Learning Goals
Students will be able to formulate and refine investigable questions about how information manipulation influenced the American Revolution, westward expansion, and public support for new political action.
Students will be able to analyze primary and secondary sources about The Crucible, the American Revolution, and Manifest Destiny for claims, evidence, perspective, and reliability.
Students will be able to compare how propaganda, selective storytelling, and courtroom rhetoric shaped public opinion about land, liberty, and morality across historical cases.
Students will be able to interpret maps, timelines, and land advertisements to explain how westward expansion and Manifest Destiny affected Indigenous nations and Great Plains ecosystems.
Students will be able to document evidence from field observations, local agency data, and source notes to build an organized investigation record.
Students will be able to justify evidence-based claims about how hidden motives shaped expansion, conflict, and environmental change using corroborated sources.
Students will be able to evaluate limitations, conflicting evidence, and missing perspectives in their investigation of historical narratives and environmental impacts.
Products
Truth Trail Investigation Notebook
A research notebook that captures each student's question development, source analysis, notes, data logs, visual organizers, and personal conclusions across the semester. It must show how the student revised claims after examining evidence, limitations, and conflicting perspectives.
Truth Trail Showcase Evidence Board and Multimedia Brief
A team-built station display and short multimedia brief that synthesize members' evidence into a public claim about hidden motives, misinformation, and impacts on people and ecosystems. The product must include methodology, visuals, corroborated findings, limitations, and responses to conflicting or anomalous evidence.
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