Curriculum Map
Subject : Modern US History
Grade Level: 11th Grade
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· Month |
· Content/Topic |
· Skills |
· Assessment |
· Standards |
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· September |
Ø Study Skills |
Ø Study Skills
· Memory
· Studying Strategies
· Note Taking
· Test Taking
· Critical Thinking |
Ø Study Skills
· Notes
· Assignments
· Outlines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essays |
Ø Study Skills
· E12.1, 15 |
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· October |
Ø Unit 1 Industrialization
Closing of the West
Industrialization
Mass Production
National Economy
Immigration
America's Aristocracy
Unionism
Rural to Urban Shift
Populist Movement
Social Reform
Laissez Faire Capitalism
Farm Revolt
Nationalism
Nativism |
Ø Unit 1 Skills
· To articulate the causes and effects of America's Transformation from an ancient culture to a modern industrialized nation state
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning
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Ø Unit 1
· Notes
· Assignments
· Outlines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essays |
· A12.7
· B12.3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18
· C12.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13
· D12.1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
· E12.4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17 |
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· November |
Ø Unit 1 Industrialization Cont
Ø Research Paper
Choice of Topics
Critical Question
Ø Unit 2 Progressivism
Origins of
Locke
Marx
Socialism
Propaganda
Progressive Presidents
Politics of
Political Reform
Social Reform
Success and Failures
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Ø Research Paper Skills
· Outlining
· Research Skills
· Critical Questioning
Ø Unit 2 Skills
· To analyze whether and to what extent progressivism was successful
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning |
· U1 Exam End of 1st Week Beginning of 2nd
Ø Research Paper
· Opposing Sides Outline
· Critical Question
Ø Unit II
· Notes
· Assignments
· Outlines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essays |
Ø Unit II Standards
· A12.8, 9, 10, 11
· B12.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17,
· C12.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
· D12.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
· E12.6, 9, 12, 14, 17
Ø Research Paper Standards
· E12.9 |
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· December |
Ø Unit 2 Progressivism Cont
Ø Research Paper Cont.
Ø Unit 3 Imperialism
American Expansion
Spanish American War
World Affairs
Internal Conditions
Anti Imperialist Tradition
Roots of Imperialism
Politics of Imperialism
Missionary Impulse
Pan Americanism
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary |
Ø Unit 3
· To debate the ethics or expedience of imperialism
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning
· Maps |
Ø Unit II
· Exam 2nd Week
· Stout Research trip
Ø Unit III
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essay
· Debate
· Maps |
· Unit III Standards
· A12.9
· B12.1, 3-5, 8-11,13, 15-17
· C12.1-5, 7, 8, 10-13, 15, 16, 17
· D12.2-7, 8, 12-14
· E12.6, 9, 17 |
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· January |
Ø Unit 3 Imperialism Cont |
· Debate Pro v Con Imperialism |
· Exam
Ø Research Paper
· Informational Paper Due w/ Pier Review
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· February |
Ø Unit 4 WWI
Ø Research Paper Cont.
War Man's greatest problem
General Causes of War
Two Basic types of war
Importance of WWI
Causes of WWI
Crisis leading to war
War in Europe
American Neutrality
Politics of Am. Involvement
America at war – Home front
European theater
Armistice and Versailles |
Ø Unit 4
· To explore the question of America's role as a world leader – What should it be?
