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Once you have a compelling question discuss the Questions from the Mueller article

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Once you have a compelling question discuss the Questions from the Mueller article

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Then debate their question based on the questions provided by Mueller.
1. Does it promote digging deeper? (what makes you say this?)
2. Is it debatable? (What are some of the different perspectives or sides)
3. Do I want to answer it? (what specifically interests you about the question?)
4. Would students care about it? (What part of the question do you think students would be interested in? Or what makes it more relevant to students?)
5. Is it too academic?
6. Does is it lead to more questions? (What are other questions?)

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Create a compelling question to guide a unit on Reconstruction

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Create a compelling question to guide a unit on Reconstruction

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Remember compelling questions are rigorous and relevant

You can work on a draft on Google Doc in the Week 5 Folder

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Supporting Questions:

1. How ????

2. Why ????

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Remember supporting questions build out the compelling question by organizing and sequencing the main ideas.

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Our compelling question: ?????????

1. It helps dig deeper by...

(and so forth)

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Here is a brief textbook account of reconstruction

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The turbulent period following the Civil War saw an effort to rebuild the shattered nation. Three Amendments to the Constitution were passed, the 13th, abolishing slavery, the 14th, prohibiting states from depriving any male citizen of equal protection under the law, and the 15th, granting former male slaves the right to vote

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Primary documents introduced last week.

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1. How did the black codes play into continued racism after the 15th amendment?
2. Why wasn't the KKK abolished immediately following its establishment?
3. How did Andrew Johnson's relaxed discipline on the South change how African Americans were treated later?

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Was the failure of reconstruction inevitable or was it the result of actions taken or not taken?

1 This has students dive deeper into events at the time, the institutions put in place or demolished, and allows for student critical thinking and interpretation.
2. This is an either or, and has room for discussion
3. This is societal and structural, it provides interest on an overarching scale.ir also promotes what if thinking, which can be interesting.
4. It let's students pick a side and defend and argument, which motivates people.
5. No, its not too academic
6. It leads to more questions.

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In the span of less than five years, three major amendments were added to the constitution - all to support the rights of African Americans. Why was it so difficult for these amendments to be enforced, especially in southern states?

1. It promotes digging deeper by making the student think about the difficulties African Americans faced even after the war.

2. It's debatable because it didn't happen everywhere, and some people could assume that law enforcement wouldn't hold bias against laws.

3. I want to answer it because the significance of the three amendments, and it is also important to understand the struggle of former slaves even decades after the end of the civil war.

4. Students should care about it because racism is very much alive today, and it all stems from the Civil War

5. It is not too academic, I think it allows them to think critically without leaving the document given to them.

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Should the Reconstruction era be considered a success or a failure?

1) It promotes digging deeper because it makes students analyze the changes that this era brought about.

2) Because it is open-ended, students can consider multiple perspectives when thinking about how Reconstruction effected American society.

3) Students would be motivated to answer the question in their own way through evidence they would find to back their answer.

4) The period of Reconstruction was a time where the United States were going through a major societal and political changes. Legislations made during the Reconstruction period are still relevant and used today, such as the amendments. Additionally, the social consequences of reconstruction can be felt today as well.

5) The question is simple and easy to read, so it is not too academic.

6) The question is open-ended and will prompt more questions to help students reach their own answer.

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1. What where institutions put in place or removed during reconstruction, and how did those interact with each other and society as a whole?

2. What were the varying perspectives of people at the time, and how did those perspectives influence America during reconstruction?

3. What were the motivations behind Andrew Johnson's presidency, and how did his actions influence America in the short and long term?

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Do you think Andrew Johnson should've been convicted?

1.  It promotes digging deeper because they have to go through different scenarios of who would taker after him and stuff that he did while in office after the impeachment.
2. It is debatable because people could say he should be convicted or not be convicted.
3. It interests us because it brings up what could've been an alternative history or a what-if scenario in history.
4. Students would care about it because if it went the other way it could change history and change the outcome we know of today.
5. It's not too academic as long as you don't make it, you can do as much research as you want or think is necessary
6. It leads to more questions and you can take it in multiply different directions.

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How did de facto slavery persist post-Civil War into Reconstruction?
1. It promotes digging deeper due to it causes one to pull out examples and analyze multiple aspects of society throughout Reconstruction.
2. It is debatable due to there remaining the possibility for people to still have differing opinions on what informal slavery would look like.
3. Yes, due it allowing for people to see the different ways to people reacting to a huge change in society.
4. Students would care about it because what occurred during this period still affects society, and the Black community specifically, today.
5. It is not too academic in that it is not too formal and promotes interests, which bringing in the social aspect of a hardline period in time.
6. Yes, due to Reconstruction having lingering effects on other minority groups, sparking interest in the interpretation of laws from that period. (How did Reconstruction leave room for the continued oppression of Blacks?)

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Do you think Andrew Johnson should have been impeached?

1. Who would've taken over after Andrew Johnson and how could he have been better or worse?

2. What lead to Andrew Johnson being impeached?

3. What was the long-term effect of reconstruction and would have convicting Andrew Jonhson make it better or worse?

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1. What political changes came about for African Americans during the Reconstruction era? What stayed the same?

2. How did social attitude towards the African American community amongst these political changes differ from the North to the South?

3. Why did the resentment from the South to the North continue after the Civil War ended? From the North to the South?

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1) How did the South find ways around newly implemented laws post Civil War?

2) Were the three "Reconstruction Amendments" effective?

3) What obstacles did the government face while enforcing the new standards and rights throughout society?