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7th Grade Social Studies
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Intro Unit: Identity
Unit 1: The Essentials of Geography
Unit 2: North America
Unit 3: Central America and the Caribbean
Unit 4: South America
Unit 5: Europe
Unit 6: Russia and the Eurasian Republics
Unit 7: Sub-Saharan Africa
Unit 8: Southwest Asia and North Africa
Unit 9: South Asia
Unit 10: East Asia
Unit 11: Southeast Asia
Unit 12: Australia, the Pacific Realm, and Antarctica
Review
8th Grade Social Studies
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Unit 1: What Were the Founders' Basic Ideas About Government?
Unit 2: What Shaped the Founders' Thinking About Government?
Unit 3: What happened at the Philadelphia Convention?
Unit 4: How Was the Constitution Used to Establish our Government?
Unit 5: How Does the Constitution Protect our Basic Rights?
Unit 6: What Are the Responsibilities of Citizens?
11th Grade US History
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Unit 1: Early Cultures and the Colonial Period
Unit 2: Revolution to Constitution
Unit 3: Nationalism v Sectionalism
Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction
Antebellum Reformers
Abraham Lincoln
Unit 5: The Gilded and Industrial Age
Labor Unions
Unit 6: Imperialism, Progressivism, and WWI
Unit 7: Boom, Bust, and War
Unit 8: WWII and the Cold War
Unit 9: Sixties, Vietnam, and Nixon
Unit 10: Reagan to the Present
Review
Final Project
Government
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Unit 1: Beginnings of American Government
Unit 2: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Unit 3: Rights to All Citizens
Unit 4: The Legislative Branch
Unit 5: The Executive Branch
Unit 6: The Judicial Branch
Unit 7: State and Local Government
Unit 8: Tribal Sovereignty
Review
Voting in Wisconsin
AP US History
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AP Exam Information and Tips
Unit 1: Collision of Cultures
Unit 2: Colonizing the New World
Unit 3: Revolution to Constitution
Unit 4: Nationalism
Andrew Jackson: Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame? Posters
Unit 5: Sectionalism
Unit 6: The Civil War and Reconstruction
Unit 7: Manifest Destiny
Unit 8: Imperialism and WWI
Unit 9: The Great Depression
Unit 10: The Cold War
Unit 11: The Age of Globalization
Review
Post-AP Exam
AP US Government
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Unit 1: Constitutional Underpinnings
Unit 2: Federalism
Unit 3: The Legislative Branch
Unit 4: The Executive Branch
Unit 5: The Judicial Branch
Unit 6: Two-Party System
Unit 7: Public Opinion and Political Participation
Unit 8: Interest Groups
Unit 9: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Unit 10: Policy
Review
World History
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Unit 1: Prehistoric Man and the Beginning of Civilizations
Unit 2: Ancient Egypt
Unit 3: Ancient Greece
Unit 4: Ancient Rome
Unit 5: The Middle Ages
Unit 6: The Renaissance
Unit 7: The Age of Kings
Unit 8: The Enlightenment
Unit 9: Age of Revolutions
Unit 10: The World at War
Unit 11: The Cold War and Beyond
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Social Studies - Ms. Wolter
Unit 8: WWII and the Cold War
Learning Targets:
Explain the causes and results of WWII
Describe the role of the US in WWII and in the peace that followed
Evaluate the events and diplomacy of the Cold War
Evaluate the Truman and Eisenhower presidencies
Analyze the social history of average Americans in the affluent, consumer-driven 1950s
Analyze the turmoil in America at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
Explain the impact of the Cold War on foreign and domestic policy
Resources and Assignments:
Unit 8 Packet
Unit 8 Starters
Chapter 24: World War Looms
PPT Ch. 24: World War Looms
Elie Wiesel
Night
Excerpt
Night
Questions
Chapter 25: The United States in World War II
PPT Ch. 25: The United States in World War II
Debate: President Truman and the Atomic Bomb
Debate Structure
Chart/Notes Sheet and Questions
Reading (Primary and Secondary Sources)
Arguments For Using the Atomic Bomb
Arguments Against Using the Atomic Bomb
Credit: Thomas Pantazes (Pre-Service Journal)
Chapter 26: Cold War Conflicts
PPT Ch. 26: Cold War Conflicts
Korean War Documentary Questions
Accompany the video, "The Korean War 1950-1953"
Chapter 27: The Postwar Boom
PPT Ch. 27: The Postwar Boom
Chapter 28: The New Frontier and the Great Society
PPT Ch. 28: The New Frontier and the Great Society
WWII Project
WWII Project Description
WWII Project Rubric
Library Resources for the project
How to Cite Your Sources
Review:
Review Sheet
Kahoot Review Game
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