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Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency Should Andrew Jackson be on the Twentydollar Bill? Historians continue to debate the merits of the decisions and actions taken by President Andrew Jackson during his two terms in office. Living between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, Jackson played a central role in virtually all of the controversial issues of his time Indian removal, economic reform, states' rights, and slavery.

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Andrew Jackson:Good, Evil & The

Presidency

Should Andrew Jackson be on the Twenty­dollar Bill?Historians continue to debate the merits of the decisions and actions taken by

President Andrew Jackson during his two terms in office. Living between the

Revolutionary War and the Civil War, Jackson played a central role in virtually all of

the controversial issues of his time ­Indian removal, economic reform, states' rights,

and slavery.

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Objective:  Students will work in groups to create an argument for or against

celebrating the legacy of Andrew Jackson through research, writing and a

presentation to be used in a classroom debate.

Debate:  The class will be divided into

2 teams, one team will be in support of

celebrating the legacy of Andrew Jackson and

the other will be against celebrating his legacy.

Each team will use the documentary film

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The

Presidency (to be viewed during class), the

PBS website, textbooks and other credible

sources to help support and defend their

position in a debate.

Group Work:  Students will work together using Google Drive & Google Docs via

the Google Drive app on their iPads to collaborate on their research, writing and

presentations.  As a group, students must create the following:

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1.  Group EssayEach group must create a Google

“Document” shared with all members of the

team and Mr. Krause which explains the

groups’ stance in the debate.  Each team

member is responsible for choosing and

writing 1 paragraph about Jackson’s life

which will contribute to the total group essay. Each paragraph must cover a

different aspect of Jackson’s life.

All team members will collaborate

on the introductory & concluding

paragraphs (including the thesis

statement/argument). As a guide,

each paragraph is based on a chapter of

the documentary and the corresponding

PBS website.

The final document must contain the

following paragraphs based on the number of students in a group.  For

example if you have 5 students in your group the final written essay must include 7

paragraphs (1 intro, 5 body paragraphs & 1 conclusion).  Teams have the option of

writing all suggested paragraphs if they believe it will further support their argument.

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Jackson Essay Paragraph Sections & Outlinea. Introduction ­ a paragraph (including the team’s stance on Jackson’s legacy ­ a strong thesis

statement/purpose) introducing the reader to your argument.

b. The Wild Young Man ­ a paragraph exploring Jackson’s youth and humble origins.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/wild_young_man.html

c.  The War Hero ­ a paragraph detailing Jackson’s reputation during the Revolutionary War & the

War of 1812. http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/war_hero.html

d.  The Slave Master ­ a paragraph exploring Jackson’s history of slave ownership and his views onslavery.

e.  The Candidate ­ a paragraph analyzing Jackson as a presidential candidate.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/candidate.html

f.  The First Modern President ­ a paragraph on Jackson’s use of power that helped contribute to the

modern (and imperial) presidency.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/first_modern_president.html

g.  The Defender of the Union ­ a paragraph exploring how Jackson dealt with the nation that was

growing more and more divided by the issues of the day.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/defender_union.html

h.  The Great White Father ­ A paragraph detailing Jackson’s views toward Native Americans and theIndian Removal Act (Trail of Tears).

i.  The Prophet ­  A paragraph exploring Jackson’s reaction to the rapid industrialization of America &

its Banks.  http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/prophet.html

j.  Concluding paragraph ­ restatement of your thesis statement/argument.

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Video Note!  The movie will be viewed in class over the course of 4 days.Each day’s viewing will be replayed during the following day’s study hall if

requested.  Video segments may also be viewed at anytime through the website

here: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/video/

2.  Presentation & DebateEach group must create a Google “Presentation” shared with all members of the

team and Mr. Krause.   Each presentation must have 1 slide for each of the

paragraphs (sections) students created for the written document.

Every student must present at least 1 slide during the

classroom debate/presentations.  The presentations

should be used as a guide during the debate.

The debate format is to be determined (tbd) and

student input to the debate rules is encouraged.

The debate will be judged by individuals independent from our United States

history class, such as Cambridge faculty and administrators.

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3.  Works CitedAll sources of information must be credible and cited according to MLA format.

The following sources must be used and cited throughout your work.  Students are

encouraged to use additional credible sources, however it is not necessary.

1.  Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency Documentary Film (in­class

viewing and web videos)

MLA citation:  "Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency . Education .

Resources . Primary Resources |." PBS. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2009.

<http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/edu/primaryresources.html>.

2.  Textbook  http://www.learntci.com/student/sign_in

MLA citation:  Hart, Diane.  History Alive!  The United States Through

Industrialism.  Teachers Curriculum Institute. n.d. Web. 2013.

3.  PBS Website  http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/alife/

MLA citation:  "MULTIMEDIA." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2013.

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4.  GradingStudents will be graded both individually and as a team for the written essay and the

presentation.  The debate will be a separate team grade and will be determined by

judges of the student performance.  The debate will be scored according to the

attached rubric.

Graded Assignments

Written Assignment

● Individual Written paragraph

● Team Essay

Debate Preparations

● Individual Presentation Slide(s)

● Team Presentation

● Peer Evaluation (collaboration)

Debate performance (Contributions)

●       Individual

●       Team

●       Judges Feedback

Value

25 points

25 points

25 points

25 points

25 points

25 points

25 points

(tbd)

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5.  Getting StartedJackson Essay Paragraph Sections & Outlinea. Introduction ­ All team members

Working Thesis Statement:  __________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

b. The Wild Young Man

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

c.  The War Hero

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

d.  The Slave Master

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

e.  The Candidate

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

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Jackson Essay Paragraph Sections & Outlinef.  The First Modern President

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

g.  The Defender of the Union

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

h.  The Great White Father

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

i.  The Prophet

Name:  __________________________________________________

Email:  ___________________________________________________

j.  Concluding paragraph ­ All team members

Restatement of Working Thesis Statement:  _______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________