Teacher: CORE US HISTORY P1 Year: 2010-2011 Course: US ...€¦ · Reconstruction B. the impeachment of President Johnson C. the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments D. the opposition

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Teacher: CORE US HISTORY P1 Year: 2010-2011

Course: US HISTORY 2 and 3

RECONSTRUCTION: The Reunification of North and South

Essential

Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons

Learning

Benchmarks Standards

How did the

Pre-Civil War, Civil

War, and Post Civil

War conditions

impact the social,

political and

economic

decisions of a

sectionalized

United States?

How does the

period of

Reconstruction

fulfill or exemplify

the mission of the

Preamble of the

Constitution?

A. Presidential

and Congressional

Reconstruction

B. the

impeachment of

President Johnson

C. the 13th, 14th,

and 15th

Amendments

D. the opposition

of Southern whites

to Reconstruction

E. the

accomplishments

and failures of

Radical

Reconstruction

F. the presidential

election of 1876

and the end of

Reconstruction

Conduct

Library research of

textual materials

related to

Reconstruction

programs and

policies

Contribute to Full

Class Oral

Defense of

theorized position

on related

Reconstruction

programs and

policies

Plan and Execute

Small Group

Debates over

Freedman's

Bureau, Black

Codes, Johnson's

Impeachment,

Military

Reconstruction

Test - 019/1/2010

Persuasive

Essay9/1/2010

Role Play -

Reconstruction

Leaders9/1/2010

Analytical

Essay9/1/2010

Debate9/1/2010

Homework -

Extension9/1/2010

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

A.1 ~ Students will demonstrate effective

communication skills in (a) writing and (b)

speaking.

A.2 ~ Students will develop appropriate

reading strategies in order to achieve

effective comprehension levels of various

texts.

A.3 ~ Students will use creative, analytical,

and critical thinking skills.

A.4 ~ Students will be independent

learners.

A.6 ~ Students will demonstrate

competency in technology.

A.9 ~ Students will demonstrate an

understanding of the foundations, values, and

perspectives of the United States and other

nations.

20.06 ~ Consideration of Audience and

Purpose ~ Use effective rhetorical techniques

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G. the rise of Jim

Crow laws

H. the Supreme

Court case, Plessy

v. Ferguson (1896)

Lincoln’s Plan

of Reconstruction

Lincoln vs.

Radicals

Stevens and

Sumner

Wade Davis Bill

Assassination of

Lincoln

Johnson’s Plan of

Reconstruction

Johnson vs.

Radicals

Black Codes

Freedman’s

Bureau

Johnson’s Pardons

Conf. Elected to

Federal Office

Civil Rights Bill

Civil Rights

Amendments

13th-14th-15th

Military

Reconstruction

Impeachment of

Johnson

Tenure of Office

Act

Grant’s Election of

1772

Grant’s Scandals

Disputed Election

of 1876

Report Debate

Analysis to Class

Present / Analyze

Current Events

Article related to

curriculum

concepts

Research and

Report Opposing

Viewpoints as

Indiviuals or

Groups

Interpret material

in LAPs -

Reconstuction

Topics

Compose

Interpretive,

Analytical, and

Argumentative

Expository /

Narrative Essays

Discuss merits and

shortcomings of

Congressional

Reconstruction

Plans and

Presidential

Decisions in Oral

Presentation

Homework -

Presentation

Preparation9/1/2010

Synthesize

and make

connections

between

information and

arguments

Understand

both how and why

media messages

are constructed,

and for what

purposes

and demonstrate understanding of purpose,

speaker, audience, and form when

completing expressive, persuasive, or literary

writing assignments.

HLS.08-12.US1.40 ~ THE CIVIL WAR AND

RECONSTRUCTION, 1860–1877 ~ Provide

examples of the various effects of the Civil

War. (H, E) A. physical and economic

destruction B. the increased role of the

federal government C. the greatest loss of

life on a per capita basis of any U.S. war

before or since

HLS.08-12.US1.41 ~ THE CIVIL WAR AND

RECONSTRUCTION, 1860–1877 ~ Explain

the policies and consequences of

Reconstruction. (H, C) A. Presidential and

Congressional Reconstruction B. the

impeachment of President Johnson C. the

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments D. the

opposition of Southern whites to

Reconstruction E. the accomplishments and

failures of Radical Reconstruction F. the

presidential election of 1876 and the end of

Reconstruction G. the rise of Jim Crow laws

H. the Supreme Court case, Plessy v.

Ferguson (1896)


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Hayes Elected

Compromise of

1877

Jim Crow

Plessey vs.

