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The Teacher Tech resource for Louisiana: Our History, Our Home was designed to connect teachers with all the features and materials of our instructional program developed specifically for teachers of state history in Louisiana.

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1 - Louisiana's Geography p.2

Section 1 - Location p.5
Section 2 - Natural Regions p.9
Section 3 - Waterways p.19
Section 4 - Climate p.25
Section 5 - People and the Environment p.33

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 1 Back

* For best results, download the PDF to your device and open in Adobe Reader.

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 1:
World Map pg 1
World Map pg 2
Southern U.S. Map
Section 2:
Land Regions Map
Parish Map
Highway Map
Section 3:
Waterways Map
Parish Map
Highway Map
Section 5:
Vanishing Habitat Chart

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps
1: Louisiana Natural Regions
2: Louisiana Natural Regions and Parishes
4: Louisiana Rivers and Lakes
8: Louisiana Outline Map
9: United States Outline Map
10: World Outline Map

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Cryptogram

Scavenger Hunt
Student Activity
Scavenger Hunt Answer Key

Smart Reading
Introduction
Strategy 8: Compare/Contrast
Strategy 12: Inferring
Strategy 18: Reading Maps
Strategy 19: Summarizing/Paraphrasing

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
1: Louisiana Latitude and Longitude
2: World Time Zones
3: U.S. Time Zones
4: Louisiana Land Regions
5: Geographic Terms
6: Hydrologic Cycle
7: Louisiana Rivers and Lakes
21: Hurricane Katrina Path
22: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Offshore Oil

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

  
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2 - Louisiana's Culture p.42

Section 1 - What Is Culture? p.45
Section 2 - Cultural Regions p.47
Section 3 - People and Culture p.53
Section 4 - Forms of Cultural Expression p.59

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 2 Back

Assessment

Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Primary Source Activity

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 1 and 3:
Ethnic Groups Chart
Cultural Diffusion/Diversity Chart
Section 3:
World Map, pg 1
World Map, pg 2
Migration Factors Chart
Louisiana Outline Map
Immigrants Chart
Cultural Influences of Louisiana Tribes Chart
Early Settlers Chart, pg 1
Early Settlers Chart, pg 2
Atlantic Basin Map
Acadians/Spanish Venn Diagram
Justification Graphic Organizer
Effect of Legislation Graphic Organizer
Section 4:
Festivals and Tourism Web Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Cryptogram

Smart Reading
Strategy 8: Compare/Contrast
Strategy 18: Reading Maps

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
10: Louisiana's Cultural Regions
11: Louisiana's Folk Regions

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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3 - Louisiana's Economy p.70

Section 1 - Basic Economic Concepts p.73
Section 2 - Louisiana's Economic History p.79
Section 3 - Louisiana's Resources p.83
Section 4 - Louisiana's Modern Economy p.93

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 3 Back

Assessment

Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section1:
Water Supply Graphic Organizer
Economic Systems Chart
Answering Questions Graphic Organizer
Public/Private Venn Diagram
Section 3:
Louisiana's Natural Resources Graphic Organizer
Section 4:
Small Businesses Web Graphic Organizer
Tariff Chart
Trade Agreements Chart

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Jumble

Smart Reading
Strategy 18: Reading Maps

Smart Skills

Visual Aids-no specific skills referenced in lesson plans

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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4 - Louisiana's Government p.102

Section 1 - Location p.5
Section 2 - Natural Regions p.9
Section 3 - Waterways p.19
Section 4 - Climate p.25
Section 5 - People and the Environment p.33

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 4 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 1:
Branches of Government Chart
Principles of Government Graphic Organizer
Electoral College U.S. Map
Population/Electoral Votes Chart, pg 1
Population/Electoral Votes Chart, pg 2
Rights Chart
Constitutions Graphic Organizer
Section 2:
Branches of State Government Graphic Organizer
Section 3:
Local Officials Graphic Organizer
Section 4:
Civic Participation Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps
3: Louisiana Major Cities and Highways
5: Louisiana Parishes
6: Louisiana Parishes Outline
7: Louisiana Parishes and Parish Seats
8: Louisiana Outline Map

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Primary Source Documents
U. S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
Louisiana Constitution of 1974
Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet for Comparison of Documents

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Cryptogram

Smart Reading
Strategy 16: Interpreting Graphs
Strategy 17: Interpreting a Chart or Table
Strategy 18: Reading Maps
Strategy 19: Summarizing/Paraphrasing

