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COURSE: US History II GRADE(S): 9th

UNIT 1: Progressivism and Imperialism TIMEFRAME: Approximately 1 week

PA ACADEMIC STANDARDS:

History:

8.1 HISTORICAL ANALYSIS AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

8.1.U.A. Evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time, applying context of

events.

8.1.U.B. Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the

use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect

relationships.

8.1.U.C. Analyze, synthesize and integrate historical data, creating a product that

supports and appropriately illustrates inferences and conclusions drawn from

research.

(Reference RWSL Standard 1.8.11 Research)

8.3 UNITED STATES HISTORY

8.3.U.A. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political,

cultural, and economic development of the United States.

8.3.U.B. Compare the impact of historical documents, artifacts, and places which are

critical to the United States.

8.3.U.C. Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the United States.

Belief systems and religions

Commerce and industry

Technology

Politics and government

Physical and human geography

Social organizations

8.3.U.D. Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations

have influenced the growth and development of the United States.

Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:

7.1 BASIC GEOGRAPHIC LITERACY

7.1.U.A. Use geographic tools to analyze information about the interaction between

people, places, and the environment.

7.3 HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS OF PLACES AND REGIONS

7.3.U.A Analyze the human characteristics of places and regions using the follow

criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities

Political activities

Economics:

6.1 SCARCITY AND CHOICE

6.1.U.A. Analyze how choices are made because of scarcity.

6.1.U.B. Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations

have impacted the control of limited resources in the United States.

6.1.U.C. Analyze the opportunity cost of decisions made by individuals, businesses,

communities, and nations.


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6.2 MARKETS AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

6.2.U.A. Analyze the flow of goods and services in the national economy.

6.2.U.C. Evaluate the impact of advertising and media on individual and group

behavior throughout United States History.

6.2.U.D. Explain how the laws of supply and demand impacted individuals and groups

behavior over time.

6.2.U.E. Analyze the impact of the business cycle on individual and group behavior

over time.

NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Examine the social origins of Progressivism.

Explain the methods of Progressive reform and how these impacted upon an industrial

society.

List and describe various types of Progressive legislation as proposed by such figures as

Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and how each expanded democracy at the state

and local level.

Explain why the Election of 1912 was a pivotal campaign for the Progressive Movement.

Sequence and analyze the development of American Foreign Policy in Latin America and

the Pacific.

Place in order the events leading to American expansion in the Pacific and the Caribbean.

Evaluate the causes, objectives, characters, and outcome of the Spanish- American War.

ACTIVITIES:

Teacher Lecture/Discussion.

Suggested Videos: Rough Riders, TR-An American Lion, Iron Jawed Angels.

Essays.

Changes of the Progressive Era Worksheet.

Graphs.

Reading of Excerpts from: Lincoln Steffens’ Shame of the Cities, Ida Tarbell’s Standard Oil,

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, and Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives.

Reading Activities.

Google Earth.

Debate.

Suffrage Poster.

Persuasive Essay: Imperialism vs. Anti-imperialism.

Essay on the Causes of the Spanish-American War.

Charts.

Timelines.

Political Cartoons.

News Journals.

Research Paper.

In Class Project.

PowerPoint/Photostory.

Visual displays.

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Activities


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DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION:

Teacher directed differentiated instructional projects and activities are ongoing and based on

student ability:

Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Research primary sources on how decisions of how the Supreme Court affected

Progressivism.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources

Teacher Resource Binder

Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 2: World War I TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:


8.1.U.A. Evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time, applying context

of events.

8.1.U.B. Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering

the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and

effect relationships.


supports and appropriately illustrates inferences and conclusions drawn

from research.




cultural, and economic development of the U.S.

8.3.U.B. Compare the impact of historical documents, artifacts, and places which

are critical to the U.S.




Technology





have influenced the growth and development of the U.S.

Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:


7.1.U.A. Use geographic tools to analyze information about the interaction

between people, places, and the environment.

7.2.U.A. Analyze the physical characteristics of places and regions, including the

interrelationships among the components of Earth’s physical systems.

7.3.U.A. Analyze the human characteristics of places and regions using the

following criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities


7.4.U.B. Analyze the effects of human activity on the physical systems.

Economics:








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behavior throughout United States history.

6.2.U.D. Explain how the laws of supply and demand impacted individuals and

groups behavior over time.