Ferguson

Westward Expansion

Essential


Learning


“Was

expansion by

American citizens

and newly arrived

immigrants into the

Midwest and

Rocky Mountain

areas a productive

and honorable

endeavor?”

Plains Indians

Miners and

Railroaders

Ranchers and

Cowhands

Farmers

Conflicts between

Natives and Settlers

Research

Cooperative

Learning Groups

Whole Class

Presentations

National

Geographic

Magazine Replica10/1/2010

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

Balance

tactical

(short-term) and

strategic

(long-term) goals

HLS.08-12.US2.04 ~ INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

AND ITS EMERGING ROLE IN

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 1870–1920 ~

Analyze the causes of the continuing

westward expansion of the American people

after the Civil War and the impact of this

migration on the Indians. (H)


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Elaborate,

refine, analyze and

evaluate their own

ideas in order to

improve and

maximize creative

efforts

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

INDUSTRIALIZATION, IMMIGRATION, URBANIZATION AND UNIONS

Essential


Learning


“How did the

rapid economic

growth of the

Industrial Age

contribute to the

rise of Immigration,

Urbanization,

Unionism and

Socialism?”

Alexander

Graham Bell

Andrew Carnegie

Thomas Edison

J.P. Morgan

John D.

Rockefeller

Cornelius

Vanderbilt

The economic

impetus provided

by the Civil War

Oral

Presentations

Writing various

types of essays

Developing

generalizations

Research

individual topics

(textual and

internet)

Oral

Presentations10/1/2010

Captains of the

Industry or Robber

Barons? Political

Cartoon10/1/2010

Ellis Island

WebQuest10/1/2010

Reading Quiz10/1/2010

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and




Explain the various causes of the Industrial

Revolution. (H, E) A. the economic impetus

provided by the Civil War B. important

technological and scientific advances C. the

role of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and

inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell,

Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, J.P.

Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius

Vanderbilt




Explain the important consequences of the


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Technological

and scientific

advances

The growth of

big business

The expansion

of cities and the

environmental

impact

The Knights of

Labor

the American

Federation of

Labor headed by

Samuel Gompers

The Populist

Party

The Socialist

Party headed by

Eugene Debs

Individual

Reports

Use of tangible

products to

encourage use of

abstract examples

to express

contributions of

"business giants"

Development of

interpretation skills

using current event

articles

Writing and

critiquing of poetry

Ctritiquing

peers

presentations

Development of

research reporting

techniques (cards,

citations, works

cited)

Analyzing art in

history

Immigration

Readings and

Poetry10/1/2010

Chart: Cause

and Effect- the Rise

of Industry10/1/2010

Biographical

Analysis10/1/2010

Interpretations

of contributions of

inventors,

reformers,

businessmen and

entrepreneurs10/1/2010

Test- Recall

and Recognition10/1/2010

Analyzing

Primary Source

Documents-

immigration,

urbanization,

industrialization,

unions10/1/2010

Group photo

essay continuum

comparative

use of information

Balance

tactical

(short-term) and

strategic

(long-term) goals

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

Synthesize

and make

connections

between

information and

arguments

Industrial Revolution. (H, E) A. the growth of

big business B. environmental impact C. the

expansion of cities




Describe the causes of the immigration of

Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese,

Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late

19th and early 20th centuries, and describe

the major roles of these immigrants in the

industrialization of America. (H) Seminal

Primary Documents to Read: Emma Lazarus,

“The New Colossus” (1883) Seminal Primary

Documents to Consider: Younghill Kang, East

Goes West (1937)




Explain the formation and goals of unions as

well as the rise of radical political parties

during the Industrial era. (H, E) A. the Knights

of Labor B. the American Federation of Labor

headed by Samuel Gompers C. the Populist

Party D. the Socialist Party headed by

Eugene Debs


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exposition10/1/2010

Reform Movements

Essential


Learning


“How did gilded

age politics

contribute to

political, social and

economic reforms?

The Knights of

Labor

the American

Federation of Labor

headed by Samuel

Gompers

The Populist

Party

The Socialist

Party headed by

Eugene Debs

Jane Addams,

William Jennings

Bryan, John Dewey,

Robert La Follette,

President Theodore

Roosevelt, Upton

Sinclair, President

William H. Taft, Ida

Tarbell, President

Woodrow Wilson

Bans against

child labor

Analysis of

peer writing

Analyzing art in

history

Debate

Video

Evaluation

Analyzing

Primary Source

Documents

Reading

Biographies

(Excerpts)

