Grade 11
Modern World History
Overview: Building on their understanding of world geography and civilizations from middle school, students study world history from approximately 500 to 1800 CE. They study these topics by researching and exploring guiding questions such as, “How do ideas migrate across cultures?” and “What brings about change in societies?” Additional supporting questions appear under each topic. The questions are included to stimulate teachers’ and students’ own questions for discussion and research.
Source: Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for HIstory and Social Studies (2018)
Unit Folders
To begin the year, please explore the resources for an Identity and Community unit helping classrooms explore the question "What is the identity of my community, and how do I fit into it?".
Absolute Power, Political Revolutions, and the Growth of Nation States c.1700-1900
What are the similarities and differences of political revolutions in this period?
The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions in Europe
In what ways did the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions bring improvements as well as new challenges in Europe and the U.S.?
The Global effects of 19th century Imperialism
What factors led to European imperial ambitions?
The Great Wars 1914-1945
What were the causes and consequences of the 20th century's two world wars?
The Cold War Era
How did the Cold War manifest itself in conflicts and shifting alliances in the second half of the 20th century?
The Era of Globalization 1991-Present
What are the factors that brought about globalization in the 2ist century?
The Politics of Difference Among People: Conflicts, Genocide, and Terrorism
How and why do people use difference to foment conflict?
Place-Based Learning: Using the City as a Classroom
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Recommended Resources
BPS Pacing Calendar
History/Social Science Pacing Guides Grades 3-8/High SchoolBPS HQIM/ Curriculum Guide
Modern World HistoryBPS Recommended Resources Gr. 9-12
Grade 9-12 Recommended Resources for BPS History/Social Studies DepartmentPacing
Calendar
HSS World History II Pacing Calendar Final SY19-20
Resources for the Reading Like A Historian curriculum that teaches students "how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading." (E/M/H)
"A wide range of multimedia materials that focus on helping students make connections between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives." (M/H)
Primary sources, including art, photographs, and documents from libraries and archives across the US, including the National Archives. (E/M/H)
"Engage your students with the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to illustrate themes and concepts in any discipline." (E/M/H)
"Engaging resources to help make global education an integral part of every student's classroom experience." (E/M/H)
Geography lesson plans and collections of digitized maps that can be zoomed down to the paper grain! (E/M/H)
Instructional Strategies
H/SS Content Standards Crosswalk World History II (FINAL)