Mesquite ISD Curriculum Sequence High School Social Studies ­ World Geography
4th Six Weeks Describe the elements of culture and explain perceptions of culture by using maps, images, and databases. Describe the characteristics of the same regions during different periods of time and evaluate relationships between events of the past and current conditions using maps and pictures. Compare the lifestyles of people of various urban and rural societies around the world using databases and P.E.G.S. Identify and locate the physical processes of Africa and relate the physical processes that created them by interpreting and creating maps. Identify the impact of colonization on Africa and its effects today using news articles and political cartoons. Examine the impact of diseases and challenges that African countries face using graphic organizers and research. 5th Six Weeks 6th Six Weeks Analyze the importance of location, management, and innovation of natural resources using articles. Examine Animism and 3 major religions including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using video segment, selected readings, and graphic organizers. Describe the physical landscape and its impact on human settlement and cultural landscape of Southwest Asia using graphic organizers, selected readings, and maps. Describe the physical landscape and its impact on human settlement and cultural landscape of the Indian Subcontinent using graphic organizers, selected readings, and maps. Understand, locate, and describe the different economic systems, and governmental systems that affect populations with a focus on East Asia using secondary sources. Examine physical features of the regions and how this becomes a barrier to human settlement compared to East Asia using maps and creating a brochure. Interpret and infer information about East Asia, Australia, and Oceania compared to other regions in the world using population pyramids, and population density maps. Examine current events that impact our world in a project­based lesson. Mesquite ISD Curriculum Sequence High School Social Studies ­ World History 4th Six Weeks 5th Six Weeks 6th Six Weeks Analyze the causes, effects and impact of European exploration by completing a graphic organizer and analyzing primary source documents. Identify and explain impacts of prominent scientists during the scientific revolution by reading and completing a word web. Students will then, analyze the ideas of enlightenment philosophes by researching and producing a visual and audio summary of the information. Explain the Enlightenment’s impact on political revolutions by finding examples of enlightenment ideals in the three revolutions. Then Compare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American, French, and Latin American revolutions by finding similarities and differences. Identify the causes of and the political, social, and economic changes in Europe as a result of the Industrial revolution by critically reading and completing a graphic organizer. Identify the major technological advances and the religious, political, economic, and social motivations that influenced European Imperialism as well as the impact of imperialism by reading and completing a graphic organizer. Identify the importance of each cause World War I (MAIN) by defining their meaning and identify the major characteristics of World War I and explain the political impact of the Fourteen Points by reading and answering questions in a graphic organizer. Identify the causes of the revolutions of 1917 in Russia and their effects on the outcome of World War by reading and answering questions in a graphic organizer. Summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the global depression and the responses by western nations by reading a passage and completing a graphic organizer. Analyze the major events, causes and effects of World War II by creating an interactive timeline and reading passages and completing graphic organizers. Students will summarize key events and evaluate key people of the Cold War by reading passages and completing graphic organizers. Summarize the rise of independence movements and Arab­Israeli conflict in the 20th century by reading and “thinking aloud with the text” and explain the factors that affect newly independent countries’ current situations. Identify changes in political power or party, social unrest, racism, and other factors can create situations in countries where a group of people are outcast and sometimes systematically removed. Summarize the rise and impact of Radical Islam including the United States response by analyzing readings and speeches. Mesquite ISD Curriculum Sequence High School Social Studies ­ US History 4th Six Weeks 5th Six Weeks Students will identify and explain the New Deal programs and the change in the role of government. Analyze reading passages, visuals, and quotes to better understand the effects of world­wide depression, especially as it related to the rise of dictators in different parts of the world. Evaluate reading passages to determine the major causes, events and characteristics of World War II. Students will interpret maps and visuals to determine how geography shaped the development of World War II and also to better understand that when wars occur political boundaries usually change. Students will Identify the causes of the Cold War and its impact on foreign and domestic policy. Analyze the American culture of conformity and consumerism of the 1950s. Analyze sources of conflict of the 1950s such as the Cold War, McCarthyism and the Civil Rights Movement. Analyze sources of conflict of the 1960s such as the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. Analyze LBJ’s Great Society and its impact on American society then and today. Analyze sources of conflict such as the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. Analyze the presidency of Jimmy Carter and issues such as the energy crisis and the Iran Hostage crisis. Analyze the modern day presidents and issues such as political scandal, the end of the Cold War, and the War on Terror. 6th Six Weeks Weeks 1­2 : EOC Review Week 3: EOC Testing Weeks 4­8: United States Cumulative Project Mesquite ISD Curriculum Sequence High School Social Studies ­ Economics 4th Six Weeks Analyze the concepts of scarcity, trade­offs, and opportunity costs as demonstrated in the production possibilities model. Compare and contrast market and command economies and examine how societal values affect a nation’s answers to the three economic questions. Analyze the principles of free enterprise, including the government’s role in promoting efficiency, growth, and stability. 5th Six Weeks Identify how and why government regulates competition. Develop a mini business plan to demonstrate understanding of the process of starting a small business Create money that that represents student values and fits the definition of money as discussed in class. Identify how to turn nominal into real GDP Analyze business cycles and economic growth using key economic indicators. Create a poster using visuals to represent the business cycle. Explain how a lack of trade can inhibit economic growth using historical facts. 6th Six Weeks Understand the impact of fiscal policy decisions by attempting to balance the federal budget. Develop an understanding of comparative advantage through the use of a simulation. Identify the impact of trade barriers on international trade. Identify important principles of personal finance. Mesquite ISD Curriculum Sequence High School Social Studies ­ Government 4th Six Weeks 5th Six Weeks 6th Six Weeks Describe and explain major terms related to principles of law and government institutions by using graphic organizers. Identify and analyze issues related to the Constitution (founding fathers, Federalists papers, compromise, amendments, types of government systems and organization) by analyzing points of view and creating a product. Identify and examine the rights of citizens in the United States by reviewing the U.S. Constitution including the Bill of Rights and the modern day implications. Analyze, explain, and compare the powers of national, state, and local government by using graphic organizers and conducting research. Define civic responsibility by comparing duties of citizenship (personal and civic) and analyze civic participation locally, statewide, nationwide, and globally by analyzing current events. Explain how the free enterprise system works in the United States and compare it to other forms of economic systems using databases, graphs, and charts. Explain checks and balances and analyze the structure and functions of the legislative branch and analyze the impact of the 17th Amendment by making comparisons and using graphic organizers. Analyze the structure and functions of the executive branch and the purpose of select executive agencies by conducting research. Explain the process of electing the president and analyze the Electoral College using current events. Analyze the structure and functions of the judicial branch by making comparisons and conducting research. Analyze selected issues concerning judicial activism and judicial restraint by creating visuals Evaluate government policy or court decisions related to the diverse racial, ethnic, and religious makeup of the United States and explain their effects on American society using research and computer technology. Examine the political party process in the United States and explore the role of interest groups in the political process using graphic organizers. Compare the process for holding different offices at the local, state, and national level and identify ways ordinary citizen can participate in political parties at different levels in government. Identify and describe political divisions across the United States at the local, state, and national level over time and the processes that created them and examine the role of the Supreme Court in determining political divisions of regions. Analyze U.S. and foreign policy relationships with other nations and evaluate the impact of scientific discoveries including the Internet on the political process.