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
8: Louisiana's Parishes
9: Louisiana's Major Highways and Cities
12: Levels of Government
13: Louisiana Outline Map
14: Louisiana Parish Outline Map
15: Louisiana Parish Outline Map with Parish Names and Parish Seats

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with page 33.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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5 - Louisiana's Native People and Early European Explorers p.134

Section 1 - Prehistoric Cultures p.138
Section 2 - Historic Native American Tribes p.146

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 5 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Primary Source Activity

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 2:
Cultural Influences of Louisiana Tribes Chart
Native American Tribes Chart

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Jumble

Smart Reading
Strategy 3: What Does it Mean?
Strategy 9: Cause & Effect

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
24: Timeline Graphic Organizer

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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6 - French Louisiana p.160

Section 1 - Exploration and Early Settlements p.164
Section 2 - Governing from Afar p.171
Section 3 - The Founding Generation p.180

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 6 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Primary Source Activity

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 1and 2:
Louisiana Waterways Map
Section 3:
Early Settlers Chart pg. 1
Early Settlers Chart pg. 2
Louisiana Outline Map
Settlement of Atlantic Basin Map

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers


Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Cryptogram

Smart Reading (no specific skills referenced in lesson plans)

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
36: Written Document Analysis Worksheet

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with page 51.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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7 - Spanish Louisiana p.186

Section 1 - The French and Indian War p.190
Section 2 - The Transition to Spanish Control p.193
Section 3 - The American Revolution and the Last Decades of Spanish Rule p.198
Section 4 - Spanish-Era People and Immigrants p.206

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 7 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Primary Source Activity
Finding American Symbols
We the People
To Sign or Not to Sign - Declaration of Independence
Prequel to Independence

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 2 and 3:
O'Reilly/Carondelet Venn Diagram
Section 4:
Early Settlers Chart, pg. 1
Early Settlers Chart, pg. 2
Atlantic Basin Map
Louisiana Outline Map: Settlement of Louisiana
Louisiana Outline Map: The Acadian Odyssey
Acadians/Spanish Venn Diagram
Justification Graphic Organizer
Effect of Legislation Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Primary Source Documents
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Paris of 1783
U. S. Constitution
Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet for Comparison of Documents

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Jumble

Smart Reading
Strategy 2: KWL
Strategy 6: Main Idea Supporting Details
Strategy 10: Using Context Clues

Smart Skills

Visual Aids - no specific skills referenced in lesson plans

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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8 - Louisiana from Colony to Territory to State p.212

Section 1 - The United States Purchases Louisiana p.216
Section 2 - The Territorial Period: Leadership and Challenges p.221
Section 3 - Statehood and Early Government p.228

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 8 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the Frontier: 1786-1788
Lewis & Clark's Expedition to the Complex West

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 1:
U.S. Map
Chain Reaction Graphic Organizer
Sections 1, 2, and 3:
Americanization of Louisiana Graphic Organizer
Americanization of Louisiana U.S. Map
Sections 2 and 3:
Requirements for Statehood Chart
Section 3:
Plains of Chalmette Map

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps
9: United States Outline Map

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Primary Source Documents
Pinckney's Treaty
Treaty of San Ildefonso
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Proclamation of Governor William C. C. Claiborne
Treaty of Ghent of 1814
Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet for Comparison of Documents

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Word Search With Clues

Smart Reading
Strategy 9: Cause/Effect
Strategy 13: Reading Visual Information

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
16: The Louisiana Purchase
26: Cause/Effect Graphic Organizer

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with pages 67 and 69.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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9 - Louisiana's Antebellum Politics, Commerce, and Culture p.238

Section 1 - Antebellum Politics p.242
Section 2 - The Antebellum Economy p.252
Section 3 - People and Culture in Antebellum Louisiana p.260

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 9 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
U.S. v. Amistad: A Case of Jurisdiction
Twelve Years a Slave

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 2:
Market Economy Graphic Organizer
Sections 2 and 3:
Economic Exchanges Flow Chart

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Cryptogram

Smart Reading
Strategy 1: SQ3R
Strategy 6: Main Idea Supporting Details
Strategy 15: Interpreting Political Cartoons

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
17: The Expansion of the United States

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with pages 73, 74, and 76.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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10 - Secession and Civil War p.268

Section 1 - Sectionalism and Secession p.272
Section 2 - The Civil War Begins p.279
Section 3 - The Last Years of the War p.287

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 10 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady
Comparing Civil War Recruitment Posters
How Effective Were the Efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau?
What Else Was Happening During the Civil War Era?
Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Annie Davis
Black Soldiers in the Civil War
Reasons for Westward Expansion

