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MONTH
Week 1-3
The 1920’s
(1920-1929)
INDICATORS
H9. Analyze the major political, economic and social
developments of the 1920s including:
a. The Red Scare;
b. Women's right to vote;
c. African-American migrations from the South to the
North;
d. Immigration restrictions, nativism, race riots and
the
reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan;
e. The Roaring Twenties and the Harlem
Renaissance;
f. Stock market speculation and the stock market
crash
of 1929.
PS2. Analyze the perspectives that are evident in
African-American, American Indian and Latino art,
music, literature and media and how these
contributions reflect and shape culture in the United
States.
PS5. Explain the effects of immigration on society in
the United States:
a. Housing patterns;
b. Political affiliation;
c. Education system;
d. Language;
e. Labor practices;
f. Religion.
ACTIVITIES
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Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Assembly line simulation
Cause and Effect Relationship between
Prohibition and Organized Crime
Analyze Art, Poetry and Music of the
Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes
“Harlem”; Billie Holliday’s “Strange
Fruit”; Palmer Hayden’s “Midsummer
Night in Harlem”
Script and present a radio Broadcast on
the “Roaring Twenties”
Create Baseball Cards for personalities
of the 1920’s
1920’s webquest
www.webquestt.sdsu.edu/wqsearch.ht
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“Big Cheese” Mixer: Investigate and
explain the impact and significance of
individuals on 1920’s history by
engaging in a party mixer activity
Graphic Organizer: Distinguish between
traditional and progressive attitudes of
the Twenties: Women’s Rights,
Fundamentalism, and Prohibition
Graphic Organizer: Analyze
Immigration Restriction Laws: 1882 and
before, 1882-1924, 1924-present
ASSESSMENTS
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
GEO2. Describe how changes in technology,
transportation and communication affect the location
and patterns of economic activities and use of
productive resources.
GEO3. Analyze the geographic processes that
contributed to changes in American society including:
a. Industrialization and post-industrialization;
b. Urbanization and suburbanization;
c. Immigration.
ECON2. Analyze the development and impacts of
labor unions, farm organizations and business
organizations on the U.S. economy.
GOV2. Explain why the 19th and 26th Amendments
were enacted and how they affected individuals and
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groups.
CRR1. Describe the ways in which government policy
has been shaped and set by the influence of political
parties, interest groups, lobbyists, the media and
public opinion with emphasis on:
a. Extension of suffrage;
b. Labor legislation;
c. Civil rights legislation;
d. Military policy;
e. Environmental legislation;
f. Business regulation;
g. Educational policy.
CRR4. Analyze instances in which the rights of
individuals were restricted including:
a. Conscientious objectors in World War I;
b. Immigrants during the Red Scare;
c. Intellectuals and artists during the McCarthy Era;
d. African-Americans during the civil rights movement.
SSSM1. Determine the credibility of sources by
considering the following:
a. The qualifications and reputation of the writer;
b. Agreement with other credible sources;
c. Recognition of stereotypes;
d. Accuracy and consistency of sources;
e. The circumstances in which the author prepared the
source.
SSSM2. Critique evidence used to support a thesis.
SSSM3. Analyze one or more issues and present a
persuasive argument to defend a position.
N T S TA N D A R
Week 4-6
Great
Depression
and New
Deal
(1929-1939)
H10. Analyze the causes and consequences of major
political, economic and social developments of the
1930s with emphasis on:
a. The Great Depression;
b. The Dust Bowl;
c. The New Deal.
GEO1. Explain how perceptions and characteristics
of geographic regions in the United States have
changed over time including:
a. Urban areas;
b. Wilderness;
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Compare and contrast historians’
viewpoints in relation to the causes of
the Great Depression
Rank 10 proposals on how to cure the
depression from worst to best.
Venn Diagram: Hoover vs. Roosevelt
“New” New Deal Propaganda Poster
Analyze Dorthea Lange’s “Migrant
Mother” Photograph
Hoover- Roosevelt Debate
Listen and analyze Woody Guthrie’s
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
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c. Farmland;
d. Centers of industry and technology
ECON2. Analyze the development and impacts of
labor unions, farm organizations and business
organizations on the U.S. economy.