Note taking

skills and outlining

Creating

annotated timelines

Writing a

persuasive essay

Primary Source

Analysis of Selected

Reform Movement

Documents

11/1/2010

Daily

Homework11/1/2010

Daily

Homework - 0111/1/2010

Reading and

Short Answer

Responses11/1/2010

Test - 0211/1/2010

Persuasive

Essay - 0111/1/2010

Content

Related 5 Mintue

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

Synthesize

and make

connections

between




Explain the formation and goals of unions as

well as the rise of radical political parties

during the Industrial era. (H, E) A. the Knights

of Labor B. the American Federation of Labor

headed by Samuel Gompers C. the Populist

Party D. the Socialist Party headed by

Eugene Debs

HLS.08-12.US2.08 ~ THE AGE OF

REFORM: PROGRESSIVISM AND THE

NEW DEAL, 1900–1940 ~ Analyze the origins

of Progressivism and important Progressive

leaders, and summarize the major

accomplishments of Progressivism. (H, E)

People: A. Jane Addams B. William Jennings

Bryan C. John Dewey D. Robert La Follette

E. President Theodore Roosevelt F. Upton

Sinclair G. President William H. Taft H. Ida

Tarbell I. President Woodrow Wilson.

Policies: A. bans against child labor B. the

initiative referendum and its recall C. the

Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) D. the Pure

Food and Drug Act (1906) E. the Meat

Packing Act (1906) F. the Federal Reserve

Act (1913) G. the Clayton Anti-Trust Act

(1914) H. the ratification of the Nineteenth

Amendment in 1920. Seminal Primary

Documents to Read: President Theodore

Roosevelt, “The New Nationalism,” speech

(1910).


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the initiative,

referendum, recall

the Sherman

Anti-Trust Act

(1890)

the Pure Food

and Drug act

(1906)

the Meat

Packing Act (1906)

the Federal

Reserve Act (1913)

the Clayton

Anti-Trust Act

(1914)

the ratification

of the Nineteenth

Amendment

Carrie Chapman

Catt, W.E.B. Du

Bois, Marcus

Garvey, The

National Association

for the

Advancement of

Colored People,

Alica Paul, Booker

T. Washinton

New

Nationalism Speech

Connecting

current events and

reform movement

content

Defining

important

progressive

leaders and their

accomplisments

Reading and

analyzing important

speeches

Applying

cooperative

learning skills

Outlining Essay

Questions

Using

PowerPoint for a

presentation

Use multimedia

tools for group

presentations

Skits11/1/2010

Annotated

Timelines11/1/2010

DBQ Essay11/1/2010

Progressive

Bingo- Students

must identify the

Progressive Leader

and his/her

accomplishment11/1/2010

information and

arguments

Understand

both how and why

media messages

are constructed,

and for what

purposes



NEW DEAL, 1900–1940 ~ Analyze the

post-Civil War struggles of African Americans

and women to gain basic civil rights. (H) A.

Carrie Chapman Catt B. W.E.B. Du Bois C.

Marcus Garvey D. the National Association

for the Advancement of Colored People

(NAACP) E. Alice Paul F. Booker T.

Washington. Seminal Primary Documents to

Consider: Booker T. Washington, the Atlanta

Exposition Address (1895), and the Niagara

Movement Declaration of Principles (1905)


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Imperialism

Essential


Learning


“What was the

impact of

America’s

increased

involvement on the

world stage?”

the influence

and ideas

associated with

Social Darwinism

the purchase of

Alaska from

Russia

America's

growing influence

in Hawaii leading to

annexation

the Spanish-

American war

U.S. expansion

into Asia under the

Open Door policy

President

Roosevelt's

Corollary to the

Monroe Doctrine

America's role

in the building of

the Panama Canal

Identifying key

terms, people and

places

Map skills-

identifying places

around the world

related to the U.S.

and imperialism

Reinforce the

five themes of

geography

Political

Cartoon Analysis

Note taking

Reading and

outlining

Letter Writing

Collaborative

Learning- sharing,

social skills,

leadership,

follower roles,

Political

Cartoon Creation

and Peer Analysis

12/1/2010

Homework12/1/2010

Homework - 0112/1/2010

The Spanish

American War

Essay12/1/2010

Imperialism

Quiz12/1/2010

Examine

current events-

what examples of

Imperialism do we

see in 2007?12/1/2010

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

Synthesize

and make

connections

between

information and

arguments




Analyze the causes and course of America’s

growing role in world affairs from the Civil

War to World War I. (H, E) A. the influence of

the ideas associated with Social Darwinism

B. the purchase of Alaska from Russia C.

America’s growing influence in Hawaii leading

to annexation D. the Spanish-American War

E. U.S. expansion into Asia under the Open

Door policy F. President Roosevelt’s Corollary

to the Monroe Doctrine G. America’s role in

the building of the Panama Canal H.

President Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy I. President

Wilson’s intervention in Mexico J. American

entry into World War I


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President Taft's

Dollar Diplomacy

President

Wilson's

intervention in

Mexico

America's entry

into World War I

critical evaluation

Internet and

Text research

Writing skills-

essays, poetry,

letters

Analyzing visual

documents

World War I

Essential


Learning


“How did

Wilson’s wartime

actions alter

America’s identity

at home and

abroad?”

America's entry

into World War I

"Peace Without

Victory" Speech by

Woodrow Wilson

Wilson's

Wartime Diplomacy

Fourteen Points

League of

Nations

The Versailles

Treaty and its

failure

Map Skills-

identifying places

involved in World

War I

The Five

Themes of

Geography

Identifying key

terms, people and

places (WWI)

Lyrics Analysis

Analyzing

World War I

Propaganda

Geography

Quiz (WWI)

1/1/2011

Discussion and

Debate- Should the

U.S. Declare War?1/1/2011

Journal Writing1/1/2011

Letters from

WWI- diary writing1/1/2011

Homework - 021/1/2011

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information




Analyze the causes and course of America’s

growing role in world affairs from the Civil

War to World War I. (H, E) A. the influence of

the ideas associated with Social Darwinism

B. the purchase of Alaska from Russia C.

America’s growing influence in Hawaii leading

to annexation D. the Spanish-American War

E. U.S. expansion into Asia under the Open

Door policy F. President Roosevelt’s Corollary

to the Monroe Doctrine G. America’s role in

the building of the Panama Canal H.

President Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy I. President

Wilson’s intervention in Mexico J. American

entry into World War I





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Note taking

skills

Outlining Skills

Essay Writing

Homework - 031/1/2011

WWI Test1/1/2011

Evaluating WWI

Propaganda1/1/2011

Balance

tactical

(short-term) and

strategic

(long-term) goals

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

Set and meet

goals, even in the

face of obstacles

and competing

pressure

Understand

both how and why

media messages

are constructed,

and for what

purposes

Explain the course and significance of

President Wilson’s wartime diplomacy,

including his Fourteen Points, the League of

Nations, and the failure of the Versailles

treaty. (H) Seminal Primary Documents to

Read: President Woodrow Wilson, “Peace

Without Victory,” speech (1917)

1920s

Essential


Learning


“In what ways

can the 1920s be

considered a

The Boston

police stike 1919 DBQs

Homework - 041/1/2011

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of



NEW DEAL, 1900–1940 ~ Describe how the

battle between traditionalism and modernity


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decade of

contrasts?”

The Red Scare

and Sacco and

Vanzetti

Racial and

ethnic tensions

the Scopes

Trial and the

debate over

Darwin's On the

Origins of Species

Prohibition

Oral

Presentations with

technology

Writing

Practice- journals,

five paragraph

essays

Formal

Outlines

Research

Oral

Presentations

Identification of

various forms of

art (visuals, music,

poetry)

Cooperative

Learning

Power Point

Presentations

Homework - 051/1/2011

Visual

Presentations

based on the Arts1/1/2011

PowerPoint

Presentations

1/1/2011

Acting, play

writing, rapping1/1/2011

Research- text

and internet1/1/2011

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

Elaborate,

refine, analyze and

evaluate their own

ideas in order to

improve and

maximize creative

efforts

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

manifested itself in the major historical trends

and events after World War I and throughout

the 1920s. (H) A. the Boston police strike in

1919 B. the Red Scare and Sacco and

Vanzetti C. racial and ethnic tensions D. the

Scopes Trial and the debate over Darwin’s

On the Origins of Species E. Prohibition

The 1930s

Essential


Learning



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“How did the

great depression

refine American

society?”

restrictive

monetary policies

unemployment

support for

political and

economic reform

the influence

and ideas of John

maynard Keynes

the critique of

centralized

economic planning

and management

by Ludwig von

Hayek and Milton

Friedman

President

Herbert Hoover,

President Franklin

D. Roosevelt,

Eleanor Roosevet,

Huey Long, Charles

Coughlin

the Federal

Deposit Insurance

Corporation, the

Securities and

Exchange

Commission, the

Tennessee Valley

Authority, the Social

Security Act, the

National Labor

Research-

notecards,

citations

Internet

Research

Writing Skills

Note taking

skills

Peer Editing

Analyzing

Documents-

political cartoons,

posters

Reading and

Summarizing Text

and additional

resources

Debate Skills

Auditory

Presentations

Lyrics Analysis

1930s Photo

Essay

2/1/2011

Play writing-

Drama

Presentations2/1/2011

Creating Song

Lyrics

2/1/2011

1930s Trading

Cards2/1/2011

Persuasive

Essays2/1/2011

Homework - 062/1/2011

Homework - 072/1/2011

I Am ...

