Date
2010-2011 Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide: Robby Gouge
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential
Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Assessment
Other
2.05
-Meet and greet new
students.
-Discuss class policies,
expectations, discipline,
necessary materials, exams,
homework, quizzes, projects,
etc.
-Kids Voting Lesson
What does it mean to be
an American citizen?
How informed am I
about the upcoming
presidential election?
How can I become
better informed about
issues on the state and
local level?
Powerpoint.
-Show how to take
notes.
-Pass out Immigration Test.
-Gouge handbook.
2.05
-Kids Voting Curriculum.
What does it mean to be
an American citizen?
How informed am I
about the upcoming
presidential election?
How can I become
better informed about
issues on the state and
local level?
Powerpoint.
-Review Kids Voting lesson/Immigration Test
-Take up Gouge handbook.
2.05
-Kids Voting Curriculum.
2.05
-Kids Voting Curriculum.
What does it mean to be
an American citizen?
How informed am I
about the upcoming
presidential election?
How can I become
better informed about
issues on the state and
local level?
What does it mean to be
an American citizen?
How informed am I
about the upcoming
presidential election?
How can I become
better informed about
issues on the state and
local level?
Powerpoint.
-Review Kids Voting lesson.
-Take up and grade Immigration Test.
Powerpoint.
-Review Kids Voting lesson.
-Citizenship Quiz on History Channel Website
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
2.05
-Pledge of Allegiance
lesson.
-America’s Heart and
Soul video.
How can I better
understand what the
Pledge of Allegiance
really means?
Assessment
Other
Power-point
-Study for quiz/Exam on Kids Voting.
DVD
-Constitution Day
Internet Scavenger
Hunt?
Evaluate student
performance for Kids
Voting/Government/Politi
cs Lesson
Begin Sign of the Beaver?
Exam
Date
2010-2011 Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide: Robby Gouge
NCDPI
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
1.01
-NC Quick Facts, #1-5
Pass out and work on NC geography
packets.
How well do the students know what
their own state of North Carolina is
known for?
1.01
-NC Quick Facts, #6-10
-Pass out and work on NC geography
packets.
What distinct characteristics does
North Carolina have? Why is our
state different from the other 49 in the
country?
NC
Books
What are the NC’s three geographical
regions and how are each significantly
different from each other?
How does this affect the people of
NC?
NC
Books
1.01
-NC Quick Facts, #11-15.
-Complete NC geography packets.
Assessment
Other
Powerpoint.
Begin US Map State/Capital Study?
Powerpoint.
-Review NC facts,
#1-5.
Geo
packets.
Powerpoint.
Geo
packets.
-Review NC facts,
#6-10.
-Take up and check NC
packets.
1.01
-NC Quick Facts, #16-20.
-Explain why NC is divided into three
regions.
-Discuss why these different regions
help to determine the ways of life
across the state.
What is the primary factor in
determining the three regions of NC?
Why is the climate and weather
different from the eastern and western
parts of the state?
NC
Books,
P. 4-10.
Ch. 1,
Sec. 1.
Powerpoint.
Oral review of NC Facts,
#1-15.
-First word or probable passage writing activity?
-SRI Reading Inventory?
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
NC DPI
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
1.01
1.01
Goal 1
-NC Facts, #21-26.
-Quiz, P. 4-10.
-NC Places video. Students
take notes.
-Pass out NC Brochure
Projects on County.
Why is North Carolina
sometimes referred to as “The
Land of Diversity?”
-NC Facts Quiz.
-Ch. 1, Sec. 2. Discuss and
explain the many factors that
influence NC’s climate. Study
how it is different from other
states in the southeast.
What natural factors make NC
have an ideal, year-round
climate? Why is it described as
being mile and moderate?
-Computer Lab for A – Z of
NC Projects and NC Legends.
Other
Video
Powerpoint.
NC Books,
P. 11-14.
Assessment
Quizzes
Powerpoint.
-Oral quiz, NC Facts and Ch.1,
Sec. 1
-Study for NC Facts quiz.
-NC Facts Quiz, #’s 1-26.
-Homework: NC Notes, P. 15-17.
Goal 1
-Computer Lab
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
NC DPI
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Other
P.1819.
Powerpoint.
Assessment
Computer Lab.
Computer Lab.
1.02
-Ch. 1 Review Questions
-The five major Native
American groups of NC.
Who were the first
American Indians that
inhabited the regions that
became NC and examine
their impact on the colony.
P.3033.
-Ch. 1 Assessment, #13-29
-NC Facts Quiz
1.02
-Finish Native Americans
of NC Powerpoint.