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songs of the era
Map Skills: Dust Bowl
“Faces of the 30’s” Poster
Student Stock Market Simulation
Primary source study: Ann Marie Low’s
diary of surviving the dust bowl
ECON5. Analyze the impact of the Great Depression
and World War II on the economy of the United
States and the resulting expansion of the role of the
federal government.
SSSM2. Critique evidence used to support a thesis.
SSSM3. Analyze one or more issues and present a
persuasive argument to defend a position.
Week 7-9
Prelude to
World War II
(one week)
(1931-1939)
*End of 1st
Grading
Period
H10 (Gr. 9) Analyze the causes of WorldWar II
including:
a. Appeasement;
b. Axis expansion;
c. The role of the Allies.
H7. Analyze the impact of U.S. participation in World
War II, with emphasis on the change from
isolationism to international involvement including the
reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
GOV1 (GR. 9). Explain how various systems of
governments acquire, use and justify their power.
GOV2. (GR. 9). Analyze the purposes, structures and
functions of various systems of government including:
a. Absolute monarchies;
b. Constitutional monarchies;
c. Parliamentary democracies;
d. Presidential democracies;
e. Dictatorships;
f. Theocracies.
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Graphic Organizer: WWII Dictators
Analyze how the Treaty of Versailles
sowed the seeds of WWII
“Blitzkrieg” simulation
Timeline of German Expansion
Examine the cause and effect
relationship between the rise of Nazism
and the Holocaust
Analyze other ideologies and the
spread of Totalitarianism
Map Axis expansion between 19311939
Read and Discuss primary sources on
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
View and discuss “The Wave”- a film
about fascism
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
GEO2(GR.9). Explain how differing points of view
play a role in conflicts over territory and resources.
GEO3(GR.9). Explain how political and economic
conditions, resources, geographic locations and
cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict.
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MONTH
Week 10-14
World War II
(1941-1945)
INDICATORS
H11. Analyze the impact of U.S. participation in
World War II with emphasis on:
a. Events on the home front to support the war effort,
including industrial mobilization, women and
minorities in the workforce;
b. The internment of Japanese-Americans
PS2(GR. 9). Analyze the results of political,
economic, and social oppression and the violation of
human rights including:
a. The exploitation of indigenous peoples;
b. The Holocaust and other acts of genocide,
including those that have occurred in Armenia,
Rwanda, Bosnia and Iraq.
ECON5. Analyze the impact of the Great Depression
and World War II on the economy of the United
States and the resulting expansion of the role of the
federal government.
ACTIVITIES
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CRR3(GR.9). Analyze how governments and other
groups have used propaganda to influence public
opinion and behavior.
SSSM1. Determine the credibility of sources by
considering the following:
a. The qualifications and reputation of the writer;
b. Agreement with other credible sources;
c. Recognition of stereotypes;
d. Accuracy and consistency of sources;
e. The circumstances in which the author prepared
the source.
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Web Diagram –“Mobilizing for War”
1941-1942
Analyze and create a WWII propaganda
poster
Map Allied Strategies in Europe and
The Pacific
Analyze photos of Japanese Relocation
Discuss and debate Kormatsu vs. U.S
(1944)
Timeline of WWII
Critique “Rosie the Riveter” Poster and
Song
Webquest-“Grandma, what did you do
in the War?”
Write a position paper: “Was the U.S
justified in using the Atomic Bomb
Research and create a WWII Flip Book
Sort a list of subjects under either a
Pacific Theater or European Theater
column. Example- Iwo Jima (Pacific ),
Normandy Invasion (European) ,
General Douglas MacArthur (Pacific)
etc.
Learn some elementary Navajo (Code
Talkers) words and discuss why the
language was important to victory in
the Pacific War
ASSESSMENTS
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
SSSM2. Critique evidence used to support a thesis.
SSSM3. Analyze one or more issues and present a
persuasive argument to defend a position.
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Week 15-18
Cold War
(19451960)
*End of 2nd
Grading
Period
H12(GR.9). Analyze the impact of conflicting political
and economic ideologies after World War II that
resulted in the Cold War including:
a. Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe;
b. The division of Germany;
c. The emergence of NATO and the Warsaw Pact;
d. The Chinese Communist Revolution.
