PBL+Reconstruction

** Reconstruction **
 * Point of View - PBL **
 * TOTAL POINTS: 45 Points **

After the Civil War came the period of Reconstruction - a time of rebuilding the Union. Reconstruction meant different things to different people. Therefore we will try to determine what needed to be reconstructed (according to different groups) and then determine whose view of Reconstruction "won".
 * 1) We will learn about the role of perception in history. How we "perceive" things always affects how we interpret events. We will do this through PowerPoint and a clicker-response session.
 * 2) We will begin our study of Reconstruction by asking "What Needs to be Reconstructed". We will use the clickers to answer this question.
 * 3) We will look at the amazing picture "Reconstruction", published in Harper's Weekly in 1867. We will then combine the idea of perception and reconstruction in another clicker-response session.
 * 4) We will compare and contrast two documents - one a letter from [[file:rsj_reconletter.pdf|Jourdan Anderson]] and the other a transcript of an interview with [[file:uspbl_reconstruction_carter.pdf|Robert Carter]]. You will answer the three questions below on a separate sheet of paper.
 * (1) How are their (Anderson and Carter) perceptions of Reconstruction different?
 * (2) Are there any similarities between Anderson and Carter?
 * (3) Which two facts (additional facts) on the Robert Carter handout might make you question the reliability of his account.
 * 1) **Total of 8 points for these 3 questions.**
 * We will review these documents and your answers during a clicker-review session.
 * 1) We will complete "[[file:uspbl_definerecon.pdf|Defining Reconstruction]]" activity. Read the instructions carefully. Each of you must read each of the 11 documents. Once you are done reading all eleven (and answering the two questions required for each document), you will write a short paragraph on the following question. Completing the 11 documents and questions will be worth **22 points**.
 * Whose vision of Reconstruction do you think was realized in the United States? Why? State which documents you are using to support your answer. This paragraph (and citation of supporting documents) will be worth **10 points**.


 * 1) We will end our discussion of Reconstruction by watching three video clips. After watching each clip, add a footnote to your paragraph. Did the video clip support your idea of whose vision of Reconstruction was realized. Write a short response answer was correct (please explain why you think it was correct or incorrect). **10 Points**
 * Ulysses S. Grant - Reconstruction 1870-1877
 * Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
 * Emmett Till Video

**For this PBL you will not complete a Wiki. All work must be submitted on paper.**