(Alphabet

Legislation

Presentations)2/1/2011

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

technologies

Apply a

fundamental

understanding of

the ethical/legal

issues surrounding

the access and

use of information

Evaluate

information

critically and

competently

Elaborate,

refine, analyze and

evaluate their own

ideas in order to

improve and

maximize creative

efforts



NEW DEAL, 1900–1940 ~ Describe the

various causes and consequences of the

global depression of the 1930s, and analyze

how Americans responded to the Great

Depression. (H, E) A. restrictive monetary

policies B. unemployment C. support for

political and economic reform D. the influence

of the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, and

the critique of centralized economic planning

and management by Ludwig von Mises,

Friedrich von Hayek, and Milton Friedman



NEW DEAL, 1900–1940 ~ Analyze the

important polices, institutions, and

personalities of the New Deal era. (H)

People: A. President Herbert Hoover B.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Eleanor

Roosevelt D. Huey Long E. Charles Coughlin.

Policies: A. the establishment of the Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation B. the

Securities and Exchange Commission C. the

Tennessee Valley Authority D. the Social

Security Act E. the National Labor Relations

Act F. the Works Progress Administration G.

the Fair Labor Standards Act. Institutions: A.

the American Federation of Labor B. the

Congress of Industrial Organizations C. the

American Communist Party



NEW DEAL, 1900–1940 ~ Explain how the

Great Depression and the New Deal affected

American society. (H) A. the increased

importance of the federal government in

establishing economic and social policies B.

the emergence of a “New Deal coalition”

consisting of African Americans, blue-collar

workers, poor farmers, Jews, and Catholics


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Relations Act, the

Works Progress

Administration, the

Fair Labor

Standards Act

the American

Federation of

Labor, the

Congress of

Industrial

Organizations, the

American

Communist Party

the increased

importance of the

federal government

in establishing

economic and

social policies

the emergence

of a "New Deal

coalition" consisting

of African

Americans,

blue-collar workers,

poor farmers, Jews

and Catholics

1940s

Essential


Learning


“How did

America respond

militarily,

Fascism in

Germany and Italy Map Skills- five

themes of

geography

Group Project

Assessing Culture

HLS.08-12.US2.14 ~ WORLD WAR II,

1939–1945 ~ Explain the strength of

American isolationism after World War I and


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economically,

socially and

politically to the

need to oppose

Japanese and

German

aggression?”

German

rearmament and

militarization of the

Rhineland

Germany's

seizure of Austria

and

Czechoslovakia

and Germany's

invasion of Poland

Japan's

invasion of China

and the Rape of

Nanking

Pearl Harbor,

Midway, D-Day,

Okinawa, the

Battle of the Bulge,

Iwo Jima, Yalta

and Potsdam

Conferences

Roosevelt's

Four Freedoms

Speech

How

war-inspired

economic growth

ended the Great

Depression

A. Philip

Randolph and the

efforts to eliminate

Writing- essay,

letters, diaries

Analyzing

Primary Source

Documents

Oral

Presentations

and Society in the

1940s3/1/2011

Analysis of

Primary Documents3/1/2011

1940s Film

Analysis3/1/2011

Topic Test -

Multiple Choice,

Open Response3/1/2011

analyze its impact on U.S. foreign policy. (H)


1939–1945 ~ Analyze how German

aggression in Europe and Japanese

aggression in Asia contributed to the start of

World War II and summarize the major

battles and events of the war. On a map of

the world, locate the Allied powers (Britain,

France, the Soviet Union, and the United

States) and Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and

Japan). (H, G) A. Fascism in Germany and

Italy B. German rearmament and

militarization of the Rhineland C. Germany’s

seizure of Austria and Czechoslovakia and

Germany’s invasion of Poland D. Japan’s

invasion of China and the Rape of Nanking E.