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H8. Explain how the Cold War and related conflicts
influenced U.S. foreign policy after 1945 with
emphasis on:
a. The Marshall Plan;
b. Communist containment, including the Truman
Doctrine, Berlin Blockade and Cuban Missile Crisis;
c. The Korean War and the Vietnam War.
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PS1(GR.9). Analyze examples of how people in
different cultures view events from different
perspectives including:
a. Creation of the state of Israel;
b. Partition of India and Pakistan;
c. Reunification of Germany;
d. End of apartheid in South Africa.
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GEO2(GR.9). Explain how differing points of view
play a role in conflicts over territory and resources.
GEO3(GR.9). Explain how political and economic
conditions, resources, geographic locations and
cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict.
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Annotated Cold War Timeline
Cold War Map Project: Identify NATO
and Warsaw Alliances
Graphic Organizer describing the US
and Soviet Actions that contributed to
the Cold War
Webquest-CNN Interactivewww.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/
Analyze Cold War era cartoons and
create an original Cold War political
cartoon
Discuss and provide examples of Cold
War propaganda in music, literature,
and movies: Ex. “The Russians” by
Sting, “The Martian Chronicles “ by Ray
Bradbury
Cause and Effect chart on McCarthyism
Compare and Contrast The Red Scare
of the 1920’s and McCarthyism
Read excerpts from “The Crucible”
Compare and contrast the Salem Witch
Craft Trials with McCarthyism
Role playing: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Read and critique Dr. Seuss’ “The
Butter Battle Book”
Review and demonstrate a “Duck and
Cover” drill from the 1940’s-50’s
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
ECON2(GR.9). Explain how changing methods of
production and a country's productive resources
affect how it answers the fundamental economic
questions of what to produce, how to produce, and
for whom to produce.
ECON3(GR.9). Analyze characteristics of traditional,
market, command and mixed economies with regard
to:
a. Private property;
b. Freedom of enterprise;
c. Competition and consumer choice;
d. The role of government.
ECON4(GR.9). Analyze the economic costs and
benefits of protectionism, tariffs, quotas and
blockades on international trade.
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GOV1(GR.9). Explain how various systems of
governments acquire, use and justify their power.
GOV2(GR.9). Analyze the purposes, structures and
functions of various systems of government including:
a. Absolute monarchies;
b. Constitutional monarchies;
c. Parliamentary democracies;
d. Presidential democracies;
e. Dictatorships;
f. Theocracies.
CR1(GR.9). Analyze and evaluate the influence of
various forms of citizen action on public policy
including:
a. The French Revolution;
b. The international movement to abolish the slave
trade
and slavery;
c. The Russian Revolution;
d. The independence movement in India;
e. The fall of communism in Europe;
f. The end of apartheid.
CR2(GR.9). Describe and compare opportunities for
citizen participation under different systems of
government including:
a. Absolute monarchies;
b. Constitutional monarchies;
c. Parliamentary democracies;
d. Presidential democracies;
e. Dictatorships;
f. Theocracies.
CR3(GR.9). Analyze how governments and other
groups have used propaganda to influence public
opinion and behavior.
CR3. Explain the considerations and criteria
commonly used in determining what limits should be
placed on specific rights including:
a. Clear and present danger;
b. Compelling government interest;
c. National security;
d. Libel or slander;
e. Public safety;
f. Equal opportunity.
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CR4. Analyze instances in which the rights of
individuals were restricted including:
a. Conscientious objectors in World War I;
b. Immigrants during the Red Scare;
c. Intellectuals and artists during the McCarthy Era;
d. African-Americans during the civil rights
movement.
Week 19-21
Postwar
America
(1945-1960)
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H11(GR.9). Analyze the consequences of World War
II including:
a. Atomic weapons;
b. Civilian and military losses;
c. The Holocaust and its impact;
d. Refugees and poverty;
e. The United Nations;
f. The establishment of the state of Israel.