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 1, 2, and 3:
Civil War Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
Section 1:
North/South Political Differences Graphic Organizer
Congressional Power Graphic Organizer
Sections 2 and 3:
Louisiana Geography Chart

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

Power Point Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Primary Source Documents
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Telegram Announcing the Surrender of Fort Sumter (1861)
Emancipation Proclamation
Articles of Agreement Relating to the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet for Comparison of Documents

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Jumble

Smart Reading
Strategy 5: Analyzing Text Structure
Strategy 7: Order/Sequencing
Strategy 8: Compare/Contrast
Strategy 11: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Strategy 12: Inferring
Strategy 15: Interpreting a Political Cartoon
Strategy 17: Interpreting a Chart or Table

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
18: Causes of the American Civil War

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with page 84.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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11 - Reconstruction and Redemption p.296

Section 1 Reconstruction Defined p.300
Section 2 Military Reconstruction p.306
Section 3 The End of Military Reconstruction p.314

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 11 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
To What Extent was Reconstruction a Revolution (Part I)
To What Extent was Reconstruction a Revolution (Part II)
Settlement of the American West
The Impact of Westward Expansion on Native American Communities
How Effective Were the Efforts of the Freedman's Bureau

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 1 and 2:
Reconstruction Plans Venn Diagram
Effects of Reconstruction Graphic Organizer
Slaves/Sharecroppers Venn Diagram
Section 3:
1876/2000 Presidential Elections Venn Diagram
Louisiana Parish Map: Reconstruction's End

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Word Search With Clues

Smart Reading
Strategy 7: Ordering/Sequencing
Strategy 8: Compare/Contrast
 Strategy 15: Interpreting a Political Cartoon

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
19: Reconstruction Amendments

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with pages 90 and 91.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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12 - Louisiana's Politics, Economy, and Culture in an Era of Change p.320

Section 1 The Democrats Take Control p.324
Section 2 The Rise of Jim Crow p.329
Section 3 Louisiana Enters the Twentieth Century p.337

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 12 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
WWI America: Babe Ruth's Draft Card
Americans on the Homefront Helped Win WWI
Baseball on the World War I Homefront
The Zimmermann Telegram
Comparing WWI Posters Urging Americans to Conserve Food for the War Effort
Effects of Food Regulation in the Progressive Era
Extending Suffrage to Women
Artists Document World War I
WWI Propoganda and Art

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 1 and 2:
Bourbon Disfranchisement Graphic Organizer
Section 2:
Slaves/Sharecroppers Venn Diagram
Supreme Court Venn Diagram
Section 3:
Rural Life Inconveniences Web Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Primary Source Documents
Judgment of the U. S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Cryptogram

Smart Reading
Strategy 15: Interpreting Political Cartoons
Strategy 16: Interpreting Graphs

Smart Skills

Visual Aids - no specific skills referenced in lesson plans

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers
(Teachers should use "Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet" with pages 98 and 101.)

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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13 - The Era of Huey Long p.350

Section 1 Politics in the 1920s p.354
Section 2 Huey Long Elected Governor p.359
Section 3 Huey Long in the United States Senate p.364

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 13 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
Primary Source Activity
The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government
The New Deal: Revolution or Reform?
Where Was the New Deal?

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Sections 1, 2, and 3:
Huey Long Graphic Organizer
Huey Long/Earl Long Venn Diagram
Section 1:
Louisiana Parish Map
Economic Impact Graphic Organizer
Floods Venn Diagram
Sections 2 and 3:
"Every Man a King" Lyrics
1927 Flood Map
Section 3:
Great Depression Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer


Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Word Search With Clues

Smart Reading
Strategy 11: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Strategy 14: Reading Photography

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
20: Causes of the Great Depression

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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14 - Louisiana from 1940 to 1972: Politics, War, and Civil Rights p.376

Section 1 Politics: Longs and Anti-Longs p.380
Section 2 World War II p.386
Section 3 Civil Rights p.393

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 14 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Internet Activity
Primary Source Activity
"A Date Which Will Live in _______"
Can You Figure Out What This Document Is?
Confronting Workplace Discrimination on the WWII Homefront
The Night Before D-Day
What Kind of Leader Was Douglas MacArthur?
Integration of the U.S. Armed Forces
We Shall Overcome
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mrs. Jackson's Letter
A Famous Person and Event Are Revealed
A Call to Action: Responses to Civil Rights
The Constitution in Action: Article III
The Constitution in Action: Article V, VI, VII