6.2.U.E. Analyze the impact of the business cycle on individual and group

behavior over time. Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion,

recession, and depression.

6.2.U.F. Analyze the impact of private economic institutions on individuals and

groups over time.

6.2.U.G. Compare and contrast various economic systems.

6.3 FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT


have impacted the growth and development of the United States.

Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability

(Reference History Standards 8.3.9.D.)

6.3.U.C. Compare and contrast the taxation policies of the local, state, and

national governments.

6.3.U.D. Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations

have impacted the growth and development of the US.

Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability


6.4 ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE

6.4.U.A. Explain how specialization contributes to economic interdependence on

a national and international level.

6.4.U.C. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political,


(Reference History Standards 8.3.9.A.)

6.4.U.D. Explain how the level of development of transportation, communication

networks, and technology affect economic interdependence.

6.5.U.B. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political,



6.5.U.E. Define wealth and describe its distribution within and among the political

divisions of the United States.

Civics and Government:

5.1 PRINCIPLES AND DOCUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT

5.1.U.A. Apply examples of the rule of law as related to individual rights and the

common good.

5.1.U.C. Analyze the principles and ideals that shape United States government.

Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


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5.1.U.D. Compare and contrast the basic principles and ideals found in significant

documents:

Declaration of Independence

United States Constitution

Bill of Rights

Pennsylvania Constitution

5.1.U.F. Analyze the role political symbols play in civil disobedience and patriotic

activities.

5.2 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP

5.2.U.A. Contrast the rights and responsibilities of a citizen in a democracy with a

citizen in an authoritarian system.

5.2.U.B. Analyze strategies used to resolve conflicts in society and government.

5.2.U.C. Examine political leadership and public service in a republican form of

government.

5.2.U.D. Evaluate and demonstrate what makes competent and responsible

citizens.

5.3 HOW GEVERNMENT WORKS

5.3.U.D. Evaluate the roles of political parties, interest groups, and mass media in

politics and public policy.

5.3.U.F. Analyze landmark United States Supreme Court interpretations of the

Constitution and its Amendments.

5.4.U.A. Explain how United States foreign policy is developed.

NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Explain the causes of World War I in 1914 and the reasons for U.S. neutrality.

Illustrate how alliances played a role in the development of World War I and how U.S.

neutrality was changed.

Analyze the impact of American public opinion on the Wilson Administration’s foreign

policy from 1914-1917.

Explain U.S. military and economic mobilization for war and analyze the role of labor

including women and blacks.

Evaluate Wilson’s 14 Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the U.S. debate over treaty

ratification, and the League of Nations.

Assess the short and long term impacts of World War I.

ACTIVITIES: Teacher Lecture/Discussion.

Suggested Videos: The Lost Battalion, Fly Boys.

Essays.

World War I Map.

Graphs.

Reading Activity.

Google Earth.

Charts.

Timelines.

Political Cartoons.

Mapping European Borders.

News Journals

Research Paper


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In Class Project

PowerPoint/Photostory

Visual displays

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Activities


Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Document Based Question Essay related to World War I

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 3 - Boom and Bust TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:



events.



relationships.



research.





8.3.U.B. Compare the impact of historical documents, artifacts, and places which

are critical to the U.S.




Technology





have influenced the growth and development of the U.S.

Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:





7.3.U.A. Analyze the human characteristics of places and regions using the following

criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities


7.4 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT


Economics:








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6.2.U.D. Explain how the laws of supply and demand impacted individuals and

groups behavior over time.


over time.

Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and

depression. 6.2.U.F. Analyze the impact of private economic institutions on individuals and

groups over time.





Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability


6.3.U.C. Compare and contrast the taxation policies of the local, state, and national

governments.



Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



6.4.U.A. Explain how specialization contributes to economic interdependence on a

national and international level.






6.5 INCOME, PROFIT, AND WEALTH






6.5.U.F. Examine leading entrepreneurs in the United States in terms of the risks they

took and the rewards they received.

Civics & Government:



common good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


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documents:



Bill of Rights



activities.






government.

5.2.U.D. Evaluate and demonstrate what makes competent and responsible

citizens.

5.3 HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS




Constitution and its Amendments.

5.4 HOW INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FUNCTION


NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES: Analyze how the “post-war” economy boosted downtown businesses, development of

suburbs, the role of transportation, and changing urban life.

Identify the factors leading to the restriction of immigration and social and political

intolerance

Analyze how radio, movies, popular magazines, and newspapers created mass culture.