Pearl Harbor, Midway, D-Day, Okinawa, the

Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and the Yalta

and Potsdam conferences. Seminal Primary

Documents to Read: President Franklin

Roosevelt, “Four Freedoms,” speech (1941)

Seminal Primary Documents to Consider:

Justice Robert M. Jackson’s opinion for the

Supreme Court in West Virginia State Board

of Education v. Barnette (1943) and Learned

Hand’s The Spirit of Liberty (1944)


1939–1945 ~ Explain the reasons for the

dropping of atom bombs on Japan and their

short and long-term effects. (H)


1939–1945 ~ Explain important domestic

events that took place during the war. (H, E)

A. how war-inspired economic growth ended

the Great Depression B. A. Philip Randolph

and the efforts to eliminate employment

discrimination C. the entry of large numbers

of women into the workforce D. the

internment of West Coast Japanese-


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employment

discrimination

the entry of

large numbers of

women into the

workforce

the internment

of West Coast

Japanese-

Americans in the

U.S. and Canada

Americans in the U.S. and Canada

The Cold War

Essential


Learning


What were the

major factors

contributing to the

Cold War and what

were the reactions

by the United

States?

The differences

between the Soviet

and American

political and

economic systems

Sovietaggression

in Eastern Europe

theTruman

Doctrine, the

Marshall Plan,and

NATO

The Korean War

; Germany ; China ;

The Middle East ;

the arms race ;

Latin America ;

Analyzing

Documents-

political cartoons,

posters

Analyzing

Primary Source

Documents

Applying

cooperative

learning skills

Connecting

current events and

reform movement

content

"The Cold War

Museum"3/1/2011

Analysis of

Primary Documents

in Writing3/1/2011

Summative Unit

Test - short answer,

essay, multiple

choice3/1/2011

HLS.08-12.US2.18 ~ THE COLD WAR

ABROAD, 1945–1989 ~ Analyze the factors

that contributed to the Cold War and

describe the policy of containment as

America’s response to Soviet expansionist

policies. (H) A. the differences between the

Soviet and American political and economic

systems B. Soviet aggression in Eastern

Europe C. the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall

Plan, and NATO. Seminal Primary

Documents to Read: The Truman Doctrine

(1947), and George Kennan, “The Sources

of Soviet Conduct” (1947)


ABROAD, 1945–1989 ~ Analyze the sources

and, with a map of the world, locate the

areas of Cold War conflict between the U.S.

and the Soviet Union. (H, G) A. the Korean

War B. Germany C. China D. the Middle


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Africa ; The Vietnam

War

Development of

research reporting

techniques (cards,

citations, works

cited)

Reading and

Summarizing Text

and additional

resources

East E. the arms race F. Latin America G.

Africa H. the Vietnam War

The 1950s and the Civil Rights Movement

Essential


Learning


Why did the

postWorld War II

era give rise to

significant social

change, harsh

domestic

repressionand

significant racial

conflict

Economic growth

and declining poverty ;

the baby boom ; the

growth of suburbs and

home-ownership ; the

increase in education

levels ; the

development of mass

media and

consumerism

Truman’s Fair Deal

; The Taft-Hartley Act

(1947) ;

Eisenhower’sresponse

to the Soviet’s

launching of Sputnik ;

Eisenhower’scivil

rights record

People:

WhittakerChambers

Analyzing

Primary Source

Documents

Analyzing visual

documents

Connecting

current events and

reform movement

content

Essay Writing

Identifying key

terms, people and

places

Summative Unit

Test - multiple

choice, short

answer, essay, etc4/1/2011

Analysis of Civil

Rights Supreme

Court Cases4/1/2011

The Living

Room Candidate -

internet and video

analysis4/1/2011

HLS.08-12.US2.22 ~ COLD WAR

AMERICA AT HOME: ECONOMIC

GROWTH AND OPTIMISM,

ANTICOMMUNISM, AND REFORM,

1945–1980 ~ Analyze the causes and

consequences of important domestic Cold

War trends. (H, E) A. economic growth

and declining poverty B. the baby boom C.

the growth of suburbs and

home-ownership D. the increase in

education levels E. the development of

mass media and consumerism





1945–1980 ~ Analyze the following

domestic policies of Presidents Truman

and Eisenhower. (H) A. Truman’s Fair

Deal B. the Taft-Hartley Act (1947) C.

Eisenhower’s response to the Soviet’s

launching of Sputnik D. Eisenhower’s civil


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AlgerHiss

EdgarHoover

SenatorJoseph

McCarthy

Juliusand Ethel

Rosenberg

Institutions:

theAmerican

Communist Party

(including its close

relationship to the

Soviet Union) .

theFederal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI)

theHouse Committee

on Un-American

Activities (HUAC)

People:

RobertKennedy

MartinLuther King,

Jr.

ThurgoodMarshall

RosaParks

MalcolmX

Institution: the

NationalAssociation

for the Advancement

of Colored People

(NAACP)

Events: Brown v.

