Unit 1: First Five Days!The first five (or so) days are a fantastic opportunity to set the stage for the school year. We'll spend the first week or two of the year laying the foundation for the challenging task of succeeding throughout the remainder of the year.
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Unit 2: America as a World PowerIn 1898, the US fought a now-often-forgotten war with Spain, acquiring several Spanish colonies in the process. Thus accelerated the already-ongoing process of America becoming a world power. In this unit, we explore how and why America projected it's power on the world stage at the turn of the twentieth century; how this expansion caused conflict; and whether America's actions during this period were justified.
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Unit 3: World War IIn 1914, after almost a century of "peace" in Europe, the powder keg that was European politics exploded, setting the world on fire. Students will explore the causes, conflict, and reverberations that The Great War sent through the twentieth century in this unit--all while tracking its effects on the societies it nearly destroyed.
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Unit 4: The Roaring TwentiesThe 1920s was a time of tremendous change--demographically, politically, socially. In this unit, students will explore topics that relate to the 1920s, form groups, and build a lesson or activity that teaches the class about their topic.
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Mini-Unit: Financial LiteracyIn this mini-unit, students will explore how to manage a budget and make informed investment choices using Monopoly and Investopedia, an online stock market simulator.
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Unit 5: The Great DepressionIn this unit, students will answer two questions (what caused the Great Depression? and what caused the Dust Bowl?) using primary sources from the 1930s. In doing so, they’ll practice analyzing primary sources and contextualizing them. Then, they’ll categorize their sources and use them to formulate a coherent argument.
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Unit 6: WWII & The HolocaustIn this unit, students will explore how fascism took over in a democratic country (Germany) during the 1930s--how the Nazis used fear, propaganda, and violence to take control and oppress entire groups of people, resulting in genocide.
Then, students will research a human rights issue in which they are interested (use these categories and examples to help brainstorm). They'll decide on an action project using the tools for change resources (near bottom of page), plan the project, and carry it out. Finally, they will evaluate their progress. |
Unit 7: The Beginnings of the Cold WarThis unit, students will explore how the Cold War grew out of the ashes of the Second World War. To do so, they’ll learn about seven topics, and select one to become an expert on. Then, we’ll hold Socratic Seminars to stimulation collegiate discussions and share our learning.
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Unit 8: The Civil Rights Movement |
Unit 9: The Vietnam Era |
Unit 10: The End of the Twentieth Century |
Unit 11: The Age of Terror |