Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Curriculum Unit One: People of the Americas (6 weeks – completed by mid-October with NECAP testing)
Curriculum Content Objective
Core Competency
Addressed
A student will be able
to:
NH SS
Frameworks
Addressed
Compare the major landforms
of the United States.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.7
Integrate visual
information with other
information in print and
digital texts.
SS:GE:3 Physical
Systems
SS:GE:1 The
World in Spatial
Terms
Analyze the ways geographers
divide the land into regions
(i.e. by types of natural
resources etc.) and explain the
diversity of people in those
regions.
Describe the migration to the
Americas and the development
of civilizations in the Americas
(i.e. Maya, Aztecs, Anasazi,
Mound Builders).
Read a timeline to understand
the difference between BC and
AD, count AD centuries and
place historical events in
sequence.
Compare and contrast the
groups of Native Americans
living in various regions (i.e.
eastern woodlands, west and
southwest)
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
Describe how a text
presents information.
SS:GE:2 Places Prepare a postcard about one of
and Regions
the civilizations you have
studied. Show the type of
environment the people lived in
(text p.67 questions 11 & 12).
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.3
Identify key steps in
text’s description of a
process related to
history/social studies.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.7
SS:GE:4
Human
Systems
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:HI:1
Political
Foundations
and
Development
A student will understand:
Assessment/ Performance
Activities
Student will demonstrate skill
by:
Each child will produce a
geographic picture dictionary.
Graphic Organizer: Ancient
American Civilizations
SS:HI:5
Keeping Track of Time
Social/Cultural worksheet 17 (Using BC, AD and
Centuries)
Worksheets 19-22 Life in the
Eastern Woodlands and Life in
the West (Making
Generalizations).
Additional Teacher
resources and notes
Vocabulary quizzes
and test
Geography
PowerPoint
G.O. The Development
of Ancient American
Civilizations
Text pp. 48-51 The Sad
Night
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Curriculum Unit Two: Different Worlds Meet (7 weeks – completed by end of November)
Curriculum Content Objective
A student will understand:
Explain the Vikings’ arrival in
North America.
Describe the importance of
trade (i.e. how trade led to the
rise of Timbuktu).
Analyze the travels of Marco
Polo and how the impact of his
(and others’) discoveries
affected life in Europe.
Evaluate information in the
media, differentiating
between fact and opinion and
recognizing the importance of
being an informed citizen.
Identify Spanish and Portuguese
explorers, what they were looking
for, what they found, and their
impact on the native people they
encountered.
Explain the origins of the
African slave trade and the
Columbian Exchange.
Core Competency
Addressed
A student will be able
to:
NH SS
Frameworks
Addressed
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.2 Determine the
central ideas or information of a
primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary of the
source distinct from prior knowledge
or opinions.
CCSS. ELA RH6-8.4 Determine the
meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text, including
vocabulary specific to domains
related to history/social studies.
SS:WH:2 Contacts,
Exchanges &
International
Relations
Assessment/ Performance
Activities
Student will demonstrate skill
by:
Video and worksheet review
pages: Explorers of the World
Video Series: The Vikings.
SS:WH:5
Social/Cultural
Graphic Organizer: Travel and
Trade (double sided)
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.6
Identify aspects of a text
that reveal an author’s
point of view or
purpose.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.8
Distinguishing among
fact, opinion and
reasoned judgment in a
text.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.2
SS:WH:3 World
Views and Values
and their
intellectual and
Artistic Expressions
Worksheets 29 and 30: Trade
Brings New Ideas (Vocabulary
Skills: Greek and Latin Roots).
SS:WH:3
Graphic Organizer: Voyages of
Exploration
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.3
SS:WH:4
Economic
systems and
technology
Worksheet pp. 37-38 The
Columbian Exchange (Cause
and Effect).
Additional Teacher
resources and notes
Videos: Explorers of
the World Series:
French, Portuguese,
English and Spanish
SS:CV:4 Rights Text: p. 79 Stay Informed
and
Responsibilities
Explorers Quiz
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Describe the early European
settlements in the New World
(i.e. Roanoke, Jamestown,
Pilgrims, Puritans and New
Amsterdam).
