Lesson Plans 11.13.14

Question 1: How is the explosion of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba on February 15, 1898, connected to the imprisonment of Filipinos by the American military in 1901?

Question 2: How is the popularity of Social Darwinism in the United States at the turn of the century connected to the imprisonment of Filipinos by the American military in 1901?

Read Pathways to the Present (text book) page 356; Preserving American Spirit

Charts

• Brainstorm definition of Social Darwinism
• Recall causes of the Spanish-American War
• Recall causes of the Philippine War

Assessment

Rubric

LEVEL	DESCRIPTION
Proficient	Question 1: Student identifies and explains a relevant connection between the explosion of the Maine and the imprisonment of Filipino insurgents.     Question 2: Student identifies and explains a relevant connection between the popularity of Social Darwinism and the imprisonment of Filipino insurgents.
Emergent	Question 1: Student identifies a relevant connection between the explosion of the Maine and the imprisonment of Filipino insurgents but does not provide a complete explanation of that connection.  Question 2: Student identifies a relevant connection between the popularity of Social Darwinism and the imprisonment of Filipino insurgents but does not provide a complete explanation of that connection.
Basic	Question 1: Student does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the explosion of the Maine is connected to the imprisonment of Filipino insurgents.  Question 2: Student does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the popularity of Social Darwinism is connected to the imprisonment of Filipino insurgents.

https://beyondthebubble.stanford.edu/assessments/connections-philippine-american-war/rubric