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RichAndHudEll Block Calendar Unit 4 2014
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APUSH Unit 4 Manifest Destiny, Civil War, and Reconstruction
APUSH Framework Period 5, 1844-1877
AMSCO 12-15 , Pageant 17-22
October 20-November 6
Before you begin the unit, set an academic goal and state your time commitment. Then select the strategy(ies) you
plan to employ for unit content acquisition.
Goal for unit:_____ (A, B, C) Time commitment outside of class:_____ minutes/block
(recommendation is 90 minutes minimum/ block)
Outside strategy(ies) for unit content acquisition: (circle one or two)
Reading textbook
Study Group
Watching/Listening to Hippocampus Reviews
Wikinotes
Reading AMSCO
Website resources
Internet Searches
Schmoop
Completing Reading Guides
Watching/Listening to podcast lectures
Quizlet (not recommended)
Crash Course Videos
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” –Frederick Douglass
MONDAY & TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
October 20A & 21B
22A & 23B
Unit 4 Day 1
Manifest Destiny online reading
quiz
closes 8am
Chapter 12reading guide due BOP
Topic:
Manifest Destiny & Expansion
Objective:
Analyze the economic and cultural forces
fueling territorial expansion, and explain the
geographic, political, and environmental
impact it had on the nation.
Homework:
Read chapter 13 in AMSCO or chapter 18 & 19
in American Pageant.
FRIDAY
24A
Union in Peril Reading Quiz
Unit 4 Day 2
Unit 4 Day 3
The Civil War online reading quiz closes 8am
Chapter 13 reading guide due BOP
Chapter 14 reading guide due BOP
Topic:
Sectionalism & Causes of Civil War
Objectives:
-Explain how the issues over expansion, slavery, culture, immigration,
and citizenship intensified sectional and regional tensions.
-To what extent did the issue of slavery cause the Civil War?
Explain why the political strategy of compromise failed to hold the nation
together.
We are now Engaged in a Great Civil War
Crossroads Essay Analysis due BOP
Topic:
Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment
Objectives:
-Explain why the North won, and how this victory impacted
politics, economics, and culture.
-To what extent was the Emancipation Proclamation a
turning point?
Homework:
Read chapter 14 in AMSCO or chapters 20 & 21 in American Pageant.
Log onto Skyward and complete The Civil War online reading quiz
AFTER you read the chapter. #HonorCode
MONDAY
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
27B
28A & 29B
Unit 4 Day 3
Homework:
Read chapter 15 in AMSCO or chapter 22 in Pageant.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
30A & 31B
Unit 4 Day 4
The Civil War online reading quiz closes 8am
Reconstruction Reading Quiz
Chapter 14 reading guide due BOP
Chapter 15 reading guide due BOP
We are now Engaged in a Great Civil War Crossroads Essay
Analysis due BOP
Topics:
14th & 15 Amendments, Radical Republicans,
Reconstruction
Objectives:
-Evaluate the effectiveness of Radical Reconstruction.
-Explain how the end of the Civil War and
Reconstruction impacted northern and southern
sectionalism, women, and African-Americans.
Topics:
Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment
Objectives:
-Explain why the North won, and how this victory impacted politics,
economics, and culture.
-To what extent was the Emancipation Proclamation a turning point?
Homework:
Read chapter 15 in AMSCO or chapter 22 in American Pageant.
Homework:
Read Unit 4 Additional Readings. Log on to Skyward
and complete Radical Change online quiz.
MONDAY & TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
November 3A & 4B
5A & 6B
Unit 4 Day 6
Pulling it all together… Units 1-5
Topic:
Before, During, and After Civil War
Objective:
Analyze continuities and changes from 1848-1877.
Homework:
Study for test & finish Period 5 Term Review
Unit 4 Day 5
Radical Change online quiz closes 8am
Topic:
Civil War
Objectives:
-To what extent was the Civil War a turning point in
American history?
-To what extent were Civil War era reformers
effective?
-Explain the long term impact of the Civil War and
Radical Reconstruction.
Homework:
Work on the Period 5 Term review and catch up on
your reading if needed.
FRIDAY
Unit 4 Day 7
Unit 4 Test
35 multiple choice & 1 essay 35 minutes each
Period 5 Term Review due BOP (optional bonus)
Homework:
Read AMSCO chapter 16 or chapter 24 in American Pageant.
Log on to Skyward and complete Industrial America online
quiz AFTER you read the chapter. #HonorCode
7A
Unit 5 Day 1
Industrial America online quiz closes 8am
Chapter 16 reading guide due BOP
Topics:
Industrial Revolution, Big Business & Labor
Objectives:
Explain the causes and effects of the industrialization of the
United States.
Homework:
Read AMSCO chapter 17 or chapter 26 in American Pageant