· Research/Media Center Overview

· Technology

· Presentation

· Cooperative Learning

· Understand basic research methods

· Utilize technology formats in research and presentation of information

· Demonstrate positive methods of successfully working with other people

· Basic Research Project

· Role Playing, Modeling of Cooperative Social Skills

· Maps and Globes

· Identify different types of maps and their uses

· Demonstrate how symbols are used to show information

· Demonstrate concept of Mental Mapping

· Key/Legend Activity

· Features Quiz

· MN Map Project

· Mapping Minnesota

· Physical Geography Test (after week 6)

· Theme of Location

· Explain absolute and relative location

· Demonstrate understanding of Latitude, Longitude, and Coordinates

· Observe, Deduce, and Analyze the impact of geographic features on Location

· Nation Location Activity

· Coordinates Quiz

· Settlement Sites Activity

· Physical Geography Test (after week 6)

· Canby and 5 Themes of Geography project (after week 8)

· Land/Water Forms

· Movement of the Earth

· Time Zones

· Theme of Place

· Describe the different types of land and water forms

· Explain the rotation of the earth which creates night/day

· Explain the revolution of the earth with respect to seasons

· Demonstrate an understanding of time zones and how time changes

· Describe a place by its physical/cultural characteristics

· Land/Water Forms worksheet

· Time Zones Activity

· Places, Places, Places Activity

· Physical Geography Test (after week 6)

· Canby and 5 Themes of Geography project (after week 8)

· Climates

· Describe the factors which influence climate and the impact of climates on people

· Identify the specific climates of the world

· Climates Quiz

· Physical Geography Test (after week 6)

· Cultural Geography

· Describe and identify differences between race and culture

· Culture worksheet

· Five Themes of Geography

· Identify, Observe, Describe, and analyze examples of the 5 themes

· Environmental Experts Activity

· Canby and 5 Themes of Geography project

· 5 Themes Test

· Create a Country

· Demonstrate and Apply an understanding of physical/cultural geography with respect to the 5 Themes of Geography

· Create a Country Project

· Pollution

· Observe, Analyze, Identify, and Describe the various types of pollution and its impact on the environment

· What is Pollution Activity

· Acid Rain Production Activity

· Pollution Quiz

· Regional Studies: United States

· Draw a physical/political map of the United States

· Identify major geographic regions and land/water forms of the United States

· Describe and Analyze the diverse geography of the United States and how people adapt to it

· Explain and Examine the unique characteristics of the "American" culture

· Mapping the USA

· US Atlas Activity

· United States Test

· Regional Studies: Canada

· Draw a physical/political map of Canada

· Identify major geographic regions and land/water forms of Canada

· Describe and Analyze the diverse geography of Canada and how people adapt to it

· Explain how the indigenous peoples of Canada have adapted to modern day

· Mapping Canada

· Canada Atlas Activity

· Canada Test

· Regional Studies: Middle America

· Draw a physical/political map of Middle America

· Identify major geographic regions and land/water forms of Middle America

· Describe and Analyze how the extreme geography of Middle America impacts land use and the economy

· Explain how Middle America’s past has impacted its present geography

· Mapping Middle America

· Middle America Atlas Activity

· Travel Middle America project

· Middle America Test

· Regional Studies: South America

· Draw a physical/political map of South America

· Identify major geographic regions and land/water forms of South America

· Describe and Analyze how the extreme geography of South America impacts land use and the economy

· Explain how South America’s past has impacted its present geography

· Mapping South America

· South America Atlas Activity

· South America Poster Activity

· South America Test

· Geography 7 Final

· Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Geography 7 content

· Final Test Geography 7

· Early Cultures

· Native Americans

· Analyze, Describe, and Identify the early types of cultures that existed in the North America

· Research and Describe the location, dwellings, and food of various Native Cultures

· Research, Display, and Present a Native American Culture including daily activities, social structure, and interaction with others

· Archaeology Dig Activity

· Mapping Native Cultures

· Dwellings/Buffalo wksh

· Native American Project

· Native Americans Test

· Exploration and Explorers

· Identify the early explorers and the lands they explored

· Describe and Summarize the impact of exploration on the peoples in the lands that they explored