H12. Explain major domestic developments after
1945 with emphasis on:
a. Postwar prosperity in the United States;
b. McCarthyism;
c. The space race;
d. Immigration patterns.
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Conduct a War Crimes Trial using
Nuremburg as a model
Students work in groups to create a war
crimes list
Discuss the terms of the Yalta and
Potsdam Conferences(war crime trial,
division of Germany, creation of the
United Nations, Free elections in
Eastern Europe)
UN webquest www.un.org
Map and discuss the creation of Israel
after WWII
Graphic Organizer: Pop Culture and
Affluent Society of the 1950’s
Project: Create a “Survivors Guide to
the 1950’s”
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
PS3(GR.9). Explain how advances in communication
and transportation have impacted:
a. Globalization;
b. Cooperation and conflict;
c. The environment;
d. Collective security;
e. Popular culture;
f. Political systems;
g. Religion.
GEO1(GR.9). Interpret data to make comparisons
between and among countries and regions including:
a. Birth rates;
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b. Death rates;
c. Infant mortality rates;
d. Education levels;
e. Per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
GEO2. Describe how changes in technology,
transportation and communication affect the location
and patterns of economic activities and use of
productive resources.
GEO3. Analyze the geographic processes that
contributed to changes in American society including:
a. Industrialization and post-industrialization;
b. Urbanization and suburbanization;
c. Immigration.
MONTH
Week 22-23
The New
Frontier and
Great Society
(1961-1968)
INDICATORS
H8. Explain how the ColdWar and related conflicts
influenced U.S. foreign policy after 1945 with
emphasis on:
a. The Marshall Plan;
b. Communist containment, including the Truman
Doctrine, Berlin Blockade and Cuban Missile Crisis;
c. The Korean War and the Vietnam War.
H12. Explain major domestic developments after
1945 with emphasis on:
a. Postwar prosperity in the United States;
b. McCarthyism;
c. The space race;
d. Immigration patterns.
ACTIVITIES
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Interactive Cuban Missile Crisis
Activity
Kennedy and the New Frontier
Graphic Organizer
Kennedy and the Cold War
Studyguide
Johnson and the Great Society
Graphic Organizer
Apollo 13 Film and Studyguide
ASSESSMENTS
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
PS 5. Explain the effects of immigration on society in
the United
States:
a. Housing patterns;
b. Political affiliation;
c. Education system;
d. Language;
e. Labor practices;
f. Religion.
GEO 2. Describe how changes in technology,
transportation and
communication affect the location and patterns of
economic activities and use of productive resources.
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GEO 3. Analyze the geographic processes that
contributed to
changes in American society including:
a. Industrialization and post-industrialization;
b. Urbanization and suburbanization;
c. Immigration.
ECON 1. (GR 9)Describe costs and benefits of trade
with regard to:
a. Standard of living;
b. Productive capacity;
c. Usage of productive resources;
d. Infrastructure.
ECON 4. (GR 9)Analyze the economic costs and
benefits of protectionism, tariffs, quotas and
blockades on international trade.
CRR 1. Describe the ways in which government
policy has been
shaped and set by the influence of political parties,
interest
groups, lobbyists, the media and public opinion with
emphasis on:
a. Extension of suffrage;
b. Labor legislation;
c. Civil rights legislation;
d. Military policy;
e. Environmental legislation;
f. Business regulation;
g. Educational policy.
CRR 3. Explain the considerations and criteria
commonly used in
determining what limits should be placed on specific
rights including:
a. Clear and present danger;
b. Compelling government interest;
c. National security;
d. Libel or slander;
e. Public safety;
f. Equal opportunity.
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Week 24-27
Vietnam War
(1954-1975)
*End of 3rd
Grading
Period
H8. Explain how the ColdWar and related conflicts
influenced U.S. foreign policy after 1945 with
emphasis on:
a. The Marshall Plan;
b. Communist containment, including the Truman
Doctrine, Berlin Blockade and Cuban Missile Crisis;
c. The Korean War and the Vietnam War.
H13. Trace social unrest, protest and change in the
United States including:
a. Antiwar protest during the Vietnam War;
b. The counterculture movement;
c. The women's liberation movement.