Board of Education

(1954)

Internet

Research

Reading and

analyzing important

speeches

Writing Skills

rights record





1945–1980 ~ Analyze the roots of

domestic anticommunism as well as the

origins and consequences of

McCarthyism. (H) People: A. Whittaker

Chambers B. Alger Hiss C. J. Edgar

Hoover D. Senator Joseph McCarthy E.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Institutions:

A. the American Communist Party

(including its close relationship to the

Soviet Union) B. the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI) C. the House

Committee on Un-American Activities

(HUAC)





1945–1980 ~ Analyze the origins, goals,

and key events of the Civil Rights

movement. (H) People: A. Robert

Kennedy B. Martin Luther King, Jr. C.

Thurgood Marshall D. Rosa Parks E.

Malcolm X. Institution: the National

Association for the Advancement of

Colored People (NAACP). Events: A.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) B. the

1955–1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott C.

the 1957–1958 Little Rock School Crisis

D. the sit-ins and freedom rides of the

early 1960s E. the 1963 civil rights protest

in Birmingham F. the 1963 March on

Washington G. the 1965 civil rights protest

in Selma H. the 1968 assassination of

Martin Luther King, Jr. Seminal Primary

Documents to Read: Reverend Martin

Luther King’s, “I Have A Dream” speech


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the1955-1956

Montgomery Bus

Boycott

the1957-1958 Little

Rock School Crisis

thesit-ins and freedom

rides of the early

1960s . the1963

civil rights protest in

Birmingham .

the1963 March on

Washington

the1965 civil rights

protest in Selma

the1968 assassination

of Martin Luther King,

Jr.

-The 1964 Civil

Rights Act and the

1965 Voting RightsAct

-The growth of the

African American

middle

class,increased

political power, and

declining rates of

AfricanAmerican

poverty

and his Letter from Birmingham City Jail

(1963), President Lyndon Johnson,

speech to Congress on voting rights

(March 15, 1965)





1945–1980 ~ Describe the

accomplishments of the civil rights

movement. (H, E) A. the 1964 Civil Rights

Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act B. the

growth of the African American middle

class, increased political power, and

declining rates of African American

poverty

The 1960s and 1970s

Essential


Learning


How did events

during the

Kennedy, Johnson

and Nixon

administration

BettyFriedan

and Gloria Steinem;

the birth control pill;

the increasing

number of working

Analyzing

Documents-

political cartoons,

posters

Junior

Research Paper -

Ongoing Process of

Research, Works


ABROAD, 1945–1989 ~ Explain the causes,

course, and consequences of the Vietnam

War and summarize the diplomatic and

military policies of Presidents Eisenhower,


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contribute to

altering the

American identity?

women; the

formation of the

National

Organization of

Women in 1967; the

debate over the

Equal Rights

Amendment;

the1973 Supreme

Court case, Roe v.

Wade

The space

exploration

program;

The assassination

of President

Kennedy;

Johnson’s Great

Society programs;

Nixon’s appeal to

“the silent majority”;

The anti-war and

counter-cultural

movements;

The creation of the

Environmental

Protection Agency

(EPA) in 1970;

The Watergate

scandal (including

the Supreme Court

case, U.S. v.

Nixon)

Connecting

current events and

reform movement

content

Identification of

various forms of

art (visuals, music,

poetry)

Internet and

Text research

Lyrics Analysis

Reading and

analyzing important

speeches

Development of

research reporting

techniques (cards,

citations, works

cited)

Outlining Skills

Reading and

Summarizing Text

and additional

resources

Writing Skills

Cited, Outline5/1/2011

Summative Unit

Test - multiple

choice, essays,

short answers5/1/2011

Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. (H)


ABROAD, 1945–1989 ~ Analyze how the

failure of communist economic policies as

well as U.S.-sponsored resistance to Soviet

military and diplomatic initiatives contributed

to ending the Cold War. (H, E) Seminal

Primary Documents to Read: President John

F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961)

Seminal Primary Documents to Consider:

President Ronald Reagan, Speech at

Moscow State University (1988)

HLS.08-12.US2.27 ~ COLD WAR AMERICA

AT HOME: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND

OPTIMISM, ANTICOMMUNISM, AND

REFORM, 1945–1980 ~ Analyze the causes

and course of the women’s rights movement

in the 1960s and 1970s. (H) A. Betty Friedan

and Gloria Steinem B. the birth control pill C.

the increasing number of working women D.

the formation of the National Organization of

Women in 1967 E. the debate over the Equal

Rights Amendment F. the 1973 Supreme

Court case, Roe v. Wade

HLS.08-12.US2.28 ~ COLD WAR AMERICA

AT HOME: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND

OPTIMISM, ANTICOMMUNISM, AND

REFORM, 1945–1980 ~ Analyze the

important domestic policies and events that

took place during the presidencies of

Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. (H)

A. the space exploration program B. the

assassination of President Kennedy C.