· Formulate a position and Reflect on exploration from various points of view

· Meeting of Two Worlds

· European and Native American Position Paper

· Exploration Test

· Colonizing North America

· Identify and Explain the early colonies and the countries that controlled them

· Compare and Contrast the early colonies

· French and Dutch wksh

· Meeting of Two Worlds

· Early Colonies Test

· English Colonies

· Describe the English Colonies and what motivated people to come to America

· Identify the individuals/groups who were responsible for creating and developing the various colonies

· Analyze the economic resources of the colonies

· Discuss the differences between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies

· Triangular Trade wksh

· Colonial Classifieds Activity

· Colonies Test

· Road to Revolution

· Describe the French and Indian War

· Relate the events that led the colonists to declare independence

· Road to Revolution wksh

· Road to Revolution Test

· Revolutionary War

· Discuss the important battles of the Revolutionary War

· Analyze the Declaration of Independence and Describe the ideals of our Nation

· Ideals of the Declaration of Independence wksh

· Revolutionary War Test

· A New Nation

· Summarize the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

· Analyze the Constitution and Bill of Rights

· Describe a Federal System, Separation of Powers, Checks-n-Balances

· Explain why Washington had such an important role as the first president

· Vocabulary/Terms Quiz

· New Nation Test

· An Growing Nation

· Identify and Summarize the major events/people between 1783 and 1820

· Explain why the Louisiana Purchase was such an important territorial gain

· Describe the Voyage of Lewis and Clark

· A Growing Nation Activity

· Exploring the Frontier

· Andrew Jackson Era

· Explain and Analyze why Americans began to move west and what inventions aided them

· Demonstrate an understanding of the electoral college with respect to the election of 1824

· Describe why Andrew Jackson is a President of the common man

· Formulate a Position and Reflect on the Indian Removal Act and the Bank of the US

· Traveling West worksheet

· Indian Removal Activity

· Political Cartoon Activity

· Exploring the Frontier/ Andrew Jackson Test

· Manifest Destiny

· Westward Expansion

· Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of westward expansion on people and the environment

· Identify and Describe the major territorial gains of the United States to complete Manifest Destiny

· Discuss what motivated people to move west

· Manifest Destiny Project

· US Expansion Project

· The West Quiz

· Sectionalism

· Abolition

· Describe and Summarize the sectional differences between the North, South, and West

· Discuss why Abolition becomes an important movement

· Identify the prominent individuals associated with Abolition

· Mind of South Activity

· Abolition Paper

· Civil War

· Analyze the various compromises prior to the Civil war

· Identify and Summarize the significant events which lead to the Civil War

· Compare and Contrast the North and South (advantages, strategy, leadership)

· Describe the major battles of the Civil War and the impact of the modern weapons

· Explain the impact of the war on all facets of American Society

· Observe and Discuss why Lincoln was a great leader

· Compromise Activity

· Causes Activity

· Emancipation Simulation

· Personifying the Civil War

· Civil War Test

· Closing the Frontier

· Explain the reasons and motivations of people heading west to the lands of the frontier

· Summarize the impact of this closing of the frontier on people and the environment

· Discuss and Analyze the US government’s policies towards Native Americans

· Identify and Describe the Native American leaders during this struggle for survival and the major battles between whites and Native Americans

· Native American Essay

· Creating the Constitution

· Identify 5 rules that were used at the Constitutional Convention.

· Identify the 6 goals for the members of the Constitutional Convention.

· Differentiate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

· Explain checks and balances.

· Identify and Analyze Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise.

· Explain the setting of the Constitution Convention.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Constitution Test.

· Oral demonstration of discussion techniques.

· Founding Father Baseball Cards

· Creating a "Classroom Constitution." Group Project (voting and ratification process)

· Visual Maps of the New Jersey & Virginia Plan, and The Gr. Compromise.

· Term Paper on Why has the Constitution lasted

· Current Events: News Articles related to class discussions (Weekly)

· Principles of the Constitution Poster

· I.D. Term Quiz

· Bill of Rights

· Differentiate freedoms and responsibilities.

