SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE 11 UNITED STATES HISTORY II AP CURRICULUM A.P. SCHALICK HIGH SCHOOL PITTSGROVE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS PITTSGROVE, NJ 2009
PITTSGROVE BOARD OF EDUCATION Fiore J. Copare, M.D. (President) Cheryl Berwick (Vice President) Melissa Conover Nedd Johnson, Sr. Larry R. May Evans W. Robinson William H. Rumpp Patricia Schneider Patricia M. Snyder SUPERVISOR OF HUMANITIES Diane Bernstein TEACHER Thomas McMahon ADMINISTRATION Henry Bermann, Superintendent of Schools Michael Brodzik, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Suzanne Fox, Business Administrator 2 of 10
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed for students who have taken United States History I AP course. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for the advanced placement exam. The student will be required to do supplementary reading, in-depth discussions, analysis and comparisons of current work with relevant advanced placement subject matter. The time period covered will be from 1877 throughout the emergence of modern America. Students who choose to take the advanced placement examination may, based on their score, receive an advanced placement standing at a participating college. Thematic topics include: economics, the United States as a world leader, Cold War, and social/cultural history of the United States. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS AND PERFORMANCE TASKS Following the Understand by Design format, we have added Essential Questions and Performance Tasks to this curriculum. By adding Essential Questions, we are striving for students to reach a deeper understanding of the material in each course and thus not only retain the information, but also be able transfer the knowledge to different situations as needed. The performance tasks are written to provide real world application of the material. Therefore, where noted, the performance tasks must be the assessment used for that particular section. Complete copies of each UbD unit are available from the department supervisors upon request. 3 of 10
September 2008 1. Industrialization and Urbanization What were the positive and negative effects of the growth of technology and industry? 2. Laissez Faire Conservatism What were the social, political, and economic implications of the "hands off" approach to governing? 1. Industrialization and Urbanization How did industrialization impact American society? (4 days) 2. Laissez Faire Conservatism In what ways did laissez faire conservatism affect government policies? (4 days) 1. Industrialization and Urbanization - interpret relevant economic and demographic data. - Analyze primary source 2. Laissez Faire Conservatism - evaluate impact of laissez faire on socioeconomic conditions 1. Industrialization and Urbanization - reading quizzes - notebook check 2. Laissez Faire Conservatism - Laissez Faire DBQ - poster project Textbooks: American Pageant (AP) and America's History (AH) - Pittsburgh and Steel: - Gospel of Wealth reading - textbooks: AP - Doing the DBQ 3. Union Movements To what degree were labor unions successful in improving conditions for workers? 4. New South and Last West What roles did legislation and court rulings play in limiting the rights of minority groups? 3. Union Movements How successful was the labor movement? (2 days) 4. New South and Last West What were the implications of policies toward African- Americans and Native- Americans? (3 days) 3. Union Movements - compare the tactics and degrees of success of various labor organizations 4. New South and Last West - discuss the implications of Dawes Act, Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow 3. Union Movements 4. New South and Last West - reading quizzes - notebook check - textbooks: AP - Industrial War: - textbooks: AP - Dubois and Washington readings - Jim Crow 4 of 10
5. Gilded Age Politics What were the effects of government corruption and how successful were attempts at reform? 5. Gilded Age Politics Is the Gilded Age generalization accurate? (3 days) 5. Gilded Age Politics - evaluate the effectiveness of Gilded Age presidents - assess the success of the Populist movement 5. Gilded Age Politics - Cannibalism in the Cars essay - Populism DBQ - textbooks: AP - Cannibalism in the Cars by Mark Twain - Gilded Age political cartoons: internet 6. Overseas Expansion What were the positive and negative effects of increased US involvement in world affairs? 6. Overseas Expansion What were the motives for the US to expand overseas? (5 days) 6. Overseas Expansion - differentiate expansionist motives of early and late 19th century - discuss the implications of foreign policy in Latin America and Asia 6. Overseas Expansion - Our Country essay PERFORMANCE TASK Treaty of Paris Debate - goal: convince the US Senate of your position regarding the ratification of the Treaty of Paris 1898 - role: students will be assigned one of four roles: economic expert, military leader, historian, or religious leader - audience: role playing students will be testifying before the US Senate - situation: Senate hearings for considering ratification of Treaty of Paris - purpose: convince Senate to approve or reject the Treaty of Paris - standards: debate teams will be assessed on the degree to which their positions were thoroughly researched, persuasively presented, historically accurate, and based on primary source evidence -Our Country by Josiah Strong - Choices imperialism debate UbD unit 5 of 10
