United State History
This course is meticulously crafted to align with the comprehensive curriculum outlined in Florida state standards, ensuring that students receive an in-depth understanding of 6th-grade historical content. The course delves into the pivotal historical events that shaped the trajectory of American history, spanning from the era of exploration and colonization to the Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War. Students will be immersed in a chronological exploration of the significant historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events that profoundly influenced the development of the United States. Furthermore, the course will illuminate the fundamental concepts and pivotal events that transpired during the formative years of early United States history.
Period 7: Class code: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODY5MTY4NDMxNzQ3?cjc=ckghwvm7
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Period 2: Class code: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODc1MjUyMjE3OTIz?cjc=hz2amn5p
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Period 4: Class code: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODc1MjU3OTY4NTU3?cjc=v3zxexsz
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AUGUST TO MAY
THE EARLY AMERICAS AND EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
EUROPEAN COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA
THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA
CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES
THE EARLY REPUBLIC
THE AGE OF JACKSON AND WESTWARD EXPANSION
SOCIETY AND CULTURE BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR
SECTIONALISM AND CIVIL WAR
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
Students will be able to explain the significance of relevant people, places, events, ideas, and documents, and recognize the connection between people and events within historical contexts.
Students will be able to analyze the opportunities, perspectives, and challenges associated with a diverse cultural population and diverse cultural experiences from Native Americans to African Americans.
Students will be able to incorporate geographic, technological, and other considerations in their understanding of events and should know significant political ideas and institutions.
Students will be able to communicate ideas about historical themes while citing evidence from primary and secondary sources to support their conclusions.
History scope aligned to Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS)? If so, I can provide:
A standards-aligned scope & sequence for grade 6 (unit titles, pacing, and standard citations), or
A one-page standards checklist with Florida benchmark codes and brief descriptors, or
Sample unit plans (lesson objectives, assessments, resources, differentiation) for key units (e.g., Constitution, Civil War, Industrialization).
GRADES - WILL BE DETERMINED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS
Quizez and test/Projects
District Assessments Test per Unit - Performance Matters
Quizzes/Current Events
Class Work/Homework - (Paper/Google Class)
Please bring your Composition Book, two-pocket folders, and the school-provided textbook (A History of the United States).