Day 2: The development of Early Detroit Standards: F2.

1 Describe the major trends and transformations in American life prior to 1877 including patterns of immigration and migration (National Geography Standard 9, p. 201) development of cities (National Geography Standard 12, p. 208) 6.1.3 Urbanization Analyze the changing urban and rural landscape by examining the location and expansion of major urban centers (National Geography Standard 12, p. 208) Anticipatory Set: In your opinion, what is everything that a city needs to have before it is considered a city? Justify your answer Class flow: Share the answers that you have for the anticipatory set with classmates Give each group a piece of paper, and explain to them that they are now in Detroit in 1805, it was recently named an official U.S. city in 1802, but a fire just destroyed the entire city, and it needed to be rebuilt. Explain that they would have to design Detroit in their groups, but I would also put a list up on the board of the things that the city needed to have. o I would give each group 10-15 min or so to complete this, but then at random intervals, I would explain that they needed to add certain things, or that the city council wanted to make sure that there was room for expansion. I will have each group share what they have for how they would organize Detroit, and I would point out the positives of each of their city designs while questioning and getting them to think deeper. o I will have them quick write what some of the challenges were of making a new Detroit layout. How would a city planner feel, why does a layout need to be so specific? How does this tie into being a responsible government official, making sure the layout is accessible and gives the city a chance. I will do a short lecture about the Woodward plan, explaining the cities layout and then how the city grew from there, and eventually during the war of 1812 was captured by the British with the help of the Native Americans, which will connect them back to the lesson previously about the Native Americans and the tensions over the founding of Detroit When I am introducing the war of 1812, I will have the students analyze a picture of Detroits surrender, and allow them to piece it all together For closure, the students will write a letter from a citizen of Detroit to the government of the Michigan territory explaining why you think that Detroit should or should not surrender to the British. Would it be smarter to give over the city, or should the fighting continue? Support your answer with logic and information from class. Materials Needed: 8x11 sheets of paper Projector Picture/map of the Woodward plan Picture of the American Surrender of Detroit

Map of the Woodward Plan ( have students analyze)

Americans Surrender Detroit (Students will predict what they think is happening, and it will spill over tomorrow)