Assess how increased leisure time promoted the growth of professional sports and

recreational activities.

Examine the contributions of artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance

Examine the causes of the Great Depression.

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

Analyze the impact of the Great Depression on industry and workers and how federal,

state and local governments responded.

Analyze the impact of the Great Depression on the American family and on ethnic and

racial minorities.

Evaluate the New Deal as a dynamic change in the role of the government.

Compare and contrast the first and second New Deals and discuss the success and

failures of the Relief, Recovery, and Reform measures.

Explain how the New Deal legislation and policies affected American union and non-

union workers and the Labor Movement.

Evaluate the significance and legacy of the New Deal.


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ACTIVITIES: Teacher Lecture/Discussion.

Videos: A&E History of the Dow, Inherit the Wind, Grapes of Wrath, Cinderella Man, To Kill

A Mockingbird.

Essays.

Research Paper.

Map.

Timelines.

Graphs.

Charts.

News Journal.

In-class Project.

Classroom Debate

Guest Speakers on the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance.

ASSESSMENTS:

Test

Quizzes

Group Activities


Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Create a political cartoon based on FDR’s Court packing scheme.

o Build a Hooverville.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 4: World War II TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:



events.

8.1.U.B. Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use

of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect relationships.



research.



8.3.U.A. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural,

and economic development of the U.S.


critical to the U.S.




Technology




8.3.U.D. Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have

influenced the growth and development of the U.S.

Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:






criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:



6.1.U.B. Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have

impacted the control of limited resources in the United States.



6.2 MARKETS AND ECONOMIC SYSTERMS



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6.2.U.C. Evaluate the impact of advertising and media on individual and group behavior

throughout United States history.


behavior over time. 6.2.U.E. Analyze the impact of the business cycle on individual and group behavior over

time. Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and

depression.

6.2.U.F. Analyze the impact of private economic institutions on individuals and groups

over time.




impacted the growth and development of the U.S.

Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.

6.3.U.D. Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have

impacted the growth and development of the US.

Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability





6.4.U.C. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural,

and economic development of the U.S. (Reference History Standards 8.3.9.A.)




6.5.U.B. Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural,

and economic development of the U.S. (Reference History Standards 8.3.9.A.)

6.5.U.E. Define wealth and describe its distribution within and among the political divisions

of the United States.

6.5.U.F. Examine leading entrepreneurs in the United States in terms of the risks they took

and the rewards they received.



5.1.U.A. Apply examples of the rule of law as related to individual rights and the common

good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


documents:




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Bill of Rights



activities.


5.2.U.A. Contrast the rights and responsibilities of a citizen in a democracy with a citizen

in an authoritarian system.



government.

5.2.U.D. Evaluate and demonstrate what makes competent and responsible citizens.


5.3.U.D. Evaluate the roles of political parties, interest groups, and mass media in politics

and public policy.

5.3.U.F. Analyze landmark United States Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution

and its Amendments.


NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES: Analyze the factors contributing to the rise of Fascism, National Socialism, and

Communism in the inter-war period and its effect on world affairs in the eyes of the

United States.

Evaluate American responses to German, Italian, and Japanese aggression in Europe,

Africa, and Asia from 1935-1941.

Explain how the United States mobilized its economy and military resources prior to and

during involvement in World War II.

Evaluate how women and minorities organized and contributed to the wartime effort at

home and abroad.

Compare and contrast the internment of Japanese Americans and anti-Semitism in

Europe during World War II.

Analyze Hitler’s “Final Solution” and its contribution to the Holocaust.

Evaluate the decision to employ nuclear weapons against Japan and how it resulted in

Japanese surrender.

Explain the major turning points of the war and how they led to the defeat of the Axis

powers.

Explain the purpose and organization of the United Nations and its impact on modern

day world affairs.

Examine and recognize the war’s impact on United States’ culture, technology, and

economy.


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ACTIVITIES: Teacher Lecture/Discussions.

Videos.

Essays.

Mapping.

Timelines.

Graphs.

Charts.

News Journal.

Suggested Novels: Ellie Wiesel’s “Night”, Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”, Anne Frank’s “The

Diary of Anne Frank”, Stephen Ambrose’s “Citizen Soldiers”.