Who were the first
American Indians that
inhabited the regions that
became NC and examine
their impact on the colony.
P. 3033.
Powerpoint.
Review notes. Study for quiz on the
Five major groups.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
1.03, 1.05
(NC
DPI)
1.03, 1.05
1.03, 1.05
-Ch. 4 English attempts to
How and why did England
P. 56-59
colonize North Carolina, 1584first attempt to establish a
1590.
colony in North Carolina?
Objective/Focus Lesson Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Colonial Advertisements
What would make a family
-Finish Powerpoint lesson for
How and why did England
leave their country and
Ch. 4.
first attempt to establish a
move to the “New World?”
colony in North Carolina?
Powerpoint.
Quiz on Ch. 3
-Begin selected readings/short novels? (Red
Badge/Scarlet Letter/Deerslayer)
Assessment
Other
Movie
-Colonial Advertisement creations?
-Websites/Jamestown Game/Colonial House site
1.03, 1.05
Colonial Advertisements
1.03, 1.05
-(Pass out projects:
Americans who have
changed history and
Movie-maker topics)?
-Computer Lab for 8th
grade computer
competencies.
Inspiration Projects?
What would make a family
leave their country and
move to the “New World?”
Examine and attempt to
explain what happened on
the first English colony at
Roanoke and what may
have happened to the
inhabitants.
-Writing Assignment: Two realistic conclusions and
One bogus explanation on what may
Have happened at Roanoke.
-Gather research for projects.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
-Computer Lab for 8th
grade computer
competencies.
Assessment
Other
-Gather research for projects.
-All classes to Media
Center for research on
projects.
-Computer Lab for work
on research projects.
-Computer Lab for work
on research projects.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
-Computer Lab for research
projects. Finish all work.
Assessment
Other
All students should complete all
work and be ready for critique.
Date
-Computer Lab for 8th grade
computer competencies.
-Begin Sleepy Hollow lesson? Check calendar for
Halloween week.
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Assessment
Other
1.06, 3.04
-Ch. 5, Sec. 4, Part II, The
Origins of Slavery in the
Americas.
-“Sign of the Beaver.”
-Slave ship reading.
Describe the development
of the institution of slavery
in the State and nation, and
assess its impact on the
economic, social, and
political conditions.
P. 92-95
Powerpoint.
Review, Ch. 5, Sec. 4
1.06, 3.04
-Ch. 5, Sec. 4, Part III, The
Backcountry.
-Sign of the Beaver.”
-Ch. 5 Exam!
-Daniel Boone
Video/Reading
Excerpt/Questions.
Compare and contrast the
lives of wealthy planters,
slaves, and common folk.
P. 92-95.
Powerpoint.
Review, Ch. 5, Sec. 4
Video
Chronological colonies quiz?
Date
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Objective/Focus Lesson
1.06
-Pirates!
-Excerpt about Blackbeard
and battle and video
segment.
-Blackbeard writing prompt.
Daily Essential Question Lesson Resource
Daily Essential Question Lesson Resource
Text
Other
Text
Other
Examine the golden age
of Piracy and how North
Carolina and Edward
Teach played a significant
role during this time.
Powerpoint.
DVD
Assessment
Assessment
-Take up and discuss HW notes,
P. 112-115.
3.01, 3.08
-Ch. 11, Sec. 1 & 2,
Forming a new nation.
How did the United States
respond to the challenges
it faced after the
American Revolution?
P. 206218.
30.1, 3.08
-Finish Ch. 11, Sec. 1 & 2
Powerpoint if needed.
-The Living Constitution
P. 237, #1-4.
(Cooperative)
P. 232237.
3.01, 3.08
-The Constitution of the
United States.
-Cooperative activity, P.
238-269. Questions #124.
-P. 270-271, #11-20, 2126.
Why do you think that the
founding fathers created a
flexible constitution and
what are the advantages
and disadvantages? What
basic rights to citizens
have?
How has our 220-year old
Constitution remained a
living document?
3.01, 3.08
-The Constitution of the
United States.
-Continue and finish with
cooperative activity, P.
238-271.
-Begin Amendment poster
activity.
P. 238269.
P. 238271.
Powerpoint.
-HW, P. 231, #1-5
P. 218, #1-5.
-Take up HW questions and check.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Other
Assessment
Date
3.04, 4.01
-Rumblings of War, 18451861.
-Ch. 14, Sec. 1, Pt. I.
What issues and events
shattered the nation’s unit
and led to the Civil War?
P. 316-324.
DVD
Powerpoint.
3.04, 4.01
-Ch. 14, Sec. 1, Pt. II
What issues and events
shattered the nation’s unit
and led to the Civil War?
