LESSON+7


 * RESPONDING TO SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS**

‍ ** *Note: ** You might want to have 3 tabs open -- one for these instructions, one for the page you create, and one for the article.
1. Click on the link below to read the blog "Forgotten American History": [|Boomers and Sooners] 2. Go back to the first tab you opened and use the back arrow to return to the Reading Class wiki. Copy the leveled categories and their short-answer questions. 3. Create a "New Page" by clicking on "Pages and Files" and then "New Page." Title it with your first name (**NO LAST NAMES PLEASE**), underscore, and 7 (for lesson # 7). Don't add any tags. Now you can toggle back and forth between your page and the blog. 4. On your page, paste the short-answer questions. Read the first Level 1 question carefully. 5. Next, highlight the power word(s) (i.e. "identify," "analyze," etc.). Then, highlight the key phrases of what you are being asked to answer. 6. Finally, think about how to respond, refer to the blog, and answer the question with complete sentences. Responses must be in ** your own words **! Do not copy portions of the article and use them as your answers! 7. Repeat the steps for each question.
 * __ INSTRUCTIONS __**

1. Clarify what the Unassigned Lands were. Include in your response where it was located, the time period, and how the government came to own the land.
 * __ SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS __**
 * LEVEL 1: **

2. Name the transportation system which also brought thousands of settlers and immigrants to the Unassigned Lands.

3. Identify how many people made claim on land for the 1889 Land Run and the size of the portion of land to which they could stake claim.

4. Recall of what the movie //Far and Away// is a good example.

**LEVEL 2**: 1. Analyze the impact on Oklahoma of the Boomers' efforts to open the Unassigned Lands.

2. Compare and contrast the positive and negative connotations of the term "Sooner." Consider how the term came about and how the meaning evolved or changed over the years.

**LEVEL 3**: 1. Defend or refute the claim that the Land Run of 1889 was harmful to Native Americans and cast a negative light on Oklahoma.