Library

Suggested Video’s : United Streaming, Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan, Tora Tora

Tora, Schindler’s List, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Flags of Our Fathers

In-class Projects

Newspaper Recreation: Students will create a newspaper on an actual event(s) from

World War II

Create a World War II Propaganda Poster

Interactive Map:

www.bbc.co.ulc/history/war/wwtwo/launch_ani_campaign_maps.shtml

WebQuest on Children of the Holocaust

www.spa3.k12.sc.us/webquests/Anne%20Frank/index.html

Create a map on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor using

www.essentialpearlharbor.com

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Activities

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Oral and written response to the book reading of The Diary of Anne Frank; Battle Cry –

Sean Uris; The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck; All My Sons- Arthur Miller

o Debate the Pros and Cons of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb

o Interview with a World War II Veteran: The student will develop a questionnaire and

interview a World War II veteran concerning his or her involvement in World War II. The

student should videotape his or her interview and be prepared to present it in class. This

can be an individual or group activity.

o Connecting Activity: Students will compare and contrast the attack on Pearl Harbor to

the events of September 11, 2001, discussing similarities and differences. Suggested

Ideas; Compare public reactions, reactions by FDR and President Bush, etc.

http://www.essentialpearlharbor.com/


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RESOURCES: Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 5: Cold War TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:



events.



relationships.



research.










Technology






Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:






criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:









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behavior over time.


over time.





Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.



Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability














6.5.U.F. Examine leading entrepreneurs in the United States in terms of the risks they

took and the rewards they received.




common good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


documents:



Bill of Rights\



activities.


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government.






Constitution and Amendments.


NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Explain the purpose and organization of the United Nations and its impact on modern

day world affairs.

Explain the reasons for sustained growth of the postwar consumer economy.

Explain the growth of the service, white collar, and professional sectors of the economy

that led to the enlargement of the middle class and suburbanization.

Examine the role of new governmental spending on educational programs, including the

GI Bill, in American society.

Assess the significance of research and scientific breakthroughs in promoting the United

States’ Space Program.

Explain the origin of the Cold War and the advent of nuclear politics.

Analyze the causes of the Korean War and how a divided Korea remained a source of

international tension.

Analyze the rise and fall of McCarthyism, its effect on civil liberties, and its repercussions.

Evaluate Eisenhower’s “Modern Republicanism” in relation to the economy and other

domestic issues.

Identify the social, economic, and political issues affecting women and explain the

conflicts these issues engendered.

Compare and contrast the economic philosophies of capitalism, socialism, and

communism.

Evaluate how communism threatens American social, economic, and political well-

being.

ACTIVITIES:


Teacher Resource binder.

Videos.

Essays.

Research Papers.

Timeline.

Mock Trial.

Interviews.

Compare and contrast the Bush Doctrine (2001) and the Truman Doctrine.

Map activities identifying communism and non-communist countries during the Cold War

Era to the present.

Analyze political cartoons.

Analyze the United Nations Charter.

Analyze political speeches.

Film: The Atomic Café, Animal Farm


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ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Activities

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Re-enactment of HUAC meeting. Have students play the roles of committee members,

Hollywood Ten, and the news reporters.

o Literacy Excerpts: “The Communist Manifesto”, “On the Road”, “The Feminine Mystique”,

“Animal Farm”.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 6: Civil Rights/JFK/LBJ TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:



events.


of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect

relationships.



research.




and economic development of the United States.






Technology





influenced the growth and development of the United States.

Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:





criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:










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behavior over time.


over time. Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and

depression.


over time.




impacted the growth and development of the United States.

Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.


impacted the growth and development of the US.

Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability
















common good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


documents:



Bill of Rights



activities.


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government.


5.3 HOW GEVERNMENT WORKS


and public policy.





NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Examine the role of the media in the election of 1960.

Evaluate the domestic policies of Kennedy's "New Frontier.

Evaluate the legislation and programs enacted and its effectiveness during Johnson's

presidency.

Compare the so-called second environmental Movement with the first at the beginning

of the 20th Century.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Kennedy and Johnson foreign policies of the early

1960's.

Explain the Americans reaction to the assassination of President Kennedy and the fallout

of information leading to the current date including the ideas of conspiracy theories.

Identify and examine some of the landmark cases handed down by the Supreme Court

under Chief Justice Earl Warren in the early to mid 1960's.

Describe the United States role in the Bay of Pigs Invasion on April 17, 1961.

Analyze the events leading to the building of the Berlin Wall and Cuban Missile Crisis.

