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1 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Reporting Category #1 - The Rise of Industrial America and the Progressive Era ( ) 7% August rd - September nd Recommend State Readings: "Cross of Gold" - William Jennings Bryan, "Hull House" - Jane Addams, "The Gospel of Wealth" - Andrew Carnegie Recommended Constructed Response topics: II. Explanation of the signifcant individual roles during the Progressive Era III. Explanation of the events leading to the U.S. invovlement in World War I. Include in your arguement a counter claim against intervention. Reconstruction effects in TN and the United States End of Reconstruction (1876 Election), Jim Crow Laws, Disenfranchisement, Exodusters, Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870 U.S. and U.S. Classroom discussion on KKK readings and close reading for the Radicals and Rebels and Thrown from the Train chapters Articles discussing the development of the KKK and Radicals and rebels and Thrown from the train excerpt from THFK publication Time: Life as a Slave Industrialism and it's effects Gilded Age: Problems and philosophies Inventors and Industrial leaders, Migration patterns, Rural to Urban, Regional specialization, New Immigration and their impact Gilded Age corruption, powerful trusts, monopolies, currency, living and working conditions, labor movements U.S.1, U.S.6, U.S.7, and U.S.9 U.S. 4, U.S. 5, U.S. 8, U.S. 9, U.S. 10, U.S. 1, U.S. 14, and U.S UNRAAVEL format for On Wealth Article, SOAPStone (Identify Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, and Tone) for Wealth vs. Poverty, Graphic Organizer - Industrial Leaders and Technology Breaking down Political cartoon activity, Video mark up for Cities Maps detailing Industrial Development in Cities, Graphs demonstrating ethnic changes and sepration in cities Carnegie's Gospel on Wealth, Henry George's Wealth vs. Povert, History Channel's The Men Who Built America Images of Jacob Riis How the Other Half Lives, Politcal Cartoons based on Gilded Age corruption Cities episode of History Channel's The Story of Us. Comparison Essay: Carnegie vs. George Time: Life in the Gilded Age Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

2 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Recommend State Readings: "Atlanta Exposition" - Booker T. Washington, "The Souls of Black Folks" - W.E.B. Dubois, "The New Nationalism" - Theodore Roosevelt, "The Jungle" - Upton Sinclair, "The Shame of Cities" - Lincoln Steffens, "The History of Standard Oil" Progressive Era: Solving the problems of the Guilded Age Populism and the Grange movement, labor unions, progressive ammendments and political changes U.S. 1, U.S. 15, U.S. 17, U.S. 18, and U.S. 1 4 UNRAAVEL format for The National Grange reading, Graphic Organizer for Labor Unions Cross of Gold excerpt, The National Grange Movement reading, Tennessee's "Progressive Era" excerpt Cause / Effect Chart: Problems & Solutions Progressive Presidents The Square Deal, trust busting, consumer protection, conservation, New Freedom, banking U.S. 19 and U.S. 0 Graphic Organizer for election of 191, Comparison of Progressive presidents Federal Reserve materials, Videos on Progressive Movements Time: Progressives bring change Recommend State Readings: "The March of the Flag" - Albert Beveridge, "The Fourteen Points" - Woodrow Wilson, "Anti-Imperialism Writings" - Mark Twain Imperialism: Causes, Consequences, Presidential policies Causes of imperialism, areas of U.S. interest, Spanish-American War, diplomatic policies U.S., U.S., U.S. 4, and U.S. 5 Cause / Effect analysis of American Imperialism, Map Activity for U.S. involvement overseas, Political cartoon breakdown for Big Stick Diplomacy, Graphic Organizer detailing Progressive President's foreign policies. Beveridge's Argument for Annexation, Anti- Imperialist Leagues statements, A View of the Spanish American War, Pulitzer's A Call to Action, Maps citing U.S. imperialism across the Globe. Argumentative Essay: Beveridge vs. Anit- Imperialist Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

