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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 9: Sixties, Vietnam, and Nixon
Learning Targets:
Analyze American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba
Compare the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon
Describe the history of the Civil Rights Movement and racial tension in the US
Evaluate the culture of the 1960s - Was it an important societal change or a temporary experiment?
Explain the US goals, actions, and failures on the Vietnam War and its legacy
Resources and Assignments:
Unit 9 Packet
Unit 9 Starters
American Experience: JFK - Questions
The documentary/video is also available on Netflix or Youtube.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy PPT
Chapter 29: Civil Rights
PPT Ch. 29: Civil Rights
Compare and Contrast MLK Jr. And Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading
Questions
Malcolm X Reading
Questions
Venn Diagram
Chapter 30: The Vietnam War Years
PPT Ch. 30: The Vietnam War Years
Arguments For and Against the Vietnam War
Songs of Protest
Song Analysis Handout
Chapter 31: An Era of Social Change
PPT Ch. 31: An Era of Social Change
Venn Diagram: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
Blank Venn Diagram
Kennedy and Vietnam
Digital History
History Learning Site
Johnson and Vietnam
Digital History
History Learning Site
Nixon and Vietnam
Digital History
Chapter 32: An Age of Limits
PPT Ch. 32: An Age of Limits
Review:
Review Sheet - The Sixties, Vietnam, and Nixon
Kahoot Review Game
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