Discuss the arms race between the U.S.A. and USSR.

Outline the goals of Kennedy's alliance for Progress and Peace Corps programs.

Outline the major foreign issues of the Johnson Administration and the reactions to each.

Identify the events and trends that led to a rise in African American influence in the

twentieth century.

Define the role of the NAACP in the legal assault on segregation.

Evaluate the Warren Court’s reasoning in Brown v. Board of Education and its

significance in advancing civil rights.

Evaluate the desegregation of education and assess its role in the educational process

Identify the Rosa Parks arrest and analyze the significance of the Montgomery Bus

Boycott.

Identify early civil rights groups and evaluate the impact on the civil rights movement.

Explain the philosophy and impact of non-violent resistance.

Identify how the events in Birmingham, Alabama affected the nation’s attitudes toward

the civil rights movement.

Compare the approaches of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson to the predecessors in

dealing with civil rights.

Evaluate the impact of the March on Washington and the I Have a Dream speech.

Identify major pieces of legislation passed during the Civil Rights Era.

Analyze the role of Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam in the Civil Rights movement.

Analyze the goals of the black power movement and explain why violence ensued

thereafter.


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Identify the tragic events of 1968 and the effect on the nation.

Describe the changing make-up of the nation’s diverse multicultural population and the

differences of opinion, which emerged as America struggles to make diversity work.

Analyze how social change and renewed ethnic diversity has affected modern

American culture.

Analyze how the Civil Rights Movement has influenced other social movements.

Evaluate to what degree the affirmative action policies have achieved their goals and

assess the current debate over this issue.

Explore the range of women's organizations, the changing goals of the women's

movement, and the issues currently dividing women in the American culture.

ACTIVITIES:


The Cuban Missile Crisis Reading and Reactions - What would you have done?

The Great Society reading and questions.

Public opinion polls reading and questions (The 1960's).

Identify and explain the major issues of the election of 1960 and examine what role the

media played.

Class researches the televised presidential debate between JFK and Nixon and decides

for themselves, who deserved the victory.

Read the Presidential Profile of JFK and LBJ and take note on all important

accomplishments.

Develop Suspect - Motive Charts of the Assassination Conspiracy of JFK.

Video - The Century, National Geographic Persp. On United States History, The Men Who

Killed Kennedy, Kennedy Villain or Hero, First Televised Debate, Johnson Campaign

Commercials, Separate but Equal, Rosa Parks Story, Eyes on the Prize, Mighty Times.

Chart the route of the Freedom Rides.

Chart all the major domestic and foreign events of this era and briefly explain each.

Comparative Essay: compare and contrast the Great Society and the New Frontier.

Identify and define the components of the Environmental Movement during this era.

Essay: Explain the importance of the presidential style.

Timelines.

Journal Writing.

Periodicals.

Videos.

Essays.

Debates.

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Activities


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Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Students write a dialogue for a police station drama involving the Supreme Court Cases

Gideon vs. Wainright, Escobedo vs. Illinois and Miranda vs. Arizona.

o Debate the pros and cons of major issues, which were discussed via political candidates,

parties or influential groups.

o Sequence the steps in "How A Bill Becomes A Law" using the Great Society legislation as

an example while also comparing the same procedure in local government arenas.

o Compare, contrast and explain how the New Frontier and Great Society is an extension

of FDR’s New Deal policy.

o Research various court decisions i.e. Brown v. Board of Education. Write an ascending or

descending opinion on one case.

o Write an essay about the rise and recent decline in Affirmative Action.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 7 - Vietnam/Counterculture TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:



events.





research.










Technology





influenced the growth and development of the U.S.

Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:




7.2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLACES AND REGIONS





criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:








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behavior over time.

6.2.U.E. Analyze the impact of the business cycle on individual and group behavior over

time.

Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and depression.


over time.




Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.



Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



















good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


documents:


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Bill of Rights



activities.






government.




and public policy.


and Amendments.



NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Describe the background events leading up to the war between North and South

Vietnam.

Describe the Vietnam policies of President Kennedy and Robert McNamara.

Explain how President Johnson changed the course of the war.

Analyze the constitutional issues involved in the war and explore the impact and the

legacy of the entire Vietnam Crisis.

Compare and contrast the Vietnam policies of Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon and the

shifts of public opinion about the war.

Describe the conditions, which the American soldiers fought in Vietnam.