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 1:
Huey Long/Earl Long Venn Diagram
Earl Long/Robert Kennon Venn Diagram
Section 2:
Louisiana Parish Map
Louisiana Outline Map
Louisiana's Natural Resources Graphic Organizer
Section 3:
Supreme Court Venn Diagram

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

PowerPoint Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Jumble

Primary Source Documents
Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941)
U. S. Supreme Court Decision in Brown v Board of Education (1954)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet for Comparison of Documents

Smart Reading
Strategy 16: Interpreting Graphs
Strategy 17: Interpreting a Chart or Table

Smart Skills

Visual Aids - no specific skills referenced in lesson plans

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 
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15 - Louisiana from 1972 to the Present:
The Edwards Era and Beyond p.400

Section 1 - New Voters and Political Change in the Edwards Era p.404
Section 2 - Contemporary Governors p.414
Section 3 - Continuity and Change in Contemporary Louisiana p.420

Teacher's Edition: Front Chapter 15 Back

Assessment
Chapter Test

Be sure to make use of the ExamView assessment files, available here.

Document-Based Learning
Apollo-Soyuz: Space Age Detente
Watching What?
The Constitution in Action: Article I
Birth of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Lowering the Voting Age: Nixon and the XXVI Amendment
Landing a Man on the Moon: President Nixon and the Apollo Program
Nixon Visits China: The Week That Changed the World
President Reagan and the Cold War: Vision and Diplomacy

Grade Level Expectations Visual Aids
Section 1:
Constitutions Graphic Organizer
Oil Price Instability Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
Section 2:
Louisiana Waterways Map

Graphic Organizers

Guided Reading
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Guided Reading Answers

Hyperlinks

Internet Activity
Internet Activity Plan and Answers

LEAP
Activity
Answers

Lesson Plans
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3

Louisiana Academic Standards

Outline Maps

Power Point Presentation
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

PowerPoint Quick Notes
(note: Large file and may take a while to load)

Primary Source Documents
Louisiana Constitution of 1974

Puzzles and Answers-Crossword
Puzzles and Answers-Jumble

Smart Reading
Strategy 12: Inferring
Strategy 14: Reading Photography
Strategy 16: Interpreting Graphs
Strategy 19: Summarizing Paraphrasing

Smart Skills

Visual Aids
29: Concept Map

Workbook
Workbook
Workbook Answers

Wrap-Up Game
Score Sheet (MS Word)
Score Sheet (PDF)

 

Tool Kit

Building Skills

Celebrating African American History

Correlation to State Standards

Document Based Learning

Graphic Organizers

Hyperlinks (General)

Internet Activities

Internet Activities Answers

Louisiana Bibliography

Louisiana Parish Histories

Louisiana Resources

Louisiana Timeline

Outline Maps

Pacing Chart

Primary Source Documents

Puzzles and Puzzle Answers

Rubrics

Scavenger Hunt

Smart Reading

Smart Skills

Sourcing Written Document Analysis Worksheet

Strategies for U.S. History Test Preparation

Substitute Teacher Folder

Visual Aids

Workbook (full)

Workbook Answers

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ExamView Assessment Suite

ExamView Assessment Suite is an application that enables teachers to quickly create assessments for various uses. Teachers can enter their own items or they can use items pre-loaded by Clairmont Press. Download of ExamView includes over 1,200 items aligned to the Louisiana Academic Standards for Social Studies.

The program has an extensive Help menu to guide users through the process of creating a test. To use the program, click the appropriate links (below). For help with ExamView, click the links below.

ExamView Tutorials

ExamView User Guide

exclamation mark NEW! An updated version of ExamView is available! All items are combined into this new version. See information below to download this valuable update. (updated 26 Sept 16)

If you already have ExamView downloaded for Louisiana: Our History, Our Home, we recommend making a backup copy of the program files, and then delete the program. Install the new version by clicking the appropriate link, below.

Windows - Click to download ExamView Installer for Windows computers.

Macintosh - Click to download ExamView Installer for Macintosh computers.

 
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Scavenger Hunt

The Scavenger Hunt Activity is an excellent way to start the school year. It will acquaint students with the arrangement of the textbook Louisiana: Our History, Our Home and will also acquaint them with the resources available in the book.

Scavenger Hunt Activity

Scavenger Hunt Activity Key

 

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Technology User Guide from Inservice Training - Outline

Clairmont Press has conducted teacher training on use of the technology-based materials for Louisiana: Our History, Our Home.

If you would like to review an outline of this training, click here.

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Terms of Use / Privacy

Click for terms of use and privacy policy.

 

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