Middle School

The Middle School lesson plans are a guide to American Indian, Global History, and Recent Immigration to Wisconsin lessons. You will find information and resources to help teach these topics to Middle School students.

American Indian Lessons

• Making Americans, Making America: "Watching the River Run" - The history of the rivers in Wisconsin, a unit for sixth grade students by Nancy Hughes
  
  • "Watching the River Run" Unit Summary (Microsoft Word) - activities, discussion questions, etc.
  • "Watching the River Run" Power Point Presentation - pictures, maps, historical information
  • "Watching the River Run" Power Point Presentation Bibliography (Microsoft Word)
• Nonfiction Unit: Paths of the People, a unit for middle school students, by Paula Reed
  
  • Unit Summary (Microsoft Word) - description, objectives, activities, etc.
  • Final Unit Assessment (Microsoft Word)
  • "A look at the Wisconsin Ojibwe Indian Experience" Power Point Presentation
  • "Sandy Lake Tragedy & Memorial" brochure (PDF)
• Indian Removal in the U.S. and WI for 8th Graders by Jennifer Morgan
  
  • Unit Summary (Microsoft Word)
  • Indian Removal in the U.S. Power Point Presentation
  • The Sandy Lake Tragedy Power Point Presentation
  • Trail of Tears vs. Sandy Lake (comparison chart)
  • Sandy Lake Student Project (Microsoft Word)
  • Rubric (Excel)
  • Sources (Microsoft Word)
• What are Treaties? for 7th Graders by Leslie Dokkestul
  
  • What are Treaties? Power Point Presentation
  • Final Project (Microsoft Word)
• Making Americans, Making America: "Paths of the People" by Paula Reed
  
  • Lesson Plan Introduction (Microsoft Word)
  • Final Project (Microsoft Word)
  • Project Power Point Presentation
• Making Americans, Making America: Treaty Rights by Leslie Dokkestul
  
  • Lesson Plan Introduction (Microsoft Word)
  • Plan Overview (Microsoft Word)
  • What are Treaties? Power Point Presentation

Global History Lessons

• Bibliography for Middle School Global Studies By Gwen Treu
• Project overview (Microsoft Word)
• Ancient Civilizations Reading Unit (Microsoft Word)
• New Working Bibliography (Microsoft Word)

Recent Immigration to Wisconsin

• Making Americans, Making America: Recent Immigration to Wisconsin by Paul Dutton
  
  • Plan Description (Microsoft Word)
  • Unit Lesson Plan (Microsoft Word)
  • Migration and Community Building Power Point Presentation
• Making Americans, Making America Recent Immigration to Wisconsin, "Troublesome Waters... Bridges of Hope" by Nancy Hughes
  
  • Unit Cover Sheet (Microsoft Word)
  • Unit Overview (Microsoft Word)
  • Educational Standards (Microsoft Word)
  • Course Discussion (Microsoft Word)
  • The Water is Wide: Immigration to Wisconsin Power Point Presentation
  • Lesson Bibliography (Microsoft Word)