October 2008 1. The Progressive Era What were the goals of Progressive reformers? How did the Progressives reform government at the municipal, state, and federal levels? 1. The Progressive Era What social, political, and economic conditions were in need of reform? Did Progressive presidents successfully address problems? (5 days) 1. The Progressive Era - evaluate the motives and goals of Progressive reformers - assess the effectiveness of the Square Deal and New Freedom 1. The Progressive Era - Washington-Dubois role-play - women's suffrage debate -Textbooks: AP -internet: Washington and Dubois primary -TR and His Times: 2. World War I What were the background causes of World War I? How did the resolution of World War I sew the seeds for World War II? 3. The 1920's In what ways did economic policies contribute to the market crash and depression? What issues and developments contributed to cultural conflict in America? 2. World War I Why did the US become involved in World War I? Why did the US fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? (5 days) 3. The 1920's Why did an economic boom occur during the 1920's? How did mass media change American society? (5 days) 2. World War I - assess the feasibility of Wilson's neutrality policy - discuss the role of politics in Treaty of Versailles debate 3. The 1920's - analyze the impact of Republican policies on the economy - assess the degree to which the 1920's was a decade of cultural conflict 2. World War I - reading quizzes - notebook check - Wilson/Lodge DBQ 3. The 1920's - research project and presentation PERFORMANCE TASK: 1920's Research Project and Presentation - Goal: students will work in small groups to research social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of American life during the 1920's. The groups will make a 60-minute multi-media presentation of their findings. -Wilson vs. Lodge: DBQ -media center research for projects 6 of 10
- Role: students will assume the roles of researcher, historian, teacher, and entertainer in investigating and presenting their assigned topics - audience: listeners and/or viewers of radio shows, movies, news programs, and/or documentaries - situation: take the audience on a trip back through time to the 1920's - product: 60 minute multi-media presentation of assigned topics - standards: each group will be assessed on the degree to which the their presentation is thoroughly researched, historically accurate effective in the use of audio-visual materials, and engaging/entertaining for the audience UbD Unit November 2008 4. The Depression What factors combined to produce a world wide economic emergency? How did the financial crisis influence shifts in American society and politics? 1. The New Deal In what ways did the New Deal signal a shift in beliefs about the role of federal government? What has been the lasting impact 4. The Depression What were the causes of the depression? How did the depression affect American society and culture? (5 days) 1. The New Deal Did the New Deal end the depression? What is the legacy of the New Deal? 4. The Depression - evaluate the effectiveness of Hoover's responses to the depression - discuss the depression's impact on American's beliefs about the role of the federal government 1. The New Deal - determine the degree to which Hoover and FDR were either conservative or liberal 4. The Depression - stock market game - reading quizzes - notebook check 1. The New Deal - Hoover/FDR DBQ - New Deal debate -Hoover-FDR: 1984 DBQ Textbooks: AP -FDR: -internet: New Deal Cartoons -2003 New Deal DBQ 7 of 10
of key pieces of New Deal legislation? 2. WW II What were the implications of US isolationism/neutrality of the 1930's? How did entry into WW II affect social, political, and economic conditions in the US? How did the US military contribute to victory for the Allies? (7 days) 2. WW II How did the US respond to totalitarian aggression during the 1930's? In what ways was the home front affected by entry into WW II? How were the seeds of the Cold War planted by the results of WW II? (8 days) - evaluate the success of the New Deal and analyze its lasting impact on society 2. WW II - assess the effectiveness of 1930's isolationism - justify or refute the Japanese internment policy - determine the degree to which the US and USSR were responsible for the roots of the Cold War 2. WW II - map analysis - Japanese Internment essay - Decision to Drop Bomb DBQ - textbooks: AP - Disney propaganda cartoons - Atomic Bomb DBQ - The Century: December 2008 1. Cold War How did US and Soviet policies contribute to deepening Cold War tensions? What were the causes and results of the "red scare" that permeated American society? 