· Explain the process a case may go through to get to the Supreme Court.

· List categories that the Bill of Rights fall under.

· Identify and Analyze the Amendments in the Bill of Rights.

· Explain the Tinker and the Skokie Supreme Court cases.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Demonstrate basic skills of discussion.

· Position Paper Writing on the need of a Bill of Rights. (Reaction to Video)

· List: Examples of the B.O.R. in everyday life.

· Visual Maps of the Origins of the B.O.R.

· Student Created B.O.R. for School, Home, Canby.

· Bill of Rights Test.

· Focus on Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court Case

· I.D. Term Quiz

· Bill of Rights Test

· The Living Constitution

· Explain what NCAAP stands for, what they do, why are they important.

· Identify traditional views of women.

· Differentiate Brown v. Board of Education, and Plessy v. Ferguson.

· Identify Dred Scott and explain his importance.

· Demonstrate and identify how Amendments 11-27 deal with our everyday lives.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Test

· I.D. Term Quiz

· Map States that had Womens Sufferage before the 19^th Amendment and after.

· Position and Reaction paper on "Separate but Equal" documentary(video) , focusing on the Supreme Court Case "Brown vs. The Board of Ed.-Topeka, KS

· Compare, Contrast, Identifying Visual of Brown vs. Board of Ed., Plessy vs. Fergusson, and Dred Scott.

· Amendment Collage

· Amendment Test

· Citizenship

· Differentiate between citizens’ rights and duties.

· Differentiate Naturalized and Natural-born citizens.

· List and explain the social roles of citizens.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Citizenship Test

· Take Example Naturalization Test from Dept. of Naturalization

· Discussion of "What makes a Good Citizen"

· Demonstrate citizens’ duties and citizen rights via use of internet articles.

· Family Financial Management Package.

· I.D. Term Quiz

·

· 3 Branches of Government

· Identify and explain the 3 branches of government.

· Identify who is involved in each branch.

· Differentiate the powers of each branch.

· Explain the significance of Marbury v Madison case.

· List and Analyze the President’s responsibilities.

· Analyze where the Legislative Branch powers come from.

· List and explain the qualifications of each branch of government.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Power Point Presentation on all of the braches.

· Presidential Debate:Who was the best ever??

· Media search for the Roles of the President

· Powers of Congress Visuals

· Congressional Scavenger Hunt-internet

· Case Study on Supreme Court Decisions "How would you vote-discussion and Journals

· Test on Each Branch

· Oral discussion

· Paper of another country, explaining their government in comparison to ours’

· View "Enter the Jury " documentary on the role of a jury

· I.D. Term Quiz

· Foreign Country Presentations. (Comparison to the US)

· State Government

· List and explain the qualifications and responsibilities of the state government members.

· Explain "New Federalism."

· Differentiate citizen legislators and professional legislators.

· Explain the Missouri Plan.

· Identify how the states get their revenue and how they finance the state.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Test on state governments.

· Virtual Governor Scavenger Hunt

· How to write your Government Officials

· Identify local Reps. and State Senators

· Taxation Activity (Monopoly)

· Discussions

· Position paper on state government actions.

· I.D. Term Quiz

· Local Government

· List and explain the qualifications and responsibilities of the local government members.

· Analyze the planning process for land use.

· Identify the steps of that plan.

· Differentiate Mayor Council Plan, Council Manager Plan, and Commission Plan.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Local Government Test.

· Analyze a local board meeting.

· Interview with a Local Board Member

· Flow Charts on the types of City/ County Government.

· I.D. Term Quiz

· Register to Vote: use actual samples and demonstrate how to vote using sample ballots

· Criminals and Juveniles

· Categorize the causes of crimes.

· Differentiate the types of crimes.

· Outline the juvenile justice procedure.

· Express the problems that the juvenile and criminal justice systems have.

· Define I.D. terms.

· Test

· Debate on what the criminal procedure and juvenile procedure need to get better.