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning
· Maps
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Ø Research Paper Final Draft of Info. Paper
Ø Unit 4
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essay
· Maps |
Ø Unit 4 Standards
· A12.1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13
· B12.1-5, 8-17
· C12.1-13
· D12.2-8, 12-14
· E12.3, 4, 11, 17 |
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· March |
Ø Unit 5 Roaring 20's
Depression
Prosperity
The Lost Generation
New Lifestyles
Dark Side/intolerance
Politics & corruption
Conservative economics
Forgotten Poor
Hero's of the 20's
Fads
Suffragettes
Prohibition
Organized Crime
KKK
Black Riots
Red Scare
Scopes Monkey Trial
Ø Thesis Paper
Ø Unit 6 Great Depression
Boom & bust
Stock Market Crash
Causes of the depression
Hoover & Laissez faire
Roosevelt & the New Deal
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Alphabet Agencies
Make work projects
Changing philosophy of
Gov't. |
Ø Unit 5
· To analyze the effects of industrialization on Am. Life & the transition to a modern world
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning
Ø Unit 6
· To analyze the changing needs and expectations of gov't. in a modern world, and the effects of economic failure
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Ø Unit 5
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essay
Ø Thesis Paper Rough draft w/ peer review
Ø Unit 6
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essay |
Ø Unit 5 Standards
· A12.1, 3-6, 8-10, 13-15
· B12.1, 3-6, 8-10, 13-15
· C12.1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13
· D12.1-4, 12
· E12.9, 11, 17
Ø Unit 6 Standards
· A12.5, 7, 10,
· B12.1, 3-.5, 8-13, 16, 17
· C12.1, 2, 5-8,
· D12.1-4, 6-14
· E12.8 |
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· April |
Ø Unit 6 Great Depression Cont.
The Demagogues
Rise of Fascism &
Communism
Successes and failures
Ø Unit 7 WWII
Causes of
Am. Isolationism
Attempts at peace
Rise of Fascism
Rise of totalitarian dictators
Mussolini - Italy
Hitler - Germany
Franco - Spain
Hirohito – Japan
Stalin – Russia
World Aggression
War European Theater
Blitzkrieg
Dunkirk
Battle of Britain
Lend Lease
North Africa
Soft Underbelly of Europe
D-day
Russian front
Final Solution/Nazi
Concentration Camps
European Resistance |
Ø Unit 6 Cont.
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning
Ø Unit 7
· To appreciate the enormity of the sacrifice of the WWII generation and realize the cost of ignoring America's role in the world
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning |
Ø Unit 6 Cont.
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
· Exam
· Essay
Ø Unit 7
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
· Essay |
Ø Unit 6 Standards
· A12.5, 7, 10,
· B12.1, 3-.5, 8-13, 16, 17
· C12.1, 2, 5-8,
· D12.1-4, 6-14
· E12.8
Ø Unit 7 Standards
· A12.5, 7, 10, 11, 13
· B12.1, 3, 4, 8-11, 13, 15-17
· C12.4, 8, 10, 11, 13
· D12.1, 2, 4, 6-8, 12-14
· E12.2-6, 9, 11, 17 |
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· May |
Ø Unit 7 WWII Cont.
War Pacific Theater
East Asia Co-prosperity
Sphere
Pearl Harbor
Philippians'
Year of Disaster 1942
Flying Tigers
Coral Sea
Midway
Kamikaze
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Ø Unit 8 Post WWII
Cold War
Truman
Eisenhower
Korea
Vietnam
Civil Rights
Social Protest/Revolution
Kennedy Assassination
Johnson Whitehouse
Great Society
Watergate
Ford to Reagan
Space Program
Gas shortages/Oil embargo |
Ø Unit 7 Cont.
Ø Unit 8 Post WWII
· To get an overview of the radical changes the world has undergone since WWII and to see the connecting causes of modern events
· Note Taking
· Essay Writing
· Critical Thinking
· Reading for meaning |
Ø Unit 7 Cont.
· Exam
Ø Thesis Paper Final draft w/ rough draft & peer review
Ø Unit 8
· Notes
· Assignments
· Out lines
· Quiz's
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Ø Unit 7 Standards
· A12.5, 7, 10, 11, 13
· B12.1, 3, 4, 8-11, 13, 15-17
· C12.4, 8, 10, 11, 13
· D12.1, 2, 4, 6-8, 12-14
· E12.2-6, 9, 11, 17
Ø Unit 8 Standards
· A12.3-5, 7-11, 13
· B12.1-5, 8-11, 13, 15-18
· C12.1-5, 7-14
· D12.1, 2, 4-8, 10, 13
· E123, 4, 7, 9, 12, 17 |
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· June |
· Unit 8 Post WWII Cont. |
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