U.S.

History 2
Dates Unit Strand/ Objective Topic Objectives Activities/Assessments
1st Qtr Intro Introduction to class *Syllabus *Rules *Syllabus
-33 days review *Learn how to *Sourcing, Contextualization,
Aug -Sep (12 think like a historian Corroboration, and Evaluation of
days) sources assignments
*Timeline Challenge
*Kahoot Review Game

(10 days) Industriali 1;1 Innovations *Assess how innovations in
-zation transportation, science, agriculture,
manufacturing, technology,
communication, and marketing
transformed America in the 19th and
early 20th centuries.
*Inventions research and present
*Interchangeable parts and
assembly line activity
*Railroads Notes

(3 days) 1;2 Connecting growth *Explain the connections between *Mission-us.org video, game "City
with immigration the growth of industry, mining, and of Immigrants"
agriculture and the movement of *Quiz from mission-us
people into and within the United *Webquest on Immigration found
States. here:
http://questgarden.com/194/18/4/
170409191012/process.htm
Oct (5 days) 1;3, 1;4 City workers, *Analyze the causal relationships *The Men Who Built America
Business Growth between industrialization and the History Channel Documentary
challenges faced by the growing
working classes in urban settings.
*Use historical evidence to compare
how industrial capitalist leaders used
entrepreneurship, free markets, and
strategies to build their businesses.

(4 days) Westward Expansion *Analyze problems associated with *The Western Myth video from
westward expansion; particularly Hippocampus.org. *Resistance
with Native tribes. efforts research/story-telling
*Analyze the resistance efforts of
various Native tribes to westward
expansion.

2nd Qtr Reform 2;1 Working conditions *Use primary and secondary sources *Read The Jungle
-29 days Movements to identify and explain the conditions *Read "How the Other Half Lives"
(3 days) that led to the rise of reform *Jacob Riis Lesson Plan
movements, such as organized labor,
suffrage, and temperance.

(1 day) 2;2 New amendments *Explain how social reform *Talented Tenth exerpts with
movements influenced discussion and short opinion essay
Constitutional amendments and
changes to laws and democratic
processes.
Nov (5 2;3 Reform methods *Evaluate the methods reformers *What would you do to reform?
days) used to bring about change, such as (before) *Suffrage
imagery, unions, associations, youtube video *Watch Iron
writings, ballot initiatives, recalls, Jawed Angels *What would you do
and referendums. to reform? (after)
*Political Corrpution t-chart
listing corruption, what solution it
is, and how to prevent from
happening again.

(2 days) 2;4 Effects of the *Evaluate the short- and long-term *Assigned a movement to analyze
movements accomplishments and effectiveness and compare to a contemporary
of social, economic, and political movement. (suffrage, Susette La
reform movements. Flesche and Helen Hunt Jackson
with Native American policies,)

Nov 9-21 America on 3;1 Changing Roles *Describe how the role of the U.S. in *Industrialization and growth
(3 days) the Global world affairs changed at the turn of research and role-play
Stage the 20th century, and evaluate the
arguments used to promote or
discourage involvement in world
affairs, such as those of the "big
stick," Mahan, the Roosevelt
Corollary, and the Antiimperialist
League.

(2 days) 3;2 Media and Foreign *Examine and evaluate the role of
Affairs the media and propaganda in
promoting involvement in foreign
affairs, using events such as he
Spanish American War and World
War I
*Webquest on Spanish American
War found here:
http://questgarden.com/191/86/9/
161106100159/index.htm
Nov-Dec (2 3;3 Imperialism *Evaluate the positive and negative *Map activity with GIS
days) impacts of imperialism on the U.S.
and the U.S. territorial interests, such
as the Philippines, Cuba, Guam,
Hawaii, Panama, and Puerto Rico.

(5 days) 3;4 Reasons for *Explain the causes for U.S. *World War 1 impact (Esri)
Involvement involvement in World War I and the *True story of the 3 little pigs video
effects of the war on the home front, *Webquest
such as migration, trade, sedition act, on Soldier's life found here:
shortages, voluntary rationing, and http://questgarden.com/191/46/6/
the Spanish Flu. 161017160439/index.htm
*Breakout-Sell WW1 game

3rd Qtr Traditions 4;1 Cultures Clash *Develop and defend an *Roaring 20's stations
-35 days and Social interpretation of why cultures *Roaring 20's PPT
Jan (7 days) Change clashed occurred in the 1920s, citing *Prohibition Facts *Al
examples suchas science vs. religion, Capone Facts *Iron
rural vs. urban, Prohibition Jawed Angels Movie
proponents vs. opponents, and
nativism vs. immigration.
(3 days) 4;2, 4;3 Civil Rights *Use case studies involving African- * American Indian Movement & the
Movements American civil rights leaders and Civil Rights Movement (pdf)
events to compare, contrast, and *Webquest on Martin Luther King Jr
evaluate the effectiveness of various found here:
methods used to achieve reform, http://questgarden.com/191/78/5/
such as civil disobedience, legal 161101133822/index.htm
strategies, and political organizing.
*Identify the civil rights
objectives held by various groups,
assess the strategies used, and
evaluate the success of the various
civil rights movements in reaching
their objectives, paying specific
attention to American Indian,
women, and other racial and ethnic
minorities.