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:HI:1
Worksheets pp.49-50 The First English
Settlements (Examining Visuals).
Graphic Organizer: Lesson 2 Chart
Roanoke/Jamestown
G.O.: Colonial Settlements New
France and New Amsterdam
Differentiate between primary
and secondary sources and
their uses.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.9
Analyze the relationship
between a primary and
secondary source on the
same topic.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:CV:1 The
Nature and
Purpose of
Government
Text pp. 132-133 Comparing
Primary and Secondary Sources
SS:EC:2 Basic
Economic
Concepts
Text pp.148-151 The Fur Trade
Analyze the impact of the fur
trade and why beaver pelts
were so highly prized.
Cause and Effect
chart on Roanoke
Colonial Life Series
for Children:
Jamestown
Compare/contrast
Venn diagram or
essay of Plymouth
and Jamestown
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Curriculum Unit Three: The American Colonies (7 weeks – completed by end of January)
Curriculum Content Objective
NH SS
Frameworks
Addressed
Assessment/ Performance
Activities
Student will demonstrate skill
by:
Additional Teacher
resources and notes
Compare and contrast the
resources found in the New
England, Middle and Southern
colonies, and the significance of
the layout of each colony.
Identify different backgrounds
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
(religious and cultural) of the
inhabitants of each colony.
SS:EC:1
Economics
and the
individual
Worksheet p.60 Colonists on the Land
Worksheet p.70 People Living on the
Land
Worksheet p.82 Geography of the
South
(Assess previous reading)
Four Fold Book of
the New England
Colonies
Student created
maps
SS:HI:1
Worksheet p.62 New England Grows
Worksheet p.72 A Mixture of Many
Cultures
Worksheet p.84 Expansion of the Colonies
(Summarizing short passages)
Analyze and investigate
historical maps to study change
over time.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.7
SS:GE:5
Text pp.180-181 and worksheet
Environment p.65 Mapping Time
and Society
Identify major figures in the
foundation of the American
Colonies.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.1 Cite
specific textual evidence
to support analysis of
primary and secondary
sources.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.7
SS:HI:1
Text pp.196-199 Benjamin
Franklin
SS:EC:3
Cycles in the
Economy
Text pp. 220-221 Worksheet
pp.85-86 Go With the Flow
A student will understand:
Interpret the meaning of
information represented by
flow lines on a map.
Core Competency
Addressed
A student will be able
to:
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.2
Time for Kids Readers:
The Exile of Roger
Williams
Play: Anne Hutchinson:
An Outspoken Woman
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Curriculum Unit Four: The American Revolution (7 weeks – completed by end of March)
Curriculum Content Objective
A student will understand:
Identify reasons, results and
long term impact of the French
and Indian War.
List the key events that led up
to the first shots being fired at
Lexington and Concord and the
writing of the Declaration of
Independence.
Explain the significance of the
Declaration of Independence
using primary and secondary
sources.
Identify the key people
involved on the road to
freedom.