P. 316-324.
Powerpoint.
-Review notes, Part I.
3.04, 4.01
-Ch. 14, Sec. 1, Pt. III
What issues and events
shattered the nation’s unit
and led to the Civil War?
P. 316-324.
Powerpoint.
-Review notes, Part II.
-Study for quiz, Parts 1-3.
Describe the impact of
slavery on the economic,
social, and political
conditions. Identify the
major causes for secession
from the Union.
P. 325-329.
DVD
Quiz, Ch. 14, Sec. 1, Part I-III.
3.04, 4.01
-Ch. 14, Sec. 2, Pt. I, The
Failure of Compromise.
Powerpoint
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Assessment
Text
3.04, 4.01
P. 325329.
-Ch. 14, Sec. 3, Pt. I,
Breaking the Bonds of
Union.
Describe the impact of
slavery on the economic,
social, and political
conditions. Identify the
major causes for
secession from the Union.
Identify the major causes
for secession from the
Union.
-Ch. 14, Sec. 3, Pt. II,
Breaking the Bonds of
Union.
Identify the major causes
for secession from the
Union.
P. 330333.
-Ch. 14, Sec. 2, Pt. II, The
Failure of Compromise.
3.04, 4.01
3.04, 4.01
-Ch. 14 Assessment, P.
334. #13-21.
-Exam?
Other
DVD
-Review, Ch. 14, Sec. 2, Part I.
Powerpoint.
P. 330333.
DVD
-Quiz, Ch. 14, Sec. 2, Pt. II
Powerpoint.
Powerpoint.
-Ch. 14 Assessment, P. 334.
-Ch. 14 Exam?
-Incorporate new worksheets
Begin Novels: Charley Skedaddle and The Killer Angels
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Date
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Other
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
-Fighting the Civil War,
1861-1865.
-Ch. 15, Sec. 1, Part I, The Start of
War.
How did this war finally
start? How did the military
conduct of the Civil War
affect North Carolina and the
nation? Was this conflict
actually a “Civil War?”
P. 336341.
Powerpoint.
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
-Fighting the Civil War, 18611865.
-Ch. 15, Sec. 1, Part II, Soldiers
and Technology.
-Gods and Generals segment.
Who were the men and
women fought and died in
this conflict and what kinds
of new technology were
used?
P. 336341.
Powerpoint.
-The Early Years, 1861-1862.
-Ch. 15, Sec. 2, Part I.
-Gods and Generals segment.
How did the North manage to
lose the first battle and what
were the significant events
during the first half of the
war?
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
Assessment
-Oral Review Part I.
-HW study for quiz, Part I & II.
DVD
Powerpoint.
DVD
Quiz, Parts I & II.
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
-Dark Times and Emancipation,
1862-1863.
-Ch. 15, Sec. 2, Part II.
What was the significance of
the Emancipation
Proclamation and in what
role did African-Americans
play during the war?
Powerpoint
Review of Ch. 15, Sec. 2
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Other
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
Movie: Glory
DVD
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
Movie: Glory
DVD
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
Movie: Glory
DVD
Assessment
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Assessment
Other
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
-1863-1865: The Big Battles and
the Turning Point.
-Ch. 15, Sec. 2, Part III.
Powerpoint.
4.02, 4.03,
4.04
-1863-1865: The Big Battles and
the Turing Point.
-Ch. 15, Sec. 2, Part III continued.
-Gettysburg segments.
-Pass out Battle Brochures.
Powerpoint.
DVD
-Research for Battle Brochure
Project.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
6.02
6.03
60.4
Begin World War II Unit, 1939-1945.
6.02
6.03
60.4
6.02
6.03
60.4
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Ch. 21, Sec. 1, Part I.
Begin World War II Unit, 1939-1945.
Ch. 21, Sec. 1, Part I.
Begin World War II Unit, 1939-1945.
Ch. 21, Sec. 1, Part I.
The Story of US: The Great Depression
segment.
Other
Research, examine, and explain
the role of the United States and
North Carolina during WWII.
What were the causes, events,
and effects of this worldwide
struggle for survival?
PowerPoint
Lesson.
Research, examine, and explain
the role of the United States and
North Carolina during WWII.
What were the causes, events,
and effects of this worldwide
struggle for survival?
PowerPoint
Lesson.
Research, examine, and explain
the role of the United States and
North Carolina during WWII.
What were the causes, events,
and effects of this worldwide
struggle for survival?
PowerPoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Section 1.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Section 1.
Video
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Section 1, Part I.