3 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 World War I: Neutrality to interventions and Effects Causes of WWI, reasons for intervention, trench warfare, technological advancements, individuals, the American homefront, Schenck vs. the US, the Fourteen Point plan, Treaty of Versailles, the Senate's reaction U.S. 6, U.S. 7, U.S. 8, U.S. 9, and U.S. 0 4 Breaking down images of World War I, UNRAAVEL format for Treaty of Versailles, SOAPStone for Lodge's response, Court case organizer for Schenck v. The United States Schenck v. The United States, Wilson's 14 Point plan, Lodge's Response to the Treaty of Versailles, Propaganda Images for the American Homefront, War and Epidemic excerpt from THFK. I. Time: Life at home during the War II. Protest or Not: Applying Schenk vs. The US Reporting Category # -The 190's and the Great Depression ( ) 1 0% September rd - September rd Recommended Constructed Response topics: VII. Analyze the contributions of Tennessee in the development of the history of the United States. 190's: Mass Production and Media Growth of the entertainment industry, mass production, technological advancements, and consumer products U.S. 1, U.S., U.S. 4, U.S. 4, and U.S. 44 Cause and Effect: Ford's Assembly Line and Model T change US society, Explain how mass production led to new and cheaper consumer products Images from Ford's assembly plants, Charts comparing the production cost of automotive factories, Reading excerpts on Ford's motivation in business, excerpts from the Men Who Built America detailing The New Machine Pro / Con chart for Mass Production 190's: Social, Politcal, and Cultural issues Traditionalism vs. Modernism, Prohibition, Nativist reactions, political changes, effects on minorities, Scopes trial, Harlem Renissance, and the Lost Generation U.S. 5, U.S. 6, U.S. 7, U.S. 8, U.S. 9, U.S. 40, U.S. 41 and U.S. 4 Graphic Organizer: Challenging traditional beliefs and values, Explain the effects of nativism (KKK, quotas, Sacco-Vanzetti Trial), Analyze literature from the Harlem Renaissance and Lost Generation Reading excerpts including Vanzetti's final words, Harlem Renaissance, and the Lost Generation, Trails and Trials from THFK Time: Life in the 190's Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

4 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Recommend State Readings: "Rugged Individualism" - Herbert Hoover, "First Inaugural Address" - Franklin Roosevelt The Great Depression Causes, the Stock Market crash, Effects, Hoover's policies, the Bonus Army, and the Dust Bowl U.S. 45, U.S. 46 and U.S. 48 Analyze causes of the Great Depression, Debate which had the largest impact; Analyze photos of the Dust Bowl; Create a journal entry from the perspective of a migrant farmer, citing specific items from the photos, UNRAAVEL format for the Bonus Army Charts detailing economic situations before and after the Great Depression, Reading excerpt from John Steinbeck, Images from the Dust Bowl Time: Surviving the Great Depression FDR and the New Deal New Deal Organizations, Cumberland homesteads, critics of the New Deal, and the Court packing plan U.S. 49, U.S. 50, and U.S. 5 4 Discuss impact of the New Deal: Graphic organizer on who was helped by each program; T-Chart: Positives and Negatives of the New Deal-Create modern New Deal Program Reading excerpt from Social Security - Frances Perkins, Propaganda images for the New Deal Organizations, Speeches from FDR fireside chats and Congressional Addresses Graphic Organizer: New Deal Programs and their Effects Reporting Category # - U.S. Policy between the Wars, World War II, and the Cold War ( ) 11 5% September 4th - October 16th Recommend State Readings: "The Announcement of the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb" - Harry S. Truman, "Letter to President Roosevelt" - Albert Einstein, :"Quarantine Speech" Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" - Franklin Roosevelt, "Announcement of War with Japan 1941" Franklin Roosevelt Recommended Constructed Response topics : VI. Explain the impact of World War II on the social and economic issues of the United States. VIII. Evaluate the lasting impact of World War II on the World. U.S. Diplomacy: Isolation to Intervention Isolationism, Neutraility, and Intervention U.S. 54, U.S. 55, U.S. 56, U.S. 57, and U.S. 58 Create timeline leading up to WWII- Explain how event led to another; Analyze FDR speeches-explain how his speeches changed over time Speech excerpts from FDR's path to intervention Disscussion: Could War have been prevented? Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

