U. S. History Yearly Overview
1st Six Weeks (29 days)
Units of Study
Objectives
Course Introduction (1 day)
Sectional Conflict, Civil War,
and Reconstruction (5 days)
Settling the West (3 days)
Industrialization of the Late 19th Century
(6 days)
Urban American (3 days)
Populism and Rise of Segregation (5 days)
Celebrate Freedom Week
(1 day + as time allows)
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Student Work Products
(These activities represent a sample of the products from each IPG)
Explain the issues and events in U.S. History relating
to this time period
Analyze the effects of geographic influences on
historical issues and events
Analyze economic and social influences on historical
issues and events
Identify political influences on historical issues and
events.
Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies
information.
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Civil War soldiers’ letters research
Display showcasing the traditions of the Plains Indians
Handbill flyer encouraging union workers to strike
Magazine article about the new inventions of the
second half of the nineteenth century
Collage on immigration to the United States
Media presentation on city life in the late nineteenth
century Presidential campaign posters for elections in
the 1880s and 1890s
Presentations on how African-Americans were denied
civil rights through Jim Crow laws
Open Days = 5
Chapters 6-11
Resources
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The American Republic: Since 1877, Ch 6-11
Unit 2 Ancillary Resources: The Crisis of Union
Unit 3 Ancillary Resources: The Birth of Modern America
Inclusion Strategies booklet
Historic America Electronic Field Trips
History Alive! The Civil War and Reconstruction
History Alive! Manifest Destiny in a Growing Nation
History Alive! The Rise of Industrial America
History Alive! The United States Coming of Age 1890-1920
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Technology
(This is NOT a comprehensive list of all sites noted in the IPGs)
http://www.aetv.com/
www.tenement.org
http://www.historychannel.com/
www.time.com
www.teachtci.com
www.tx.tarvol2.glencoe.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.memory.loc.gov
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
www.pbs.org
www.americanlibrary.com
www.germantown.k12il.us
www.desmoineslibrary.com
www.boondocksnet.com
www.historycooperative.org
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/
U. S. History Yearly Overview
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2
Six Weeks (24 days)
Units of Study
Objectives
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Progressive Movement (7 days)
Imperialism and the Spanish-American War
(4 days)
WWI and Its Aftermath (5 days)
The 1920s (6 days)
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Open Days = 2
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Student Work Products
(These activities represent a sample of the products from each IPG)
Explain the issues and events in U.S. History
relating to this time period
Analyze the effects of geographic influences on
historical issues and events
Analyze economic and social influences on
historical issues and events
Identify political influences on historical issues and
events.
Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies
information
Chapters 12-16
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Timeline and political cartoons on the Spanish-American War
Chart on various reforms from the Progressive Era
Press conference on Progressive thinkers
Warning label for a product based on the Pure Foods
and Drug Act
Poster for women’s suffrage
Maps comparing Europe in 1914 and 1918
Magazine article on Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policies
Letter written by a World War I soldier
Propaganda analysis of World War I posters
Editorial on the Treaty of Versailles
Simulation on negotiating the Treaty of Versailles
Political cartoon on a controversial issue from the 1920s
Persuasive letter for or against Prohibition
Magazine spread on events and issues from the 1920s
Analysis of poetry from the Harlem Renaissance
Resources
Technology
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www.aetv.com
http://www.time.com/
http://www.historychannel.com/
www.teachtci.com
www.tx.tarvol2.glencoe.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.memory.loc.gov
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
www.pbs.org
www.fordham.edu
www.smplanet.com
www.worldwar1.com
www.firstworldwar.com
www.angelfire.com
www.jazzbabies.com
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The American Republic: Since 1877, Chapters 12-16
Unit 4 Ancillary Resources: Imperialism and Progressivism
Unit 5 Ancillary Resources: Boom and Bust
Inclusion Strategies booklet
Historic America Electronic Field Trips
History Alive! The United States Coming of Age: 1890-1920
History Alive! The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
© Austin Independent School District, 2009-2010
(This is NOT a comprehensive list of all sites noted in the IPGs)
U. S. History Yearly Overview
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3 Six Weeks (21 days + 4 exam days)
Units of Study
Objectives
Student Work Products
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The Great Depression (10 days)
Beginnings of WWII (4 days)
American in WWII (5 days)
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Open Days = 2
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Chapters 17-20
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Explain the issues and events
in U.S. History relating to this
time period.
