1 ST QUARTER Civil War and Reconstruction Explain the strategy of the north and south at WEEK 1 3 OBJECTIVE the beginning of the war. Describe the major battles and strategies used during the Civil War Explain why the south was able to have success at the beginning of the war. Explain the effects that the Emancipation Proclamation had on the war. Explain how Gettysburg became a turning point for the north. Explain how Ulysses S. Grant became the most successful general in the north. Explain the effects of General William Techumseh Sherman s march to the sea. Explain the effects of General William Techumseh Sherman s march to the sea. Students will be give clicker quizzes at the end of lessons. Students will complete a chart comparing and contrasting the North and South s reasons for fighting the Civil War. Students will complete a CEI paragraph describing their opinion on the South s Secession. of the unit to check for understanding. or Civil War WEEK 4-6 OBJECTIVE Explain how Reconstruction ended, and compare/contrast the New and the Old South. Explain Lincoln s plan for reconstruction. Explain the role Lincoln s assassination played in reconstruction. Understand the three different groups of republicans that developed in the reconstruction period. Explain President Andrew Johnson s plan for reconstruction. Explain how the Radical Republicans were able to take control of Reconstruction. Understand the role Johnson s impeachment played in Reconstruction. Understand the hardships that African Americans faced after the war. Students will pair up and come up with their own plan of how the Union should be reconstructed. Students will be given clicker quizzes at the end of lessons. Students will fill out an alphabet chart with events from the chapter. of the unit to check for understanding Civil War Explain why the presidency of Grant is considered unsuccessful. Understand how the election of President Hayes caused Reconstruction in the south to collapse.
1 ST QUARTER (Cont d) Westward Expansion and Understand how the growth of the cattle Students will be given clicker quizzes over Racism in America and mining industry helped push America lessons. Week 7-9 Objectives westward. Students will be given CEI questions over Explain how the development of large objectives. Discuss and describe the settlement of farms became possible. the West Explain how America s westward push affected the Native Americans. of chapter. Discuss how African Americans in the Understand the idea of Assimilation and South were disfranchised and how how it affected Native Americans. Analyze how politicians found new ways segregation was legalized of taking African Americans right to vote. Discuss the poll tax and grandfather clause. Analyze the relationship of the Jim Crow Laws in accordance to African Americans. Explain how racial segregation led to increased lynchings in the South. Analyze African American roles in early politics. or
2nd QUARTER Immigration and Urbanization WEEK 1 2 OBJECTIVES Analyze how the great wave of immigration after the Civil war and how nativism affected immigration policies Understand why floods of immigrants moved into the U.S. in the late 1800 s Explain what caused racism to become a major factor in the late 1800 s Understand how different classes lived during the late 1800 s Explain the different cultural ideas that arose in the late 1800 s. Students will be given clicker quizzes over different sections. Students will be asked to label and color a map of which countries large numbers of immigrants came to the United States. or WEEK 3-6 OBJECTIVES Discuss and describe the clash of values in the 1920's and the changing status of women and African Americans. Discuss and evaluate the rise and legacy of the Progressive Movement Explain how a clash of traditional and modern values shook the U.S. In the 1920s. Explain how WWI allowed women to start to explore other options than just a stay at home mom. Explain the changes that took place in the African American culture during the Harlem Renaissance. Discuss the rise of the progressive movement. Describe various efforts to regulate concentrated corporate power. Explain how Theodore Roosevelt helped William Taft get elected. Describe Wilson's economic and social reforms. Students will compare and contrast women s roles of the 1920 to the present. Students will fill out a top 10 list of the events that occurred in the chapter. Students will play review Jeopardy over the chapter.
WEEK 7 OBJECTIVE Explain how big business came to dominate American economy WEEK 8-9 OBJECTIVES Analyze the events leading up to WWI Analyze the events of WWI Explain how abundant natural resources, and minimal government restraint, lead to the growth of the American economy. Understand how the growth of the railroad helped spur the American economy. Explain how Big Business, became an important part of American society. Explain how poor working conditions and low wages lead to the development of strikes and unions in the American job industry. Explain the causes of WWI and why the U.S. Entered the war. Analyze how the United States raised an army and gained support for WWI. Discuss fighting techniques used in WWI. Discuss the effects of the postwar recession in the U.S. Discuss how WWI affected the United States role on the world stage. Students will be given clicker quizzes over chapter sections. Students will write a CEI paragraph on how and why you might organize a union. Students will be placed in groups and asked to role play Unions Vs Owners. Students will make a timeline of events that lead to WWI. Students will make a political cartoon showing their understanding of the events that lead to WWI. or : PowerPoint over the events that lead up to WWI
3rd QUARTER Post World War 1 WEEK 1-2 OBJECTIVE Discuss and describe the American policy of Isolationism. OBJECTIVE Analyze how the growing importance of the automobile and other industries improved the U.S. standard of living. Explain how Americans views on Isolation came about after WWI Compare and Contrast America s world role after WWI and the present Explain the task of bringing America out of isolationism that FDR faced Why was it significant to Hitler's rise that the U.S was in isolation? Analyze major industries that developed in the 1920 s that spurred many American industries Analyze how the rise of the automobile lead to the rise of suburbs Students will be given clicker quizzes over sections in the chapter. Students will do a CR question showing their views on isolation. Students will do a t- chart comparing and contrasting the pros and cons of isolationism. of the chapter to check for understanding. or WEEK 3-5 OBJECTIVES Explain the events that helped lead to the Great Depression. Analyze how the Great Depression affected American families Analyze the importance of the Assembly line in modernizing America Analyze Henry Ford's technique for maximizing sales of the Model T Analyze how the economic theories of the 1920's helped lead to the Great Depression. Explain how the Bull Market, and buying on credit, helped strengthen the depression. Analyze why farmers didn't share in the prosperity of the 1920s. Analyze the evolution of Hooverville's and Hobo's. Students will be paired up and come up with a well thought out plan to deal with all the major aspects of the depression. Students will be given clicker quizzes over the chapter sections.