Explain the composition of the American forces recruited to fight the war in Vietnam.

Evaluate how the Vietnamese and American experienced the war and how the war

continued to affect postwar policies and culture.

Summarize the impact of the massacre at My Lai and related occurrence.

Explain the tactical strategies and military organization of technology and manpower in

the Vietnam War.

Describe student activism in the 1960's and identify the various actions some people took

to resist the Vietnam War.

Identify the social changes promoted by members of the counterculture and its impact

on the American culture.

Describe the music world in the 1960's and how it both reflected and contributed to

cultural changes.

Explain how opponents of the Vietnam War helped force Johnson's departure and

describe how they reached to Nixon's policies.

Describe the American troop withdrawal, how it came about the key players involved in

ending American involvement and what this meant for South Vietnam.

Compare and contrast the domestic and foreign policies of the Kennedy, Johnson and

Nixon Administrations.


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ACTIVITIES:


Map.

Political Cartoons.

Periodicals.

Debate.

Essays.

Timeline.

Charts.

Graphs.

Research Paper.

Students write a brief paragraph describing the U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the

administrations of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.

Vietnam Conflict Project.

Geography Test.

Interview Vietnam Veterans and compare and contrast their varying views on the war

then and now.

Students will analyze letter written home by Vietnam Veterans.

Identifying key terms, events, individuals and specific Vietnam vocabulary.

Explain the meaning of various songs of the Vietnam Era.

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Projects


Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Students create, administer and report their findings from a questionnaire about 1960's

directed at people who were of college age at that time.

o Students list strengths the United States brought to the war and factors that have

undercut those strengths.

o Students examine how the policies of Vietnamization satisfied both opponents of the war

and supporters of South Vietnam.

o Students speculate about what happened to the counter culture and list aspects of

American life, which were permanently changed by the counter culture.

o Students analyze the music of the folk revival of the sixties in relation to the growing

demand of social change.

o Students engage in a question and answer session with local Vietnam Veterans.

o Literary Excerpts: “Born on the Fourth of July”, “The Things We Carried”.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 8: - Nixon, Ford, Carter TIMEFRAME: Approximately 2 weeks


History:

8.1 HISTORICAL ANALYSIS AND SKILLS DEVLOPMENT


events.





research.










Technology






Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:





criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:












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behavior over time.


time. Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and

depression.


over time.





Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.



Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability


6.4 ECONOMICS INTERDEPENDENCE

















good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


documents:



Bill of Rights



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activities.






government.




and public policy.


and Amendments.



NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Identify how Richard Nixon’s personality affected his relationship with his staff.

Analyze Nixon’s domestic policies and how they differed from those of his predecessors.

Describe Nixon’s southern strategy and his view on Civil Rights.

Identify the role that Henry Kissinger played in relaxing tensions between the United

States and the major Communist powers.

Analyze the impact of détente on American foreign policy toward the People’s Republic

of China and the U.S.S.R.

Identify OPEC nations and analyze their influence on American politics and economy.

Identify the change in philosophy between the US and the USSR in dealing with nuclear

weapons.

Explain the importance of political enemies to the Nixon White House.

Identify the role of the Committee to Re-elect the President in the election of 1972.

Analyze the Watergate break-in and how this led to Nixon’s resignation.

Identify the changing role of the media in dealing with the Presidency.

Describe how Gerald Ford became President and why he pardoned Richard Nixon.

Summarize the economic problems faced by the Ford administration.

Explain the foreign policy challenges that faced Ford.

Describe the importance of the nation's 200th birthday celebration.

Explain the background and outcome of the 1976 Presidential election.

Summarize the changes that Carter brought to the office of the Presidency.

Explain Carter's support for human rights and his accomplishments in the Middle East.

Describe the new policy directions Carter took in Foreign Affairs and the complex

relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Describe how the Iran hostage crisis began and ended.

Explain the impact of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Describe the economic instability facing the Carter administration.

List the elements of Carter's energy policy.

Summarize other domestic issues that weakened Carter's presidency and the outcome

of the 1980 presidential election.


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ACTIVITIES:


Charts.

Essays.

Research Paper.

Write an essay describing the difference in the role of the media toward the President

before Watergate and after Watergate.

Timeline .

Debate.

Write an expository essay. Imagine that you are the editorial writer for a local newspaper

in 1976. Write the lead editorial for the bicentennial edition of the paper, explaining the

historical background of this event and why it is still important.