GEO2(GR.9). Explain how differing points of view
play a role in conflicts over territory and resources.
GEO3(GR.9). Explain how political and economic
conditions, resources, geographic locations and
cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict.
CR3(GR.9). Analyze how governments and other
groups have used propaganda to influence public
opinion and behavior.
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Discuss the cause and effects of the
Vietnam War
Classroom Debate between the Hawks
and the Doves on the pros and cons of
Vietnam
Mock Vietnam Draft
Listen and interpret protest songs
Graphic Organizer that charts Vietnam
Policies of Presidents Truman,
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
Critical analysis/historiography of
selected Vietnam films. (Platoon, Born
on the 4th of July, We were Soldiers)
Read and discuss excerpts from Tim
O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”
Oral History: Interview Vietnam
Veterans
Guest Speakers: Rolling Thunder and
other Vietnam Veterans
Debate the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Writing: The Legacy of the Vietnam War
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
CR1. Describe the ways in which government policy
has been shaped and set by the influence of political
parties, interest groups, lobbyists, the media and
public opinion with emphasis on:
a. Extension of suffrage;
b. Labor legislation;
c. Civil rights legislation;
d. Military policy;
e. Environmental legislation;
f. Business regulation;
g. Educational policy.
CR2. Explain how civil disobedience differs from
other forms of dissent and evaluate its application
and consequences including:
a. Women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s;
b. Civil rights movement of the 1960s;
c. Student protests during the Vietnam War.
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Week 28-30
Civil Rights
Movement
(1954-1968)
H14. Analyze the origins, major developments,
controversies and consequences of the civil rights
movement with emphasis on:
a. Brown v. Board of Education;
b. Changes in goals and tactics of leading civil rights
advocates and organizations;
c. The linkages between the civil rights movement and
movements to gain justice for other minority groups.
GEO3(GR.9). Explain how political and economic
conditions, resources, geographic locations and cultures
have contributed to cooperation and conflict.
GEO5(GR.9). Analyze the social, political, economic and
environmental factors that have contributed to human
migration now and in the past.
PS1. Describe how the perspectives of cultural groups
helped to create political action groups such as:
a. The National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP);
b. National Organization for Women (NOW);
c. American Indian Movement (AIM);
d. United Farm Workers.
PS3.Explain how Jim Crow laws legalized discrimination
based on race.
PS4. Analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality
and its impact on the changing status of minorities since
the late 19th century.
GOV1. Examine the U.S. Constitution as a living
document by analyzing its evolution through amendments
and Supreme Court decisions including:
a. Plessy v. Ferguson;
b. Brown v. Board of Education;
c. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke.
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Civil Rights Hall of Fame
Map skills: “ A Civil Rights Road Trip”
Annotated Timeline: Civil Rights
Movement 1954-1968
Venn Diagram: MLK vs. Malcolm X
Web Chart-Non-Violent Tactics- Define
and give examples of sit-ins, marches,
boycotts, fasts, etc.
Protest music from the movement
(Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young’s
“Ohio”, Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going
On”)
Role playing acts of discrimination
Critically analyzing primary sources
such as King’s “I Have a Dream
Speech” and “Letter from Birmingham
Jail”
Conduct Mock Trials-Brown vs. Bd. Of
Ed; Plessy vs. Ferguson; California vs.
Bakke
Civil Rights Hall of Fame placards
Interpreting photographs from the
movement
Venn Diagram: Civil Rights Movement
Organizations: SNCC, SCLC, NAACP,
CORE
Research and create a Civil Rights
Travel Brochure
Design an exhibit for Civil Rights
Museum
Investigate the evidence in the Emmett
Till Murder
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
CR1. Describe the ways in which government policy has
been shaped and set by the influence of political parties,
interest groups, lobbyists, the media and public opinion
with emphasis on:
a. Extension of suffrage;
b. Labor legislation;
c. Civil rights legislation;
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d. Military policy;
e. Environmental legislation;
f. Business regulation;
g. Educational policy.
CR2. Explain how civil disobedience differs from other
forms of dissent and evaluate its application and
consequences including:
a. Women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s;
b. Civil rights movement of the 1960s;
c. Student protests during the Vietnam War.