(6 days) 4;4 Other Movements *Identify significant counter-cultural *Group research, switch, present to
movements of the 20th century as new group.
well as the reactions and counter-
arguments to those movements,
using examples such as the Beatniks,
hippies, and the anti-Vietnam War
movement.

(2 days) Economic 5;1 Boom & Bust *Investigate how individual and *Great Depression Reading
Boom, Bust, institutional decisions made during
and the Role the 1920s, such as over-production,
of the buying on credit, poor banking
Government policies, and stock market
speculation helped lead to the boom
of he 1920s and then the Great
Depression
Feb (3 days) 5;2 New Deal *Use evidence to investigate the *Breakout-Save the Stocks game
effectiveness of the New Deal as a
response to economic crises.
(2 days) 5;3 Life during the Great *Explain how economic and *Mission-us.org video, game "Up
Depression environmental conditions, including from the Dust"
the Dust Bowl, affected daily life and *Think Fast quiz from Mission-us
demographic trends during the Great
Depression.

(2 days) 5;3 Role of Government? *Craft an argument regarding the *Position Paper
role of government in responding to
economic conditions after
learningabout capitalism and oher
conomic systems, historic cycles of
boom and bust, and the New Deal.

(2 days) WWII and the 6;1 Isolationism to *Assess the causes and *Isolation to Intervention Reading
Beginnings of Interventionism consequences of America's shift from *Advising the
the Cold War isolationism to interventionism in the President
years leading up the World War II.

(2 days) 6;2 Home front during *Use primary sources to describe the *PPT of images, ads
WW2 impact of World War II on the home *Clips of witnesses
front and the long-term social
changes that resulted from the war,
such as the baby boom, women in
the workplace, and teenage culture.
(1 day) 6;3 Total War *Cite and compare historical *Webquest about unsung heroes
arguments from multiple found here:
perspectives regarding the use of http://questgarden.com/193/93/7/
"total war" in World War II, focusing 170328164740/index.htm *Japan's
on the changing objectives, weapons, attack on Pearl Harbor (Esri)
tactics, and rules of war, such as *Breakout game- Pearl
carpet bombing, civilian targets, the Harbor *D-Day invasion
Holocaust, and the development and research (Esri) *Fence sitting
use of the atom bomb. activity on dropping of the bomb

Mar (1 day) 6;4 U.S. and USSR *Research and prioritize the most *Active Timeline
significant events in the United States
and the USSR's transition from World
War II allies to Cold War enemies and
superpowers.

(2 days) 6;5 International Aid? *Evaluate the impact of using * Write international aid policy
international evonomic aid and
diplomacy to secure national
interests, specifically citing case
studies of America's investment in
war-torn nations following the war,
such as the Marshall Plan and the
Berlin Airlift.

4th Qtr The Cold War 7;1 Korean and Vietnam *Compare the causes, major events, *Inside North Korea video &
-36 days (6 Era and a Wars military tactics, and outcomes of the Assignment *Korean
days) Changing Korean and Vietnam Wars. War diagram & notes *Vietnam
America video & Assignment *War Protests
clips & newspaper clips
(5 days) 7;2 Policy during Cold *Use government documents and
War other primary sources to investigate
the motives behind a Cold War
policy, event, or foreign operation,
such as Truman Doctrine,
containment, the domino theory, the
Korean conflict, the Bay of Pigs
invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis,
the Vietnam War, and Olympic
boycotts.
Apr (1 day) 7;3 Impact of Cold War *Develop interpretations of the
impact of the Cold War on American
society and culture using evidence
such as cultural artifacts from the
Cold War era, oral histories, and
primary sources.
(.5 day) 7;4 Neo-conservatism *Explain how Reagan's neo-
conservatism differed from the
policies of previous presidential
administrations of this era, most
notably Johnson's Great Society.
*Group, present, write importance
and what it means today
*Fence sitting activity:
What really happened in the Gulf of
Tonkin incident?
*Breakout-Cuban Missile Crisis
game
*Read Dr. Suess The Butter Battle
Book and compare to the war
discussion
*Political Cartoon Analysis
*Commercial Ad
*T-chart
(3 days) 7;5 Suburbs in America *Use evidence to demonstrate how *Poster Analysis
technological developments (such as *Group Walk-around Stations
TV and social media), government
policies (such as Supreme Court
decisions), trends (such as rock 'n'
roll or environmental conservation),
and/or demographic changes (such
as the growth of suburbs and
modern immigration) have
influenced American culture.

(2 days) 7;6 Middle East *Use historical events and trends *Problem search and solve partners
associated with American policies & switch partners
toward Israel and Middle Eastern
nations and groups to make
suggestions for current policies.

(2 days) 8;1 What is the most *Select the most historically *Create poster
significant? significant events of the 21st century
The 21st and defend their selection.
Century
United States
May (3 days) 8;2 Solutions to *Apply historical perspective and *Newspaper article *Peer
problems historical thinking skills to propose a review articles (3)
viable solution to a pressing
economic, environmental, or social
issue, such as failing social security,
economic inequalities, the national
debt, oil dependence, water
shortages, global climate change,
pandemics, pollution, global
terrorism, poverty, and immigration.
(7 days) 8;3 Future Opportunities *Use evidence from recent events *Webquest found here:
and historical precedents to make a http://questgarden.com/111/49/5/
case for the most significant 130130150714/process.htm *Re-
opportunities the country will have in write history: choose an event at
the future. any time and re-write it