· I.D. Term Quiz

· What is geography? Themes

· What is world history? Themes

· Reasons for combining them together into one study?

· How does geography influence history?

· How do geographers look at the world ?

· How do historians look at the world?

· Earth?

· Climates of the Earth?

· Human World?

· Mapping – Types and Criteria

· Who Am I? Introductory Project for Cultural Project Later – Geographical and Historical Theme Evaluation

· Map Construction and Evaluation of Political and Physical Characteristics – interpret and communicate geographic information through maps and other forms of graphic tools and geographic information systems

· Quiz/Test

· Daily Assignments

· Media Readings and Evaluations

· Film Critique(s)

· Start Mural of Ancient Civilizations – will continue throughout the semester

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Physical – seas, peninsulas (Scandinavian, Iberian), islands, mountain ranges, plain regions, water systems, natural resources, wind and ocean currents, forests, permafrost

· Cultural – Ethnic Groups and Conflicts: Balkan Peninsula and Ireland, Population, History and Government: Early peoples, Ancient Greece and Rome, Christian Europe, Middle Ages, Renaissance, European explorations, Revolutions, Cold War, 1989 Berlin Wall comes down, European Union – Lifestyle Values through: language, religion, and the arts

· Today’s Issues – stability of European Union (EU), genetically modified foods, water pollution (Med Sea), acid rain, global warming, air pollution

· Issues of Today – European Union – Industry – Ag- Transportation – Communication- Environment -

· Discuss the geographic location of Europe and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Identify and explain why Europe has been the site of some of the most brutal and destructive wars and how geographic and cultural issues may have contributed to these conflicts

· Identify and explain a selected countries: physical characteristics, population, economy, religion, language, government, music, arts, architecture, exotic locales – then present to class and compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the countries of Europe

· Compare and contrast the factors that help explain the disparity between countries of the European Union

· Describe the changes in

· technology and how they have affected Europe and their global connections

· Identify the environmental concerns of Europe – start a chart that will compare and contrast the environmental issues around the world

· Historical Timeline of Europe’s History – Presentation –

· Map Construction and testing of Europe – Physical and Political Characteristics (same as above)

· Quiz/Test

· Daily Assignments

· Film Critique (s)

· Media Readings and Evaluations – E-mail

· Addition to Mural: Ancient Greece and Rome

· Journal Scrapbook

· Power Point – Country

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Discuss the physical geographic location of Russia and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Identify the various regions of Russia and compare and contrast them

· Discuss the major turning points in Russia’s tumultuous history and changes in government over the centuries

· Explain the relevance of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

· Identify the cultures and lifestyles of the people including: religion, education, health care, and arts

· Identify and explain the major societal issues in Russia, today

· Map Construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· Quiz/Test

· Daily Assignments

· Film Critique(s)

· Media Readings and Evaluations – E-mail

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Comparison and Contrast the various regions in Russia

· Physical – Fertile Crescent, Nile River, Mediterranean Sea, Tigris and Euphrates River, natural resources (oil),climate(mostly arid) and vegetation (desert)

· Cultural – strong religious influences, predominantly Islamic, historical political unrest and conflicts

· Issues of Today – lack of sufficient freshwater for drinking and irrigation – terrorist groups, illegal drug movement, oil production and sales, human rights - specifically women

· Discuss the geographic location of North Africa and SW Asia and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Identify reasons why NA, SW Asia and Central Asia are a region

· Discuss the three major religions that started in this region and explain how they have been an influence ever since

· Compare and Contrast the natural resources of the countries by completing a "Venn diagram"

· Explain how the issues of today in this region have been and will continue to be the issues of tomorrow

· Map Construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· Quiz/Testing

· Daily Assignments

· Film Critique (s)

· Media Readings and Evaluations – E-mail

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Project: Analyze the relationship between geography and a dispute about land use versus ownership of political control

· Mural - Additions of Fertile Crescent and Egypt

· Physical – straddling the Equator – 9.5 million square miles, plateaus, Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, rain forests, grasslands, deserts rivers, natural resources (minerals and wildlife – Climate and vegetation (tropical)

