Content Overview:
Modern World (9th Grade):
This year we will strengthen our historical thinking skills as we explore an overview of world history from the 18th century to the present. Through analyzing primary + secondary sources and considering multiple perspectives, we will deepen our understanding of a range of time periods + areas of the world.
As we move through the units that comprise the 9th grade history curriculum, we will think critically about history, make connections across time + space, and strengthen our comprehension of course themes.
Topics covered include:
- Thinking like a Historian
- The Industrial Revolution
- Imperialism
- WWI, The Interwar Years, and WW2
- Russia
US History II (11th Grade):
This year we will strengthen our historical thinking skills as we consider the complex history of the United States. Through analyzing primary + secondary sources and considering multiple perspectives, we will deepen our understanding of US history from Westward Expansion to the Rise of Conservatism in the 1980s. We will consider the impact of this history on our lives today as we move through the units that comprise the 11th grade history curriculum, make connections to current events, and strengthen our comprehension of course themes.
Topics covered include:
- Westward Expansion
- The Gilded Age
- Urbanization
- The Progressive Era
- American Imperialism
- American Participation in WWI & WWII
- The Great Depression
- The Cold War
- Society in the 1950s and 1960s
- Nixon to Reagan
Email Ms. Tessier for access to the class codes in Google Classroom.