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ANDREW JACKSON'S LEGACY
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ANDREW JACKSON'S LEGACY

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Grade Level Grade 11
Resource Type Lesson Plan, Presentation
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW SHOULD ANDREW JACKSON BE REMEMBERED?

Objectives:  SWBAT analyze, evaluate and synthesize excerpted primary and secondary source text on the topic of achievements and contributions of Andrew Jackson to the formation of the American Republic with emphasis on building evidence-based reasoning skills necessary AP American History.

Citations:

Kilmeade, Brian and Yager, Don (2017) Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans – The Battle That Shaped America’s Destiny.  USA:  Sentinel:  Penguin Group (Pgs. 207-232)

*Additional citations for primaries, videos, power points, etc. included within lesson plan

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2.5
1 Reviews
Emanoverall99
May 13, 2020
Could not find the pre-lesson reading for homework. Everything else was really good.
Boone Upky
December 04, 2019
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