· Cultural –many ethnic groups with their own languages, religions, and ways of life(arts, music, education – History – 1^st civilization, empires, Bantu migration, European colonization, development of countries, Apartheid and South Africa: Road to Freedom (Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu)

· Issues of Today – ethnic conflicts, conflict over land, imbalance of riches, industrialization, creating and maintaining transportation and communications, hunger, destruction of the rain forest, endangered animals, AIDS, desertification, human rights

· Discuss the geographic location of Africa South of the Sahara and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Examine population patterns in Africa south of the Sahara

· Explain the effect of the movement of people on the region past and present

· Investigate and describe African culture through a specific region or country

· Explain the different historical time periods in Africa south of the Sahara desert

· Discuss the apartheid movement and its relevance still today

· Describe how people make a living in Africa south of the Sahara

· Examine environmental challenges and their effect on life in the region

· Examine other societal issues including "AIDS"

· Map Construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· Quiz/Testing

· Daily Assignments

· Film Critique (s)

· Media Readings and Evaluations – E-mail

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Mural: 1^st Civilization

· Cooperative Group Learning

· Physical – landscape having the world’s highest mountain ranges (Himalaya – Mt. Everest – tallest peak on Earth), E and W Ghats, Deccan Plateau, and some of the world’s great river systems,(Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges), salty waters of Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Climate: affected by monsoons

· Cultural – one of the largest and most diverse populations on the Earth – birthplace of two major world religions, Hinduism, and Buddhism – Historical - Indus Valley Civilization, Aryans, Independence – India – Mohandas K. Gandhi – Lifestyle: music, arts, literature, movies, visual arts and architecture, health, food, education, celebrations

· Issues of Today – large population, limited and environmentally threatened resources, and national and ethnic tensions, conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, water limitations, India’s Green Revolution – genetically modified foods

· Discuss the geographic location of South Asia and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Describe South Asia’s population profile, density, and distribution

· Identify key developments in the history of the region and its countries’ governments

· Discuss the role of religion, education, health care, and the arts in South Asia

· Identify the key economic activities of South Asia

· Discuss the major environmental and social challenges the region faces.

· Map construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· Quiz/Testing

· Daily Assignments

· Film Critique (s)

· Media Readings and Evaluations – E-mail

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Comparison/Contrast Project: Between Martin Luther King Jr. – Nelson Mandela – and M. Gandhi

· Mural – Addition Indus Valley Civilization

· Physical – limestone hills, terraced land, Plateau of Tibet, Yangtze River, Ring of Fire, Monsoons, ocean currents,

· Cultural – populations are relatively homogeneous, Chinese heritage has profoundly influenced the language, religion, and arts of the region, region’s highly redefined cultural development was generally isolated from Western cultures until the 1800s, Historical – descended from dynasties – tale of two Chinas

· Issues of Today –world markets, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau versus China, APEC, human rights, WTO, nuclear energy, natural disasters, China’s Three Gorges Dam Project

· Discuss the geographic location of East Asia and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Discuss the ethnic groups that comprise East Asia’s peoples and the population distribution of the region

· Explain how East Asians have been influenced by China since ancient times and, in more recent times, by contact with the West

· Describe how, despite Chinese influences, each country in East Asia has its own unique cultural traditions

· Describe the governments and economies of the East Asian countries

· Explain the environmental challenges and recurring natural disasters East Asians face and the steps they are taking to meet those challenges

· Map construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· Quiz/Test

· Daily Assignments

· Film/Critique (s)

· Media Readings and Evaluations – E-mail

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Problem – Solution Paper – Analyze the effects of alterations on cultural landscapes, physical landscapes, or both

· Mural Addition: Huang He Civilization

· Physical – a mostly tropical climate and extensive rice fields, rain forests and abundant natural resources, rivers (Irrawaddy, Meking, Cha Phraya, Red, Ring of Fire (active volcanoes), monsoons

· Cultural – a strong Chinese and Indian cultural and religious influence, European influences that carried over from a colonial period

· Map construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· Constructing a cartogram

· Quiz/Test

· Daily Assignments

· Media Readings and Evaluations

· Film Critique (s)

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Cultural Project – Multi-Media links back to the first week "Who Am I?"