Analyze the effects of
geographic influences on
historical issues and events
Analyze economic and social
influences on historical issues
and events
Identify political influences on
historical issues and events.
Use critical thinking skills to
analyze social studies
information
(These activities represent a sample of the products from each IPG)
Portfolio on investing in the stock market
Press conference on relevant personalities from the 1920s
Skits addressing slang from the 1920s
Multimedia presentations on social change during the 1920s
Budget for a family living during the Great Depression
Student-written speech for FDR on the first Hundred Days
Graphing economic data from the Great Depression
Photo analysis of images from the Great Depression
Analysis of New Deal programs
News broadcast of an event leading to World War II
Research report on a World War II military leader
Chart comparing and contrasting US conflicts with both German and Japanese armies
Student-created song encouraging citizens to participate in the war effort
Illustrated haikus on Japanese-American internment experiences
Group discussion on whether Harry Truman was justified in
dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Resources
Technology
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http://www.aetv.com/
www.holocaust-history.org
http://www.historychannel.com/
www.mhric.org
www.teachtci.com
www.ushmm.org
www.tx.tarvol2.glencoe.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.memory.loc.gov
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
www.pbs.org
www.cookman.edu
www.encyclopedia.com
www.nps.gov
www.teacheroz.com
http://www.pearlharbornavy.com/
www.wwiimemorial.com
http://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/
The American Republic: Since 1877, Chapters 17-20
Unit 5 Ancillary Resources: Boom and Bust
Unit 6 Ancillary Resources: Global Struggles
Inclusion Strategies booklet
Austin Past and Present DVD and Curriculum Materials
Historic America Electronic Field Trips
History Alive! The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
History Alive! The United States in World War II
© Austin Independent School District, 2009-2010
(This is NOT a comprehensive list of all sites noted in the IPGs)
U. S. History Yearly Overview
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Six Weeks (32 days)
Units of Study
Objectives
Student Work Products
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The Cold War and
Postwar America (8 days)
The New Frontier and
the Great Society (5 days)
Civil Rights Movement (8 days)
Vietnam War (8 days)
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Open Days = 3
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NOTE: MOY Benchmarks Testing window
January 12 – February 6
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Explain the issues and events in
U.S. History relating to this time
period.
Analyze the effects of geographic
influences on historical issues and
events
Analyze economic and social
influences on historical issues and
events
Identify political influences on
historical issues and events.
Use critical thinking skills to
analyze social studies information
Chapters 21-25
(These activities represent a sample of the products from each IPG)
Chart showing U.S. containment policies in different parts of the world
Analysis of Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech
Illustrated timeline on the Korean War
Visual display on life in 1950s American suburbs
Simulation on experiencing McCarthyism
Political cartoon analysis on events from the 1950s and 1960s
Simulation on the Cuban Missile Crisis
Magazine spread of key events of the 1960s
Poster on the Great Society’s initiatives
Visual and data analysis on Great Society programs
Student-produced documentary on the Civil Rights movement
Student presentations on Civil Rights sit-ins
Mental map of Indochina
Photograph analysis of the Vietnam War
Letter written from the perspective of a soldier in Vietnam
Student-created memorandum supporting or refuting the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Oral history interview about the Vietnam War
Resources
Technology
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http://www.aetv.com/
http://www.historychannel.com/
www.teachtci.com
www.nytimes.com
www.tx.tarvol2.glencoe.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.memory.loc.gov
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
www.pbs.org
www.trumanlibrary.org
www.historycentral.com
www.cnn.com
www.historyplace.com
www.hpol.org
www.learnhistory.org
www.thekingcenter.com
www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu
www.civilrightsmuseum.org
The American Republic: Since 1877, Chapters 21-25
Unit 6 Ancillary Resources: Global Struggles
Unit 7 Ancillary Resources: A Time of Upheaval
Inclusion Strategies booklet
History Alive! The Cold War
History Alive! Contemporary American Society
History Alive! The Civil Rights Movement
© Austin Independent School District, 2009-2010
(This is NOT a comprehensive list of all sites noted in the IPGs)
www.time.com
www.vwan.com
www.vietvet.org
U. S. History Yearly Overview
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5 Six Weeks (34 days)
Units of Study
Objectives
Student Work Products
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Politics of Protest (5 days)
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TAKS / 8 Grade Review
• Converging Cultures (2 days)
• English Arrive in America
(3 days)
• American Revolution (3 days)
• U.S. Constitution (3 days)
• Federalists & The Young
Republic (8 days)
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Open Days = 8
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Explain the issues and events in
U.S. History relating to this time
period.
