Cause & Effect Read p87 ** cheat sheet **
No School
Statements Compare & Contrast

Due: vocabulary Due: vocabulary

pictures matching activity

Test date: Fri, 9/6

Cheat Sheet Info

You can use this paper DURING the test, but ONLY this paper. J
You can write ANYTHING from the unit on a sheet of paper – JUST THE FRONT!
It must be in your handwriting. You cannot share cheat sheets.
You CANNOT use your notes as a cheat sheet.
You will hand in your cheat sheet with your test.

Vocabulary Information on the Back

Vocabulary Unit 1
You will have weekly vocabulary homework.
Monday & Tuesday you learn the new words in class.
Due Wednesday are pictures for your new words from Monday & Tuesday.
Due Thursday is your matching activity of new words.
Due Friday are your flashcards of the new words. EVERY Friday is a vocabulary quiz.

Week 1 Vocab
1. Homestead Act 6. Vigilante
2. Homesteader 7. Boom Town
3. Exodusters 8. Miners
4. Open Range 9. Cowboys
5. Transcontinental Railroad

Week 2 Vocab

1. Hacienda 6. Treaty of Fort Laramie

2. Vaquero 7. Chief Joseph
3. Barrios 8. Assimilate
4. Las Gorras Blancas 9. Reservation
5. Battle of Little Big Horn 10. Dawes Act