6.02
6.03
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part I
1941-1942
Assign Powerpoint/Movie Maker Projects?
Investigate how the Imperial
Empire of Japan, joining with
Nazi Germany, caused war in
Asia and the Pacific and the
major events of 1941 – 1942.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part II.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
6.02
6.03
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part I
1941-1942
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
The Story of US: Pearl Harbor
Other
Investigate how the Imperial
Empire of Japan, joining with
Nazi Germany, caused war in
Asia and the Pacific and the
major events of 1941 – 1942.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Investigate how the Imperial
Empire of Japan, joining with
Nazi Germany, caused war in
Asia and the Pacific and the
major events of 1941 – 1942.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Research and explain how the
United States and its Allies
began to take the offensive and
gain momentum in 1942-1943 in
both Europe and Asia.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part II.
Video
WWII in HD
6.02
6.03
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part I
1941-1942
Bataan Rescue Video
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part II A
1943-1944
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part II.
Video
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part II A
1943-1944
Research and explain how the
United States and its Allies
began to take the offensive and
gain momentum in 1942-1943 in
both Europe and Asia.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part II A
1943-1944
6.02
6.03
6.04
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part II B
1943-1944
The Russian Front and the Air War
Other
Research and explain how the
United States and its Allies
began to take the offensive and
gain momentum in 1942-1943 in
both Europe and Asia.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Research and explain how the
United States and its Allies
began to take the offensive and
gain momentum in 1942-1943 in
both Europe and Asia.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Research and explain how the
United States and its Allies
began to take the offensive and
gain momentum in 1942-1943 in
both Europe and Asia.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
Hitler Youth Video
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part II B
1943-1944
The Russian Front and the Air War
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part II B
1943-1944
The Russian Front and the Air War
Research and explain how the
United States and its Allies
began to take the offensive and
gain momentum in 1942-1943 in
both Europe and Asia.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part III A
1944-1945
6.02
6.03
6.04
Lesson Resource
Text
The Story of US: Finish Segment on WWII
6.02
6.03
6.04
Daily Essential Question
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part III A
1944-1945
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part III A
1944-1945
Other
Study to find the reasons why
the Allies finally gained the
upper hand against Germany and
Japan in 1944 and how the war
was brought to an end in 1945.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Study to find the reasons why
the Allies finally gained the
upper hand against Germany and
Japan in 1944 and how the war
was brought to an end in 1945.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Study to find the reasons why
the Allies finally gained the
upper hand against Germany and
Japan in 1944 and how the war
was brought to an end in 1945.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part III B
D-DAY! The Normandy
Invasion, June 6, 1944
The Liberation of Europe and
the Beginning of the End.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2, Part III B
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
D-DAY! The Normandy
Invasion, June 6, 1944
The Liberation of Europe and the
Beginning of the End.
Other
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2 & 3, Parts A & B
1944-1945
What events finally brought about
the end of World War II in
Europe?
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2 & 3, Parts A & B
1944-1945
What events finally brought about
the end of World War II in
Europe?
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 2 & 3, Parts A & B
1944-1945
What events finally brought about
the end of World War II in
Europe?
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 3
1945 and the End!
6.02
6.03
6.04
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Ch. 21, Sec. 3
1945 and the End!
Other
Describe the significance of
major events and military
engagements in the Pacific
during the closing months of
World War II.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Describe the significance of
major events and military
engagements in the Pacific
during the closing months of
World War II.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 21, Sec. 3
1945 and the End!
Battleground Movie (?)
Describe the significance of
major events and military
engagements in the Pacific
during the closing months of
World War II.
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Date
Date
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Day
Day
Objective
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Daily Essential Question
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 24, Sec. 4
The WWII’s Impact on NC and the Nation.
What were the far-reaching
impacts of WWII on not only the
United States, but on North
Carolina as well?
Lesson Resource
Lesson Resource
Text
Other
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Formal and Informal
Formal
and Informal
Assessment
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 24, Sec. 4
The WWII’s Impact on NC and the Nation.
What were the far-reaching
impacts of WWII on not only the
United States, but on North
Carolina as well?
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Video
6.02
6.03
6.04
Ch. 24, Sec. 4
The WWII’s Impact on NC and the Nation.
What were the far-reaching
impacts of WWII on not only the
United States, but on North
Carolina as well?
Powerpoint
Lesson.
Video
Research Questions/Quiz at
the end of Part III.
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Text
Curriculum Alignment and Pacing Guide
Other
Assessment
Date
Day
Objective
Number(s)
(NC DPI)
Objective/Focus Lesson
Daily Essential Question
Lesson Resource
Text
Other
Formal and Informal
Assessment