LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
American history-h
CONTENT
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
American Values/Traditions
Early American History
Identifies Values/Traditions
Describes Pre Colonial/Colonial
Experience
Explains American Revolution
Interprets Constitution/Federalism
Appraises Social/Cultural Development
Unit Test
Oral Outside
Reading Report
Development of a Nation
Civil War/Reconstruction
Compare/Contrast
Jeffersonian and Jacksonian
Traditions
Describe National Growth/
Sectionalism
Appraise Slavery
Appraise Conflict/Aftermath
Appraise Social/Cultural Development
Unit Test
Red Badge of Courage Letter
Oral Performance
Westward Expansion
Rise of Industrial and Urban America
New Social Patterns
Identify Implications of Western
Expansion Related to Former
Frontier Thesis
Explain Organization and Impact of
Growth of Industrialism on Society
Interpret Guilded Age
Appraise Social/Cultural Development/
Attempts at Assimiliation
Unit Test
Oral Performance
America in World Affairs
Domestic Political Upheavel and
Reform
Relate and Discuss Progressivism to
World Affairs-Policy vs Practice
Assess Development of Domestic
Issues and Coping Mechanisms
Appraise Social/Cultural Development
Unit Test
Oral Performance
Debate on Social Improvement/
Reformers
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
World War I
Roaring 20s
Describe Neutrality and Effects of War
On US Political, Social and Cultural
Development
Predict Consequences of Ending War
and Aftermath
Unit Test
Oral Reviews
Final Examination
Depression
New Deal
Identify Origins of Depression and
Measures to Cope with Issues
Interpret Reform in the American
Tradition
Discuss Strengths/Weaknesses of
New Deal
Written/Oral Performance
Outside Reading Reports
World Leadership
World War II
Discuss Principles of US Foreign
Policy in Roosevelt Administration
Appraise Effects of War Mobilization
upon American Society
Describe Military Political Decision
to Win War
Compare/Contrast to World War I
Written/Oral Performance
50’s
60’s
Explain Impact of Cold War
Discuss Korean War
Appraise “American Dream” and
Domestic Policy
Identify Major Thrusts of Eisenhower
Presidency
Appraise Struggle for Equality
Compare/Contrast New Frontier and
Great Society
Written/Oral Performance
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
APRIL
MAY
70’s
80’s
Discuss US Involvement in Vietnam
And Effect on Society
Explain Nixon Presidency and Effect
On Government
Identify Major Factors/Concerns of
Administrations of Ford, Carter,
Reagan and Bush
Appraise Corresponding Social/
Cultural effects
Written Performance
Oral History Project
War Comparisons/Contrasts
Today
Discuss Clinton/Bush Presidencies
Appraises Political/Social Development
Trace American Values/Tradition
Review Reports
Final Examination
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
Economics-Elective
CONTENT
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
Economic Thinking
Relevance of Economics
Basic Economic Questions
Micro/Macro Views
Describe Basic Economic Terminology
Discover Fundamental Economic
Concerns
Written Selection of Economic
Issue to be Followed Throughout
Semester
Factors of Production
Choice and Economics Allocation
Economic Thought and Systems
Supply and Demand
Distinguish Factors Which Effect
Economic Systems
Distinguishes Comparative Economic
Systems
Describes Cevelopment of
Laizzez-Faire Tradition
Explains Role of Supply/Demand
Written/Oral Performance
Worldly Philosophers
Money
Investment
Saving
Capital
Borrowing
Identifies Foundations/Institutions of
Capitalistic System
Written/Oral Performance
Role of Government
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
Federal Budget
Inflation/Deflation
Economic Measurement
Employment
Labor
Integrates Private Enterprise
and Role of Government in
US Economy
Interprets Economic Analysis
Written/Oral Performance
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Economic Policy Issues
Identifies/Explains Economic
Consequences of Selected Issues
Position Paper
Final Exam
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
APRIL
MAY
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
AP US Government
CONTENT
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
Studying Government
Introduction to US Government
Demographics
Policy Issues
Identifies Purposes of Government
Interprets Values of American Society
And Politics
Appraises Legitmacy vs. Authority and
Pluralism/Majoritarian Dilemmas
Discuss Political Efficacy and Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Discover Diversity of US Society and
Related Trends
Written Performance
Oral Performance
Constitution
Federalism
Outlines Impact of Colonial Experience
Discuss Issues Effecting Development
Of Constitution
Appraise Compromise and the
Constitution
Identify Constitutional Principles
Discuss Adoption of Constitution/
Amendment Process
Explain Development of Federal
System
Summarize Advantages/Disadvantages
Of Federal System
Predict Effects on Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Constitutional Presentations
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Discuss Organization of Legislative/
Executive
Identify Roles of Branches
Appraise Characteristics of Officials/
Leadership
Describe Selection Process for
Elected Officials Include Electoral
College
Predict relationship to Policy
Describe Federal Budget
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Presentation
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
Judicial Branch
Bureaucracy
Discuss Organization of Judiciary/
Bureaucracy
Identify Role of Branches include
Special Relationship to Executive
Branch
Appraise Characteristics of Officials/
Pathologies
Describe Selection Process for Officials
Discuss Relationship to Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Bureaucracy Presentations
Inter-relationship of Branches of
Government
Policy Continues
Discuss Governmental Structures and
Development of Policy
Written Performance
Final Examination
Political Socialization
Public Opinion
Appraise Role/Importance on NonGovernmental Institutions
Discuss Determinants of Political
Identify and Liberalism/
Conservatism
Identify Fundamentals of Public
Opinion
Describe Measuring Public Opinion
Predict Effects on Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Performance-Poll Political Self
Assessments Conservative/Liberal
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Participation/Voting
Political Parties
Campaigns/Elections
Discuss Types of Political Participation
/Barriers to Participation
Identify Participators-Now Participators
Predict Implications for Policy
