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The Gilded Age
Given background information, students will be able to identify economic, social, and political issues surrounding the Gilded Age. Students will identify significant historical figures associated with the Gilded Age.
The Causes of the Great Depression
The student understands the causes of the Great Depression.
Political Influences of the Great Depression
Given primary and secondary sources of information about selected New Deal measures (e.g., the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps or the passage of the Agricultural Adjustment Act), students will analyze how these measures affected various regions of the United States.
World War II Impact on U.S. Economy and Society
Given background information, students will identify the social and economic impact of World War II on the American home front, such as the Great Depression, rationing, and increased opportunity for women and minority employment.
The Cold War and the American Home Front
Students will identify ways in which Cold War tensions were intensified.
The U.S. Role in the World (1970's into the 21st Century)
Given a timeline, students will understand the political, economic, and social impact of selected U.S. political leaders on the world from the 1970s into the 21st century.
America as a World Power in the Modern Era: The Carter Administration
Given background information, students will describe the changing role of the United States as a world power during the Carter Administration.
Conservative Resurgence of the 1980s and 1990s
Given information about social issues throughout U.S. history, students will describe the causes and effects of significant societal issues.
The American Identity: An Artistic Reflection
Given selected examples of American art, music, and literature, students will be able to identify the era of U.S. history that is reflected in the art.
The American Spirit: Defending and Building Our Nation
Given background information about selected historical figures, students will be able to analyze the importance and contributions of women and people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to the national identity and the cultural landscape.
Exploration and Colonization of America
Given short summaries about the reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America, students will compare English and Spanish settlements in the New World.
The Civil Rights Movement and Voting Rights
Given the voting rights amendments, students will create an annotated time line that illustrates how voting rights have been extended to various groups of people throughout the history of the United States.
Separate But Equal: A Study of Segregation
Given Supreme Court case summaries, students will compare and contrast the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education decisions.
East Germany Post-World War II
Students will compare East Germany’s government post World War II with the United States’ government.
The Progressive Era: Political Reforms
Given information about political reforms of the Progressive Era, students will evaluate the impact of those reforms.
The American Government: The Democratic Process
Given background information, students will be able to identify and analyze various methods of expanding the right to participate in the democratic process.
Constitutional Grievances and Modern Day Solutions
Students will correlate current events to constitutional grievances and create modern solutions.
Changes for American Indians
Students will participate in a cross-curricular lesson. They will understand how life for the American Indians changed through engaging in activities that include combining social studies and how life for the American Indians changed, mathematics with perimeter, area, frequency tables, dot plots, and stem-and-leaf plots, science and analyzing a chart to draw conclusions, and English language arts and reading with finding the meaning of unknown words, inferring, and summarizing.
50 States Part 1
In this activity, students travel virtually to 25 different states from Alabama to Missouri. While on their journey students explore geography, learn state capitals and interesting facts along the way.
50 States Part 2
In this activity, students combine psychomotor skills and geography as they travel from Montana to Wyoming. As students travel from state to state, they learn regional facts and state capitals.