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These three lessons are part of a culminating project in 8th grade American History in which students develop a territory of the United States into statehood. Throughout the process, students are dissecting the concepts and events of the Westward Expansion era, including: Louisiana Purchase, Trail of Tears, commercial agriculture, Mexican-American War, and Manifest Destiny. Students are being led by the driving question: how can we turn our territory into a state using American History as our guide? The culminating performance task involves assessment by the teacher as well as feedback from 6th and 7th graders in the building. Students will complete a self assessment after their presentations.

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Students will present their developed territories to their teacher and sixth and seventh graders from their school. This is the rubric students will use to evaluate.

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Students will present their developed territories to their teacher and sixth and seventh graders from their school. This is the rubric the teacher will use to evaluate.