Outline History of Political Parties in US
Discuss Role/Organization of Political
Parties
Describe Party Identification Ideology
Of Democrats/Republicans
Appraise Effects of Third Parties
Identify Types of Elections
Appraise Campaign Strategies
Finance/Process
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Party Identification Presentation
Participation Project-Voter
Registration
Interest Groups
Media
Discuss Tradition of Interest Groups in
Society
Appraise Constitutional Support of
Interest Groups
Identify Types of Interest Groups/Roles
Describe Profiles of Membership and
Relationship to Institutions of
Government
Discuss Role of Media in Democracy
Describe Organization of Media, Its
Influence to Political Behavior
Predict Effect of Filters and Effect of
Media on Individuals and Policy and
Institutions of Government
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Performance in Interest Group
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
APRIL
MAY
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Discovers Interpreting Court Cases
Discuss Civil Liberties and Constitution
Appraise Protections of Citizens/
Societal vs. Individual Perspective
Identify Issues Related to Speech,
Religion, Privacy, Due Process
Discuss Civil Rights and Treatment of
Individuals
Appraise Justifications/Reasonableness
Related to Treatment of Individuals/
Groups Related to Race, Gender,
Age, Disability
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Perforamcne-Debate
Relationship of Non-Governmental
Institutions to Governmental
Institutions
Policy Specifics
Appraise Policy Development Using
Governmental/Non-Governmental
Institutions-Complexity
Discuss Majoritarian/Pluralist
Perspectives
Review AP Examination
Oral Performance
AP Examination
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
HONORS US
Government
AUGUST
CONTENT
Studying Government
Introduction to US Government
Demographics
Policy Issues
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
SEPTEMBER
Constitution
Federalism
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
SKILLS
ASSESSMENT
Identifies Purposes of Government
Interprets Values of American Society
And Politics
Appraises Legitmacy vs. Authority and
Pluralism/Majoritarian Dilemmas
Discuss Political Efficacy and Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Discover Diversity of US Society and
Related Trends
Written Performance
Oral Performance
Outlines Impact of Colonial Experience
Discuss Issues Effecting Development
Of Constitution
Appraise Compromise and the
Constitution
Identify Constitutional Principles
Discuss Adoption of Constitution/
Amendment Process
Explain Development of Federal
System
Summarize Advantages/Disadvantages
Of Federal System
Predict Effects on Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Constitutional Presentations
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
OCTOBER
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
NOVEMBER
Judicial Branch
Bureaucracy
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
DECEMBER
Inter-relationship of Branches of
Government
Policy Continues
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Discuss Organization of Legislative/
Executive
Identify Roles of Branches
Appraise Characteristics of Officials/
Leadership
Describe Selection Process for
Elected Officials Include Electoral
College
Predict Relationship to Policy
Describe Federal Budget
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Presentation
Discuss Organization of Judiciary/
Bureaucracy
Identify Role of Branches include
Special Relationship to Executive
Branch
Appraise Characteristics of Officials/
Pathologies
Describe Selection Process for Officials
Discuss Relationship to Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Bureaucracy Presentations
Discuss Governmental Structures and
Development of Policy
Written Performance
Final Examination
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
JANUARY
Political Socialization
Public Opinion
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
FEBRUARY
Participation/Voting
Political Parties
Campaigns/Elections
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Appraise Role/Importance on NonGovernmental Institutions
Discuss Determinants of Political
Identify and Liberalism/
Conservatism
Identify Fundamentals of Public
Opinion
Describe Measuring Public Opinion
Predict Effects on Policy
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Performance-Poll Political Self
Assessments Conservative/Liberal
Discuss Types of Political Participation
/Barriers to Participation
Identify Participators-Now Participators
Predict Implications for Policy
Outline History of Political Parties in US
Discuss Role/Organization of Political
Parties
Describe Party Identification Ideology
Of Democrats/Republicans
Appraise Effects of Third Parties
Identify Types of Elections
Appraise Campaign Strategies
Finance/Process
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Party Identification Presentation
Participation Project-Voter
Registration
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
MARCH
Interest Groups
Media
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
APRIL
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Discuss Tradition of Interest Groups in
Society
Appraise Constitutional Support of
Interest Groups
Identify Types of Interest Groups/Roles
Describe Profiles of Membership and
Relationship to Institutions of
Government
Discuss Role of Media in Democracy
Describe Organization of Media, Its
Influence to Political Behavior
Predict Effect of Filters and Effect of
Media on Individuals and Policy and
Institutions of Government
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Performance in Interest Group
Discovers Interpreting Court Cases
Discuss Civil Liberties and Constitution
Appraise Protections of Citizens/
Societal vs. Individual Perspective
Identify Issues Related to Speech,
Religion, Privacy, Due Process
Discuss Civil Rights and Treatment of
Individuals
Appraise Justifications/Reasonableness
Related to Treatment of Individuals/
Groups Related to Race, Gender,
Age, Disability
Identify Key Terms/Concepts
Written Performance
Oral Perforamcne-Debate
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2001-2002
MAY
Policy Issue Specifics
KERA Goals: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16,
2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.7, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
ISTE Goals: 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Appraise Policy Development/Issues
Present Policy Issues:
Economic
Environment
Education
Health
Social
Justice
Military
Oral Presentation