The curriculum was designed to cover and follow the NC Standards of American History. The curriculum map takes us through the country's history, starting a little before the colonial period to give a greater context. With the ending being President Obama's elect. The curriculum was made to cover a 90 day semester with 16 days built in for review, exam time, and flex days.
Lesson Plan 2 is a 2 day plan that focuses on civil rights court cases throughout the movement and after. The first half highlights the importance of the cases, and how they affected civil rights. The second half allows the students to work together and make their own classroom laws, to show the legislation process.