· Physical – location in the Southern Hemisphere that is remote from the industrialized regions of the world, striking and unusual animal,, plants, coral reefs, Australia both a country and a continent, great barrier reef, island clusters, Antarctica: A White Plateau,

· Cultural – a blend of indigenous and European influences on language and culture (Aborigine and Maori), population, immigration, urbanization, History – early migrations, European colonization, independent governments, Journey to the Bottom of the World, Lifestyle of the People Today

· Issues of Today – Antarctic diving, global trade links, global warming: link to Antarctica’s Melting Ice?,

· Discuss the geographic location of Australia, Oceania, Antarctic and its’ influences at home and abroad

· Discuss how colonization may have affected the ethnic makeup of populations, population distribution, types of settlements, and economic development

· Describe population patterns in Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica and how they have changed

· Discuss the forms of government that have developed in the region

· Identify the various forms of art, music, and literature

· Analyze landsat images

· Explain the causes and effects of global warming and how it has affected Antarctica

· Map construction and Testing: Political and Physical Characteristics (same as above)

· LandSat Images

· Quiz/Test

· Daily Assignments

· Media Readings and Evaluations

· Film Critique (s)

· Journal/Scrapbook

· Guest Speaker (s)

· Final Map Test

· Final Written and Oral Test

· Introduction of 5 Themes of US History:

· Declaration of Independence

· Constitution

· Channel One Note Taking – for Channel One and History Notes-Cornell Method

· Review of history up to 1865

· Poster/collage and Presentation

· Quiz

· Write Personal Declaration of Independence

· Issue Analysis – current issue of today and how the Constitution is still relevant today

· Daily Assignments

· Pre – Test of Semester Work

· Presidential Reconstruction

· Congressional Reconstruction

· Birth of the New South

· End of Reconstruction

· Describe conditions in the South following the Civil War

· Analyze Lincoln’s and Johnson’s Reconstruction plans for similarities

· Explain how newly freed slaves began to rebuild their lives

· Discover how black codes and the Fourteenth Amendment were related

· Analyze the differences between Congress’s Reconstruction plan and Andrew Johnson’s

· Learn the significance of the 14^th amendment

· Discuss who supported the Republican governments of the South

· Find out how farming in the South changed after the Civil War

· Explore how the growth of cities and industry began to change the South’s economy after the war

· Learn how

· money designated for Reconstruction projects was used

· Learn about tactics used by the Ku Klux Klan to spread terror throughout the South

· Explain why reconstruction ended

· Review the major successes and failures of Reconstruction

· Quiz/Test

· Film Study

· Project: Reconstruction – Power Point

· Discussion/Debate Issues

· Primary and Secondary Sources of Information

· Internet Sources

· Newspaper/Magazine Article

· First Book Review – Select a Book between the years of 1865- 1930s – read, test, write a book review

· Daily Assignments

· A Technological Revolution

· The Growth of Big Business

· Industrialization and Workers

· The Great Strikes

· Explain how daily lives changed in the decades following the Civil War

· Discuss how advances in power and communication affected people and businesses in this era

· Discover the effects the development of railroads had on industrial growth

· Explain the impact of the Bessemer process on American culture

· Read to find out why American industrialists of the late 1800s were called both "robber barons" and "captains of industry"

· Discover how social Darwinism affected Americans’ view on big business

· Analyze the ways in which big businesses differed from smaller businesses

· Learn how industrialists gained a competitive edge over their rivals

· Identify the factors that lead to a growing American work force between 1860 and 1900

· Learn what factory life was like and why sometimes it was necessary for entire families to work