Analyze the effects of geographic
influences on historical issues
and events
Analyze economic and social
influences on historical issues
and events
Identify political influences on
historical issues and events.
Use critical thinking skills to
analyze social studies
information
Chapters 1-5, 26
(These activities represent a sample of the products from each IPG)
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Analysis of songs from the Vietnam War era
Research on one of the 1968 Presidential candidates
Design for a monument to students killed at Kent State
Political cartoon analysis of events from the 1960s-2000s
Letter to the editor supporting or refuting the Equal Rights Amendment
Research on environmental disasters in the U.S.
Debate between the mainstream and the counterculture
Pamphlet and brochure encouraging settlement of the English colonies
Sequencing of events leading to the American Revolution
Illustrated timelines of the Colonial Era, American Revolution, and Civil War
Poem on the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Editorial to Washington’s Farewell Address
Poster on the beliefs of Hamilton and Jefferson
Research on Supreme Court landmark cases
Journal entry for the Lewis and Clark expedition
Primary source research on the women’s rights movement
Resources
Technology
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http://www.aetv.com/
http://www.historychannel.com/
www.teachtci.com
www.tx.tarvol2.glencoe.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.memory.loc.gov
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
www.pbs.org
www.geocities.com
www.now.org
www.aimovement.org
www.earthday.net
www.rachelcarson.org
www.legacy98.org
www.historyglobe.com
www.apva.org
www.nps.gov
www.landmarkcases.org
The American Republic: Since 1877, Chapters 1-5, and 26
Unit 1 Ancillary Resources: Foundations of Liberty
Unit 7 Ancillary Resources: A Time of Upheaval
Austin Past and Present DVD and Curriculum Materials
Inclusion Strategies booklet
History Alive! Contemporary American Society
History Alive! The Civil Rights Movement
History Alive! Geography of America From Past to Present
History Alive! Colonial Life and the American Revolution
History Alive! The Constitution in a New Nation
Historic America Electronic Field Trips video “Lexington and Concord
Historic America Electronic Field Trips video “Lowell Factories” & “The Alamo”
The Constitution Handbook
All Hands on Deck: Learning Adventures Aboard “Old Ironsides”
© Austin Independent School District, 2009-2010
(This is NOT a comprehensive list of all sites noted in the IPGs)
U. S. History Yearly Overview
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6 Six Weeks (27 days + 4 exam days)
Units of Study
Objectives
Student Work Products
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TAKS Review & Testing (5 days)
Politics and Economics, 1971-1980
(5 days)
1980s to the Present (10 days)
Culminating Activities (5 days)
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Open Days = 3
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(These activities represent a sample of the products from each IPG)
Explain the issues and events in U.S.
History relating to this time period.
Analyze the effects of geographic
influences on historical issues and
events
Analyze economic and social influences
on historical issues and events
Identify political influences on historical
issues and events.
Use critical thinking skills to analyze
social studies information
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Graphic of chronology of events in the Watergate crisis
Video presentation on how television shows of the 1970s
reflected controversial issues of that decade
Research on social problems of the 1980s
Wanted posters and commemorative plaques of Ronald Reagan
Reviews of Historically-based films
Campaigns to promote the importance of selected figures in
American history
Individualized research projects
Chapters 27-29
Resources
Technology
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http://www.aetv.com/
http://www.historychannel.com/
www.teachtci.com
www.tx.tarvol2.glencoe.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.memory.loc.gov
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
www.pbs.org
www.nixonfoundation.org
www.ford.utexas.edu
www.jimmycarterlibrary.org
www.washingtonpost.com
www.reagan.utexas.edu
www.clintonlibrary.gov
www.whitehouse.gov
http://www.aclu.org/
The American Republic: Since 1877, Chapters 27-29
Unit 8 Ancillary Resources: A Changing Society
Inclusion Strategies booklet
History Alive! Contemporary American Society
History Alive! The Cold War
© Austin Independent School District, 2009-2010
(This is NOT a comprehensive list of all sites noted in the IPGs)