WEEK 3-5 OBJECTIVES (Cont d) Explain the events that helped lead to the Great Depression. Analyze how the Great Depression affected American families WEEK 6-8 OBJECTIVES Discuss FDR's New Deal and its effects on American Society. Identify and explain the events leading up to WWII Week 9- Objective Discuss and describe the policy of containment Describe how many Americans families used relief money to survive the depression Analyze why the stock market crash affected so many families Analyze why farmers were hit so hard during the depression Discuss the accomplishments of the New Deal Analyze the First Hundred Days of the Roosevelt Administration Discuss the legislation produced by the Roosevelt Admin for the American people Analyze how FDR's court packing hurt the legacy of the New Deal Explain why Hitler was able to take over Austria and Czechoslovakia Analyze how post WW- 1 led many European countries to adopt the policy of appeasement Analyze the policy of appeasement and how it affected America Analyze why America allowed Hitler to be appeased Students will fill out top 10 list over major events from the chapter. of the Unit. of the chapter to check for understanding. Students will research the legislation of the New Deal and how it affects us today. Students will complete a graphic organizer to show the cause/effect relationship the New Deal had on the American people. of the unit. Students will do a CR question explaining how WWI directly related to WWII. Students will do clicker quizzes at the end of each section. of the unit. Students will play review jeopardy at the end of the unit. or
4 th QUARTER WORLD WAR II Students will play vocabulary bingo at the WEEK 1 2 OBJECTIVES beginning Analyze America s role in World War II WEEK 3-5 OBJECTIVES Identify the events that brought an end to the Cold War Explain how the Cold War influenced foreign aid and the space program Identify the events that brought an end to the Cold War Explain the factors that pulled America out of isolation and into WWII Analyze America's role in the early part of WWII Analyze America's role in Europe during WWII Analyze American's battle with Japan during WWII Analyze America's role in shaping the post war world Analyze America's plan on containing Communism. Explain how the U.S. was able to spend Russia into a recession. Analyze how the fall of the Berlin Wall signified victory of Communism. Discuss Russia's attempts to Democratize after the fall of Communism. Analyze how the race between Russia and America lead to much aid for upstart countries. Analyze how the post- war world set up the Cold War between the United States and Russia. Analyze how the space race, symbolized the Cold War. Students will be given clicker quizzes after each unit. Students will be given clicker quizzes after each unit. Students will fill out a T- chart comparing and contrasting Democracy and Communism. Students will be given alphabet assignment over the major events of the unit. or Students will do a PowerPoint over the events leading up to WWII. Analyze the how the relationship between Stalin and Truman affected the post- war world. Discuss the evolution of America and Russia as the world s two super powers.
4 th QUARTER (Cont d) Explain why America entered Vietnam to WEEK 4-6 OBJECTIVES protect their interest in South Asia. Students will do constructed response Explain why America never committed to question over American involvement in Vietnam. total war in Vietnam. Explain the origins of American Analyze the effects of different Presidents Students will be asked to give their opinion on involvement in Vietnam on the Vietnam war. different aspects of the Vietnam War. Explain why America was finally able to pull out of Vietnam. Analyze why support for the Vietnam war began to weaken and the motives for antiwar movements Analyze why support for the war began to weaken. Explain the motives of those in the antiwar movement. or Explain the events of Nixon's first administration that inspired more antiwar protests. WEEK 7-9 OBJECTIVES Discuss and describe the changing role of the federal government in civil rights enforcement Discuss the direction and progress of the civil rights movement Analyze the landmark cases that have caused the federal government to take control in civil rights cases. Analyze leaders of the civil rights movement. Analyze the role government leaders played in the Civil Rights. Analyze how the civil rights movement took hold in America. Discuss the affects the civil rights leaders had on the movement. Students will compare and contrast different civil rights leaders. End- of- Unit Benchmark