· Identify the goals of the early labor unions in the United States

· Study the causes and outcomes of the major strikes in the late 1800s

· Paper: on the significance of an industrial leader –

· Group analysis of which leader was the most significant

· Quiz/Test

· Discussion/Debates

· Primary and Secondary Sources of Information

· Newspaper/Magazine Article

· Daily Assignments

· 1860 to 1918 in US

· Moving West – Conflict with Native Americans/mining/ranching/farming/populism

· Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life

· Expansion of Education

· Entertainment

· World of Jim Crow

· Changing Roles of Women

· Identify the kinds of conditions that lured people to the West

· Describe how the American frontier shifted westward

· Identify the factors that caused changed in the life of the Plains Indians

· Explain how government policies and battlefield challenges affected the Indian Wars

· Analyze patterns and concepts of Tribal Sovereignty

· Understand US and Native Constitution

· Learn about changes that occurred in federal Indian policies by 1900

· Learn how mining, ranching, and farming spread in the West

· Learn about the legacy of Populism

· Analyze the different challenges faced by immigrants from Europe, Asia, and Mexico

· Review new developments that helped citied grow

· Examine the ways in which different movements helped their causes

· Learn how and why public schools expanded during the late 1800s

· Discover the new kinds of performances and recreation that Americans enjoyed at the turn of the century

· Probe the kinds of discrimination encountered by African Americans after Reconstruction and how they resisted this discrimination

· Examine the issues in the debate over women’s equality

· Constitution (US vs Choctaw Nation) comparison paper – Iroquois nation interpretation – or other nations

· Quiz/Test

· Film Study

· Daily Assignments

· Discussion/Debate

· Primary and Secondary Sources of Information

· Internet Sources

· Newspaper/Magazine Article

· Becoming a World Power

· Spanish American War

· Construction of the Panama Canal

· WWI

· Post – WWI Treaty of Versailles

· Red Scare

· Boom Time – 1920s

· Progressivism

· Women’s Suffrage at Last

· Cultural Conflicts

· Describe the reasons for the United States to become a World Power

· Describe the role(s) of the United States in the Spanish American War

· Explain why the United States wanted to build the
Panama Canal

· Describe the role(s) of the United States during WWI

· Explain the causes and effects of WWI

· Explain how the government policies encouraged business growth and prosperity

· Describe the new sources of entertainment and the new pop culture

· Examine the cultural conflicts: prohibition, religion, racial tensions

· Identify the key goals of Progressives

· Discuss the factors, including the people that led to a final victory for suffrage

· Project: 1920s Poster

· Quiz/Test

· Film Study

· Daily Assignments

· Discussion/Debate

· Primary and Secondary Sources of Information

· Internet Sources

· Newspaper/Magazine Article

· The Great Depression

· New Deal

· Describe the 1929 Stock Market Crash and identify other reasons for Depression

· Identify problems faced by Farmers, Women, Blacks, Natives, Mexicans and others

· Identify and describe major programs of New Deal and their effectiveness

· Test

· Paper: The New Deal from four different perspectives (Women, Blacks, Natives, and Mexicans)

· Film Study

· Discussion/Debate Issues

· Primary and Secondary Sources of Information

· Internet Sources

· Newspaper/Magazine Article

· Due: First Book Review – Share reviews in a small group discussion and take your book review and put on computer so the rest of the class can download the reviews on a disc and can refer to for another book to read

· World Between Wars

· Rise of Dictators

· World War II erupts in Europe

· Japan invades Hawaii – brings US into the war

· America’s Role in WWII –home and abroad

· America’s Role in European Theatre

· America’s Role in Pacific Theatre

· Holocaust

· Manhattan Project

· Japanese Interment Camps in the United States

· Women – Before and After WWII

· Explain the different roles that people had during WWII

· Explain how fascism (and dictatorships) took hold in Italy, Germany, and Japan

· Describe the impact U.S. had on World WarII once entry into war occurred

· Explain the advantages and disadvantages of both Allies and Axis Powers

· Identify and explain the causes and the effects of the Holocaust

· Identify some ways in which Germany persecuted Jews in the 1930s

· Examine how Germany’s policies toward Jews developed from murder into genocide

· Evaluate the decision to use the atomic bomb

· Interpret various forms of documentation such as photos, artifacts, cartoons for research purposes

· Evaluate how the war changed conditions for working women, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans

· Start Classroom visitations with WWII veterans this will