Core Competency
Addressed
A student will be able
to:
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.2
NH SS
Frameworks
Addressed
Assessment/ Performance
Activities
Student will demonstrate skill
by:
Graphic Organizer: French and
Indian War Chapter 9 Lesson 1
Worksheet p.92 (Analyze
strategies)
Worksheet p.48 The Road to the
Revolution
Additional Teacher
resources and notes
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:CV:2
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.1
SS:HI:1
Brainpop Video and Quiz:
Declaration of Independence
Graphic Organizer
31 Chapter 10
lesson 3: The
Written Word
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:HI:1
Brainpop Activity Worksheet:
Declaration of Independence
(Sequencing)
Worksheet: Code Names
Story (Literacy Place):
Toliver’s Secret
SS:CV:2 Structure
and Function of
United States and
New Hampshire
Government
Play: The Boston Tea
Party
Create a timeline of
events
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Compare the strengths and
weaknesses of British and
Colonial forces using specific
battles and war strategies to
support your thesis.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.8
SS:WH:1
Political
Foundations
and
Development
CCSS.ELA W5.1 Write opinion
pieces on topics or texts
supporting a point of view with
reasons and information
(Persuasive Essay)*
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Curriculum Unit Five: The Nation’s Early Years (5 weeks – completed early May)
Curriculum Content Objective
Core Competency
Addressed
A student will be able
to:
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
NH SS
Assessment/ Performance
Frameworks Activities
Addressed
Student will demonstrate skill
by:
Worksheet p. 118 The Impact of the
SS:HI:5
Additional Teacher
resources and notes
Analyze the writing and
ratification of the Constitution
and its effects on the states.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.1
Worksheet p.124 Something
New Under the Sun
(Vocabulary Review)
Worksheet: Creating
the Constitution
Describe the process of
amending the Constitution.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.3
SS:HI:4
Economic
Systems and
Technology
SS:CV:2
Text pp.667-674 Constitution
Worksheet: Who’s
Who in the
Government
Books: Jean Fritz
Identify and analyze the
political philosophies of
Washington, Hamilton,
Jefferson and Madison.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.6
SS:CV:1
Worksheet p.129 A New
Beginning(Comparing/contrasting)
Worksheet p.124 Something New Under
the Sun
CCSS.ELA W5.2 Write
informative/explanatory text to examine a
topic and convey ideas and information
clearly (Expository Essay)*
List and describe the events
and people that led to the
settlement of the west.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:HI:5
Worksheet p.133-134 The Age
of Jefferson(Sequencing)
Explain the events and
outcomes of the War of 1812
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.4
SS:CV:4
Worksheet p.138 The War of 1812
Graphic Organizer: National pride
A student will understand:
Evaluate the effects of the
Revolutionary War.
Revolution (Making predictions)
EdHelper Article: Treaty of Paris – The
Revolutionary War is Over
Story Packet: The First
Dog to Cross the
Continent
Story pp.462-483 (LP):
The Way West
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Worksheet p.140 Becoming
American(Reading Review)
and the significance of
patriotism.
Curriculum Unit Six: The Nation Expands (6 weeks – completed by mid- June)
Curriculum Content Objective
A student will understand:
Explain the significance of
Andrew Jackson’s policies and
their effects on Native
Americans.
Core Competency
Addressed
A student will be able
to:
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.8
NH SS
Assessment/ Performance
Frameworks Activities
Addressed
Student will demonstrate skill
by:
SS:CV:1
Worksheet p.146 Jackson: A
New Kind of Politics (Reading
Review)
Graphic Organizer: Andrew
Jackson’s Views
SS:HI:4
Worksheet p.147-148 The
Industrial Revolution
(Vocabulary)
Additional Teacher
resources and notes
Play: Women’s
Rights Convention:
Ain’t I a Woman
Book: Bread and
Roses Too by
Katherine Paterson
Text pp.390-393
Harriet Tubman
Examine how technological
advances led to the rise of new
industries and methods of
transportation.
Compare and contrast the
reform movements in the early
1800’s and their impact socially
and economically.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.2
SS:HI:5
Analyze the issue of slavery, its
key figures and its impact on
the north and south.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.3
SS:CV:3 The Worksheet pp. 155-156 People
World and
in a Growing Country
the United
(Chapter Review)
States’ place
in it
Worksheet p.154 Spirit of
Reform
(Analyze)
Play: Trail of Tears
DVD: Trail of Tears
Brainpop: Trail of
Tears
Chapter Book:
Lyddie by Katherine
Patterson
Dover Middle School Social Studies Grades 5-8
Course: Grade Five: US History Part One
Describe the significance of
settling Texas and the results of
the Mexican-American War.
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:HI:3 World
Views and Value
Systems and their
intellectual and
artistic
expressions
Worksheet p.157-158 Texas and
the Mexican War
(Vocabulary from context)
Video: Davy
Crockett: King of the
Wild Frontier
Analyze and compare the
variety of routes that settlers
took to go west
CCSS.ELA RH6-8.5
SS:HI:5
Worksheet p. 161 Across the
Continent
(Comprehension)
Worksheet p. 165 Mining the
West
(Comprehension)
Worksheet: Wagons
Westward
*The Persuasive and Expository Essays can be completed at any time throughout the school year.