CR3. Explain the considerations and criteria commonly
used in
determining what limits should be placed on specific
rights including:
a. Clear and present danger;
b. Compelling government interest;
c. National security;
d. Libel or slander;
e. Public safety;
f. Equal opportunity.
CR4. Analyze instances in which the rights of individuals
were restricted including:
a. Conscientious objectors in World War I;
b. Immigrants during the Red Scare;
c. Intellectuals and artists during the McCarthy Era;
d. African-Americans during the civil rights movement.
MONTH
INDICATORS
Week 31-33
Era of Social
Change
(1960-1980)
H13. Trace social unrest, protest and change in the
United States including:
a. Antiwar protest during the Vietnam War;
b. The counterculture movement;
c. The women's liberation movement.
H14. Analyze the origins, major developments,
controversies and consequences of the civil rights
movement with emphasis on:
a. Brown v. Board of Education;
b. Changes in goals and tactics of leading civil rights
advocates and organizations;
c. The linkages between the civil rights movement
and movements to gain justice for other minority
groups.
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Design a Protest Button of a
contemporary movement
Students research music, poems, and
literature of the counter culture
movement
Create a Venn Diagram to show
similarities between Latinos and Native
Americans during the 1960s
Discuss protest tactics employed by
each group
Examine Primary sources on the
Women’s Rights Movement
Social Activists Hall of Fame
Venn Diagram: AIM, NOW, NAACP,
United Farm Workers
ASSESSMENTS
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
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PS1. Describe how the perspectives of cultural
groups helped to create political action groups such
as:
a. The National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP);
b. National Organization for Women (NOW);
c. American Indian Movement (AIM);
d. United Farm Workers.
PS2. Analyze the perspectives that are evident in
African-American, American Indian and Latino art,
music, literature and media and how these
contributions reflect and shape culture in the United
States.
CR2. Explain how civil disobedience differs from
other forms of dissent and evaluate its application
and consequences including:
a. Women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s;
b. Civil rights movement of the 1960s;
c. Student protests during the Vietnam War.
Week 34-36
Contemporary
History
(1973Present)
*Cover key
domestic
and foreign
affairs of
Presidents
Nixon,
Ford,
Carter,
Reagan,
Bush,
Clinton,
H13(GR.9). Examine social, economic and political
struggles resulting from colonialism and imperialism
including:
a. Independence movements in India, Indochina and
Africa;
b. Rise of dictatorships in former colonies.
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H14(GR.9). Explain the causes and consequences of
the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold
War including:
a. The arms build-up;
b. Ethnic unrest in the Soviet Union;
c. Independence movements in former Soviet
satellites;
d. Global decline of communism.
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“We didn’t start the Fire” Music Activity.
Research and analyze Global Trade
and involvement in the Middle East
Analyze and evaluate recent Civil
Rights Issues(Jena 6)
Case Study: Watergate and Executive
Privileges
Case Study: Changing Immigration
patterns
Social Science Research Project on
Community awareness
2 point short answer response
question: 4 point long extended
response question: multiple
choice questions that cover the
OGT Benchmarks and Indicators
H15(GR.9). Examine regional and ethnic conflict in
the post-Cold Warera including:
a. Persistent conflict in the Middle East;
b. Ethnic strife in Europe, Africa and Asia.
PS3(GR.9). Explain how advances in communication
and transportation have impacted:
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MAP
GRADE: 10th
COURSE: Integrated Social Studies
Bush and
Obama
End of 4th
Grading
Period
a. Globalization;
b. Cooperation and conflict;
c. The environment;
d. Collective security;
e. Popular culture;
f. Political systems;
g. Religion.
GEO3(GR.9). Explain how political and economic
conditions, resources, geographic locations and
cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict.
GEO2. Describe how changes in technology,
transportation and communication affect the location
and patterns of economic activities and use of
productive resources.
ECON1. Evaluate the effects of specialization, trade
and interdependence on the economic system of the
United States.
GOV2. Explain why the 19th and 26th Amendments
were enacted and how they affected individuals and
groups.
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