Hawaii Unit: Kings and Queens (Day Two)

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HAWAII : Monarchy -- King and Queens of Hawaii (Day Two)

Grade Level/Subject: 6-8, Social Studies Length: 90 minutes

I. OBJECTIVES

The students will be able to:

Create a timeline of the Hawaiian kings and queens from 1758-1917 in their Interactive Notebooks.

Pass out 'Hawaiian History: The Monarchs' dittos from web site, read and discuss it. Students will take their timeline of the kings and queens of Hawaii that they’ve already completed and add 6 (six) major historical world events to it set during that timeframe.

Define vocabulary terms from article "Hawaiian History: The Monarchs" in their Interactive Notebooks: reign, monarch, annexed, constitution, heiau, and deposed.

Watch video, "The American Experience: Hawaii’s Last Queen," from PBS. Have students write a two diary entries in the "I Witness to History" format and write if they were a Hawaiian in 1893, how they would have felt when Hawaii’s last queen, Lili’uokalani was deposed from the throne by U.S. Marines. Students will have clear narration, and an accurate description of the individual’s feelings.

Appreciate native Hawaiian culture and demonstrate the skills learned in previous activities by successfully taking a quiz on the monarchs.

II. MATERIALS

Paper/Pens/Pencils

Classroom blackboard

Copies of "Hawaiian History: The Monarchs" article

History resources (textbooks, Internet, etc.)

PBS video: "The American Experience: Hawaii’s Last Queen"

Monarchy quiz (one per student)

III. PROCEDURE

A. Opening

1. On a piece of paper, each student creates a timeline of all of Hawaii’s kings and queens using Hawaiian History: The Monarchs" article for reference.

B. Development

1. Read and discuss "Hawaiian History: The Monarchs" focus on the following questions:

What was King Kamehameha II’s importance to religion during his reign?
What king or queen had the longest reign?
Who was the first king to be elected in Hawaiian history?
Who was the first king to visit the United States?
Who was the last monarch of Hawaii?
Who was Hawaii’s first king and why was he important?

2. Using timeline students have already done, have them add 10 (ten) historical events to their timeline from world history and contrast and compare those events to the ones occurring in Hawaii. Ask students to define each of the following vocabulary terms from unit in their Interactive Notebooks: annexed, constitution, heiau, reign, monarch and deposed.

3. Watch the PBS video, "The American Experience: Hawaii’s Last Queen." Lead a class discussion on these questions:

-- If you were a Hawaiian during Queen Lili’uokalani’s reign how would you have felt when the U.S. Marines landed and took control of the islands?
-- How would you have felt in 1898, when President William McKinley recognized Hawaii as a part of the United States and Hawaii lost its sovereignty?

4. Students will take monarchy quiz.

C. Closure

1. WRAP-UP/HOMEWORK: Review what topics you’ve covered today, preview what class will do tomorrow, including any material not covered today. Write down homework activity, which is to be a "I Witness to History" and write two diary entries (describing different moments in time associated with same event) from the viewpoint of person selected (a native Hawaiian.) and their feelings on Hawaii no longer being a sovereign state.

In the diary entries, students should be sure to include facts, clear narration of the historical events, and an accurate description of the feelings of the individual detailing the event.

V. ASSESSMENT

A. Students will be evaluated based on timeline work, participation in class discussions, vocabulary terms, the monarchy quiz and coherent, thoughtful diary entries from the homework.

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