Essay: Imagine that you are a chairperson of a political rally for either Jerry Ford or Jimmy

Carter during the 1976 campaign. Write the speech in which you will introduce your

candidate, stressing ideas and issues that will make the audience welcome and support

him.

Create a web with the U.S. economy at the center, showing the different problems of

pressures that affected the economy during the 1970's.

Write a paragraph explaining the Iran Hostage Crisis.

Develop a survey around your paragraph for students and adults.

Create a two-column chart to compare the two candidates in the 1976 election.

Create a flowchart tracing the progress of Soviet-American diplomatic relations during

the Carter administration.

Create a political cartoon dealing with the following:

the election of 1976.

America's bicentennial.

Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon.

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Projects


Remediation:

o As per student.

Extension:

o Create a video assessing people's attitudes with regards to Ford and Carter's

effectiveness as chief executives.

o Essay: Which do you think played a larger role in Congress's refusal to send military aid to

South Vietnam in 1975 - The War Powers Act or public opinion about involvement in

Vietnam?

o Essay: In the 1976 election, trust was one of the most important issues. What do you think

are the most important issues for voters today when electing a president?

o Access www.pathways.phschool.com.

Follow the links to find information that support a pro or anti-nuclear position.

Organize a debate on the future of nuclear power energy source, considering its benefits

and drawbacks.

http://www.pathways.phschool.com/


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RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 9: - Reagan & GW Bush TIMEFRAME: Approximately 1 week


History:



events.





research.










Technology






Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:









criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:








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behavior over time.


time.

Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and depression.


over time.





Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.



Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



















good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


documents:


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Bill of Rights



activities.






government.




and public policy.


and Amendments.



NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Outline the major events in Ronald Reagan's political career.

Trace the rise of modern political conservatism.

Explain the conservative reactive to liberalism in the American political realm.

Evaluate supply-side economic strategies of Reagan and Bush Administrations.

Examine the impact of the Reagan Revolution on federalism the public's perception of

the role of government.

Analyze constitutional issues in the Iran-Contra affair and the key players involved in the

scandal.

Explain why labor unionism has declined in recent decades in this country.

Evaluate the impact of recurring recessions and growing national debt on the domestic

agenda as of recent presidential administrations.

List major initiatives and key foreign policy crises during Reagans 1st term.

Evaluate the significance of the election of 1980.

Assess the United States policies toward arms limitation and explain improved relations

with the Soviet Union.

Evaluate Reagan's efforts to reassert American military power and rebuild American

prestige and patriotism.

Examine the United States role in the political struggles in the Middle East, Africa, Asia

and Latin America.

Explain how Reagan used Supreme Court appointments to influence key social debates.

Explain the reasons for the collapse of communist government in Eastern Europe and the

USSR.

Describe Reagan's approach to governing and summarize the legacy of his presidency.

Evaluate the outcome of the 1988 presidential election.

Analyze President Bush's foreign policy reformation due to the end of the Cold War and

discuss his success in the Persian Gulf War.

Describe the effect of Domestic Issues on Bush's popularity in the United States.

Explain the increase in income disparities and evaluate its social and political

consequences.

Analyze the position of major religious groups on American political and social issues


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including the growth and impact of the Christian Evangelical movement.

Explain how religious and related organizations use the modern forms of

telecommunication to promote their philosophy.

Explain the influence of the media on contemporary American society and how it

compares to the influence of the past.

Analyze the Law of Supply and Demand and create related goals.

Map areas of global environmental crisis on a world map.

Analyze and evaluate the Chernobyl disaster.

ACTIVITIES:


Charts.

Timeline.

Research Paper.

Graphic Organizers.

Alternative Assessments/Assignments.

Primary Source Documents - speeches, lectures and forms.

Students list two headings of World and USA and list under each the major events which

took place during the Bush Presidency.

Students will create a short "capsule campaign" for each candidate.

Students use a tree map to outline Reagans foreign and domestic policies of his second

term.

Informative Essay: Explain the New Conservative Revolution and its support base

Compare/Contrast Essay: Compare and Contrast the Conservative and Liberal

Philosophies both politically and morally.

Compare/Contract Essay: Compare the Persian Gulf War and the Vietnam War.

Persuasive essay: Support your opinion on the issues of government, philosophies of size,

method of governing and political, party angles.

Video: The Century, National geographic Percept-on US History, The Comeback of the

Conservatives.