1. Cold War How and why did the US resist the spread of communism? What impact did the Cold War have on American economics, politics, and society? (6 days) 1. Cold War - assess the success of the containment policy in Europe, Asia, and Latin America - analyze Red Scare primary source - view and discuss Pleasantville 1. Cold War - reading quizzes - notebook checks - Decisions, Decisions computer simulation Textbooks: AP - Decisions, Decisions: computer simulation - 2001 DBQ 2. Civil Rights Movement 2. Civil Rights Movement 2. Civil Rights Movement 2. Civil Rights Movement How did the civil rights movement utilize media to What was the status of African-Americans - evaluate the goals, methods, and degrees of success of - DBQ: nonviolent resistance - militancy 8 of 10
publicize and address injustices? How successful was legislation and judicial action in correcting de jure and de facto discrimination? (social, political, economic) in the years immediately following WW II? How did the nonviolent and militant approaches to achieving civil rights advances differ? (5 days) various groups within the civil rights movement - assess the degree to which social, political, and economic conditions for women changed between 1945-1975 - The Lesson: short story analysis/essay - reading quizzes, notebook checks, note cards - Civil Rights unit test -Eyes on the Prize: -The Lesson: Toni Cade Bambara story -1996 DBQ 3. JFK & LBJ: New Frontier & Great Society What factors contributed to the rise of the feminist, counterculture, and black power movements? To what degree were JFK and LBJ successful in responding to calls to end social inequities? 3. JFK & LBJ: New Frontier & Great Society What events prompted the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to use the power of federal government to promote social, economic, and political equality? How did television influence the political process during the 1960's and beyond? (5 days) 3. JFK & LBJ: New Frontier & Great Society - analyze economic data to determine the success of 1960's social welfare programs. - Analyze primary source - analyze televised political ads 3. JFK & LBJ: New Frontier & Great Society - reading quizzes and notebook checks - Great Society debate - political ad analysis -Beyond Conspiracy: JFK January 2009 1. Vietnam War How did Cold War fears influence US policies in Southeast Asia? In what ways did the Vietnam War cause political, social, and economic turmoil? 2. The 1970's 1. Vietnam War What factors led to deepening US involvement in the Vietnam War? Why did the US fail to achieve its goals in Vietnam? (6 days) 1. Vietnam War - discuss difficulties faced by US military personnel in Vietnam - analyze factors that contributed to the erosion of public support for the war effort 2. The 1970's 1. Vietnam War - notebook check - Vietnam in 21 Questions assignment - letter to soldier assignment 2. The 1970's Textbooks: AP -guest speaker -Letters From Vietnam: 9 of 10
How did the events of 1968 usher in an era of social and political conservatism? How did Watergate and the Iran Hostage Crisis affect the national mood? What factors contributed to the economic woes of the late 1970's? 2. The 1970's What were the successes and failures of the domestic and foreign policies of the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations? How did the Watergate incident lead to Nixon's resignation? - evaluate the legacy of Watergate - assess the effectiveness of the Carter administration's response to the hostage crisis in Iran - reading quiz and notebook check - political cartoon analysis -internet: Watergate cartoons 3. 1980-2005 Why did Soviet communism collapse? How have federal policies and technology influenced a shift in the fundamentals of the US economy? What have been the causes and results of US foreign policy decisions in the Middle East? What problems confronted the US in regards to its relationship with Middle Eastern nations? (6 days) 3. 1980-2005 Did Ronald Reagan win the Cold War? How did Reagan's economic policies impact America? What were the causes and effects of the Persian Gulf War? What events led to the Clinton Impeachment? How has 9/11 affected America? Cumulative Review (9 days) 3. 1980-2005 -discuss reasons for the emergence of the "New Right" - justify or refute US Middle Eastern policies - evaluate the success of the Clinton Administration - discuss post 9/11 America - participate in final exam review activities 3. 1980-2005 - reading quiz and notebook check - political cartoon analysis - final exam review - final exam -internet: Reagan and Clinton cartoons 10 of 10