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The Removal of the Cherokee Indians
A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 , American Indian Studies and United States History
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grades 9–12
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.04: Acknowledge ownership of ideas.
- Objective 1.05: Identify elements of composition.
- Objective 1.09: Recognize that ideas are produced in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
- Objective 1.11: Explore primary and secondary sources.
- Goal 5: The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.
- Objective 5.03: Describe, support an opinion, and/or persuade an audience using a variety of media formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
Social Studies (2003)
Grades 11–12 — American Indian Studies
- Goal 2: The learner will analyze the historical developments that characterize Native American life in the period prior to the Civil War.
- Objective 2.04: Assess the impact of the major events of the period including, but not limited to, the Iroquois Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace; the removal of American Indians from the East; and the participation of American Indians in the Civil War.
Grades 11–12 — United States History
- Goal 2: Expansion and Reform (1801-1850) - The learner will assess the competing forces of expansionism, nationalism, and sectionalism.
- Objective 2.01: Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to the Union.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Information Skills (2000)
Grades 9–12
- Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
- Objective 1.04: Acknowledge ownership of ideas.
- Objective 1.05: Identify elements of composition.
- Objective 1.09: Recognize that ideas are produced in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
- Objective 1.11: Explore primary and secondary sources.
- Goal 5: The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.
- Objective 5.03: Describe, support an opinion, and/or persuade an audience using a variety of media formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
Social Studies (2003)
Grades 11–12 — American Indian Studies
- Goal 2: The learner will analyze the historical developments that characterize Native American life in the period prior to the Civil War.
- Objective 2.04: Assess the impact of the major events of the period including, but not limited to, the Iroquois Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace; the removal of American Indians from the East; and the participation of American Indians in the Civil War.
Grades 11–12 — United States History
- Goal 2: Expansion and Reform (1801-1850) - The learner will assess the competing forces of expansionism, nationalism, and sectionalism.
- Objective 2.01: Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to the Union.