Sounds of an Era.

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Projects


Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Analyze the statement that President Reagan stated the Soviet Union was an “evil

empire.”

o Analyze the relationship that President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev fostered during

the 1980s.

o Students will create a cause-and-effect chart that shows, first Reagan’s policy priorities in

his first term; second, the moves taken to implement them; and third, the results.

o Students analyze the approaches to government growth taken by different Republican

leaders and answer the question of what made Reagan's Viewpoint "an idea of whose

time has come".

o Students present the biographies and judicial histories of the Supreme Court Justice


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named by Reagan, including tracing their votes and influence from their appointment to

today.

o Student analyze what they and the American public in general expect of a First Lady

o Students analyze what makes a president either emphasize foreign or domestic policies.

o Students analyze varying viewpoints on how to stimulate a weakening economy.

o Analyze the justification for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

o Compare and contrast the media’s coverage of Operation Desert Storm with the

Vietnam War.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resources


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals


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UNIT 10: - Clinton & GW Bush TIMEFRAME: Approximately 1 week


History:


8.1.U.A. Evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time, applying context

of events.



relationships.



research. (Reference RWSL Standard 1.8.11 Research)









Technology






Ethnicity and race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic stability

Geography:









criteria:

Population

Culture

Settlement

Economic activities




Economics:








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behavior over time.


over time. Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and

depression.


over time.





Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability



governments.



Ethnicity and Race

Working conditions

Immigration

Military conflict

Economic Stability


6.4 ECONOMICS OF GOVERNMENT

















common good.


Liberty / Freedom

Democracy

Justice

Equality


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documents:



Bill of Rights



activities.






government.









NCSS STANDARDS:

UNIT OBJECTIVES:

Discuss the consequences of the shift of America's labor force from a manufacturing

society to the service industries.

Evaluate how the scientific advances and technology changed American society

considering robotics, the computer revolution and the shifting labor force and economy.

Describe Clinton's path to the presidency of the United States.

List the major reforms that Clinton tried to accomplish in his first term in office.

Assess the effects of international trade, transitional business organization and overseas

economic competition.

Explain the changes in the size and composition of the tradition American family and its

ramifications.

Explain the impact of the shifting age structure of U.S. population and the implications

the aging "baby boomers" has on U.S. society.

Describe the goals of the Republican's Contract with America.

Summarize the major challenges Clinton faced during his second term in office.

Analyze the position of major religious groups on American political and social issues

including the growth and impact of the Christian Evangelical movement.

Explain how religious and related organizations use the modern forms of

telecommunication to promote their philosophy.

Summarize the Clinton Administration's foreign policies and its efforts to promote peace

abroad as well as it involvement in nations in conflict.

Explain the influence of the media on contemporary American society and how it

compares to the influence of the past.

Map areas of global environmental crisis on a world map.

On a world map locate the areas of conflict where the United States was involved.

Compare and contrast life growing up in the 1960's with that of the 1990's.

Discuss the changing make-up of the growing multicultural population and the

differences of opinion, which emerge as America struggles to make diversity work.


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ACTIVITIES:


student need.


Research Paper.

Essays.

Political Cartoons.

Charts.

Maps.

Create a web diagram of the background and domestic events of the Clinton era.

Explore diverse ethnic background in your class (Diagram and Report).

Students will develop a portfolio of current events, issues relative to Clinton and his

policies and explain each by description and opinion.

Persuasive essay: Support your opinion on the issues of government, philosophies of size,

method of governing and political, party angles.

Students will create a short "capsule campaign" for each candidate.

Graphic Organizers.

Primary Source Documents.

Video: The Century, When the Levees Broke, 9/11: CNN We Remember.

ASSESSMENTS:

Tests

Quizzes

Group Projects



student need.

Remediation:

o As per student

Extension:

o Students analyze what they and the American public in general expect of a First Lady.

o Students analyze what makes a president either emphasize foreign or domestic policies.

o Evaluate the presidents in American Issues and rate their effectiveness..

o Students will write an essay describing four ways in which the United States was changing

in the closing years of the 1990s.

o Debate: Students will debate current immigration legislation.

o Literary excerpts: The World is Flat, The House on Mango Street, An Ancient Heritage: The

Arab American Minority, When I Was Puerto Rican.

RESOURCES:

Textbook Chapters

Primary Resource


Computer Lab

Department Videos

Library

Periodicals

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