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Unit Topics for US History:
Unit Topics for US History:
Trimester 1
Trimester 1
1 Native Peoples
2 Exploration & Colonization
3 English Colonies Settled & Grow
4 American Revolution
5 First Governments & the Constitution
6 The Early Republic
Trimester 2
Trimester 2
7 Political & Geographical Changes
8 Life in the North & the South
9 Division & Civil War
10 Reconstruction
11 The West
12 New Industry & a Changing Society
Trimester 3
Trimester 3
13 Expansion & War (Spanish/American, Latin American Policies, WW1)
14 1920s & 1930s
15 War War 11
16 The Cold War
17 Civil Rights & American Society
18 America since the 1970s
U.S. History
Students will explore the formation of the states and the U.S. government. They will learn about U.S. diplomacy and foreign policy. They will read and analyze primary and secondary source documents.
Inquiry learning: research and essay writing
Students will respond to essay prompts and compete in the Hildene Lincoln Estate Essay Competition.
Debate:
Students will have opportunities to prepare debates for and against assigned prompts and then they discuss topics in a formal debate structure
Map skills:
Students will study the states and their capitals.. Students will learn about the different resources, climates, and traditions of the vast and varied United States.
Students will compare and contrast land and water on a physical map and globe in relation to state borders and resources.
Students will learn to locate and identify the US states and capitals
Students will construct a map of the United States of America
Students will respond to essay prompts and compete in the Hildene Lincoln Estate Essay Competition.
4. Current Events:
Students will read curated news articles from journals written for middle school students; they will write a response about the information learned and indicated if bias was present.
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