Pre-Western America

Overview of the Unit

In this unit students will learn about what the United States looked like before Europeans arrived, students will research various explorers that traveled the world and students will learn the god, gold and glory principle.

Essential Question

What did the United States look like before Europeans arrived?

Student Outcomes

• I can describe what the United States looked like before Europeans arrived.
• I can explain what motivated foreign powers to explore other areas of the world.

Standards (ACT Readiness Standards)

• CLR 201. Locate basic facts (e.g., names, dates, events) clearly stated in a passage
• CLR 301: Locate simple details at the sentence and paragraph level in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 302: Draw Simple logical conclusions in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 401: Locate important details in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 404: Paraphrase some statements as they are used in somewhat challenging passages
• IOD 403. Translate information into a table, graph, or diagram
• REL 201: Determine when an event occurs in somewhat challenging passages
• REL 302: Identify simple cause-effect relationships within a single paragraph in somewhat challenging literary narratives
• REL 401: Order simple sequences of events in somewhat challenging literary narratives
• REL 402: Identify clear comparative relationships in somewhat challenging passages
• REL 403: Identify clear cause-effect relationships in somewhat challenging passages
• ARG 201: Analyze how one or more sentences in passages offer reasons for or support a claim when the relationship is clearly indicated
• SYN 201: Make simple comparisons between two passages.