Johnson’s Great Society programs D. Nixon’s

appeal to “the silent majority” E. the anti-war

and counter-cultural movements F. the

creation of the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) in 1970 G. the Watergate

scandal (including the Supreme Court case,


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U.S. v. Nixon)

Contemporary America

Essential


Learning


How have

technological

advances, foreign

interventions and

political responses

post 1980 affect

the changing

composition of

America?

Taxrate cuts;

Anticommunist foreign and defense

policies;

SupremeCourt appointments;

The revitalization of the conservative

movement during Reagan’s tenure as

President;

The replacement of striking air traffic

controllers with non-union personnel

The computer and technological

revolution of the 1980sand 1990s;

Scientific and medical discoveries;

Major immigration and demographic

changes such as therise in Asian and

Hispanic immigration;

The weakening of the nuclear family

and the rise indivorce rates

The passage of the North

American Free Trade

Agreement(NAFTA) in 1993;

President Clinton’s welfare reform

legislation andexpansion of the

earned income tax credit;

The first balanced budget in more

than 25 years;

The election in 1994 of the first

Republican majorityin both the House

and Senate in 40 years;

Tax credits for higher education;

The causes and consequences of the

Analyzing

Primary Source

Documents

Analyzing visual

documents

Applying

cooperative

learning skills

Connecting

current events and

reform movement

content

Development of

interpretation skills

using current event

articles

Reading and

analyzing important

speeches

Research-

notecards,

citations

Summative Unit

Test - essays, short

answers, multiple

choice6/1/2011

Final Research

Paper Submitted6/1/2011

HLS.08-12.US2.29 ~

CONTEMPORARY

AMERICA, 1980–2001 ~

Analyze the presidency of

Ronald Reagan. (H, E) A.

tax rate cuts B.

anticommunist foreign and

defense policies C.

Supreme Court

appointments D. the

revitalization of the

conservative movement

during Reagan’s tenure as

President E. the

replacement of striking air

traffic controllers with

non-union personnel

HLS.08-12.US2.30 ~

CONTEMPORARY

AMERICA, 1980–2001 ~

Describe some of the

major economic and social

trends of the late 20th

century. (H, E) A. the

computer and technological

revolution of the 1980s and

1990s B. scientific and

medical discoveries C.

major immigration and

demographic changes such

as the rise in Asian and

Hispanic immigration (both


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impeachment ofPresident Clinton in

1998

The Supreme Court case, Bush v.

Gore;

The growing influence of the

Republican Party in theSouth and the

consolidation of the

DemocraticParty’s hold on the coasts

The invasion of Panama and the

Persian Gulf War;

American intervention in

Somalia,Haiti,Bosnia-Herzegovina,

and Kosovo;

The attempts to negotiate a

settlement to theIsraeli-Palestinian

conflict; America’sresponse

to the September 11, 2001,terrorist

attack on the World Trade Center in

New York City and on the Pentagon

in Washington, D.C.

Writing Skills

legal and illegal) D. the

weakening of the nuclear

family and the rise in

divorce rates

HLS.08-12.US2.31 ~

CONTEMPORARY

AMERICA, 1980–2001 ~

Analyze the important

domestic policies and

events of the Clinton

presidency. (H, E) A. the

passage of the North

American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) in

1993 B. President Clinton’s

welfare reform legislation

and expansion of the

earned income tax credit

C. the first balanced

budget in more than 25

years D. the election in

1994 of the first Republican

majority in both the House

and Senate in 40 years E.

tax credits for higher

education F. the causes

and consequences of the

impeachment of President

Clinton in 1998

HLS.08-12.US2.32 ~

CONTEMPORARY

AMERICA, 1980–2001 ~

Explain the importance of

the 2000 presidential

election. (H, C) A. the

Supreme Court case, Bush

v. Gore B. the growing

influence of the Republican

Party in the South and the

consolidation of the

Democratic Party’s hold on


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the coasts

HLS.08-12.US2.33 ~

CONTEMPORARY

AMERICA, 1980–2001 ~

Analyze the course and

consequences of America’s

recent diplomatic initiatives.

(H, C) A. the invasion of

Panama and the Persian

Gulf War B. American

intervention in Somalia,

Haiti, Bosnia-Herzegovina,

and Kosovo C. the

attempts to negotiate a

settlement to the Israeli-

Palestinian conflict D.

America’s response to the

September 11, 2001,

terrorist attack on the

World Trade Center in New

York City and on the

Pentagon in Washington,

D.C.


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