5 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 World War II: Key People and Events Maps and strategies, Key leaders, and the creation of the United Nations U.S. 59, U.S. 60, U.S. 6, and U.S. 7 Visual aids and maps of WWII; Pair/Small groups report on impact of specific individuals and events Images from najor events of World War II, Documents from the conferences during World War II, Maps detailing major theatres of war Timeline Activity: World War II's multiple theatres World War II: Social Changes amd Technological Advancements The role of women, Bracero program, rationing and bond drives, migration, technology and medical advancements, and the Manhattan project U.S. 64, U.S. 66, and U.S. 67 Graphic organizer: The role of women, blacks, hispanics, Indians in WWII- Post-war roles, social changes, and stagnation; Analyze decision to drop the bomb, debate their validity Movie clip for Thwe Story of Us- World War II, Propaganda activies, Reading excerpt from Truman's decision, Reading Excerpt from THFK Tanks with Flowers Time: Life during World War II Recommend State Readings: "Farwell Address" Dwight D. Eisenhower, "Rice University Address" - John F. Kennedy, "1961 Inaugual Address" - John F. Kennedy, "The Sources of Soviet Conduct" - George Kennan The Cold War: Containtment, Areas of Intervention, and the Red Scare origins of competition, presidential policies, the Red Scare, McCarthyism, Korean War, and the 8th parallel U.S. 7, U.S. 74, U.S. 76, and U.S. 77 Visual Aid-Truman Doctrine: Map used to show areas in the world the U.S. became involved in due to containment; Timeline: Espionage in the USA and McCarthyism Excerpt from George F. Kennan detailing Containment, Speeches from McCarthy, Images from HUAC, Maps detailing American Involvement Argumetative Essay: Is McCarthyism alive today? The Cold War: Brinkmanship, Cuba, amd Vietnam The effects of Nuclear arms, foreign diplomacy between the U.S. and Cuba, the Vietnam War, presidential policies effecting the war, impact on the homefront, the Draft, and Protest U.S. 78, U.S. 79, U.S. 80, U.S. 81 UNRAAVEL format for Atoms for Peace, Timeline for post-world War II interventions, Timeline Activity for Kennedy's cold war involvement Movie Excerpt from Thirteen Days, Images from Vietnam, Charts describing U.S. Citizen miltary involvement during the Cold War, Duck and Cover video Comparison Essay: Presidential approaches to the Cold War Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

6 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Reporting Category #4 -The Post War Years to Contemporary United States ( the Present) 8% October 17th - December 4th Recommended Constructed Response topics: I. Continuity and Change essay on Civil Rights throughout history. Ideas to be included: major figures and major events that shifted the ways that changed the United States, IV. Evaluate the role of the President throughout the history of the United States citing Theordore Roosevelt, WIlliam Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson V. Analysis of continuity and changes for the United States economy including industrialism, the Great Depression, the World Wars, and the Post-World War II era. The Economic development of the United States in the Post-World War II Era Consumerism, White-Collar Jobs, Suburban Ideal, G.I. Bill, Technology including medicine, agriculture, highways, development of labor unions U.S. 8, U.S. 84, US.87 Image breakdown for Levittowns, Map Activity focused on Interstae system, Cause/Effect analysis of G.I. Bill introduction Images of a Levitttown, Video Superpower excerpt of the Story of Us, Charts detailing College enrollment pre and post World War II and Consttrution of Eisenhower's Interstate system Comparison Chart: Economy before and After World War II Post War Cultural development Baby-boom, Television and mass media, youth culture, Music in TN U.S. 8, U.S. 85, U.S Listening Activity for Tennessee's contribution for the Entertainment Industry, Use of Charts activity for understanding the Baby Boom. Music State USA excerpts from THFK, Sounds from Music developed in TN, Charts detailing the pace of the Baby Boom generation development, Elvis' appearance on Ed Sullivan Show Time: Life in the 1950's Presidential Policies (Part I) Kennedy's New Frontier, Johnson's Great Society, Nixon's Silent Majority U.S. 88, U.S. 96, U.S. 98 Kennedy's Innagural Graphic organizer detailing Address, Charts Presdential domestic agendas, describing the effect of UNRAAVEL format for Johnson's Great Johnson's Great Society, Speech breakdown for Society programs, Map Kennedy's Innauguration Address of Nixon's involvement overseas. Comparison Essay: FDR & LBJ vs. Nixon & Goldwater Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

7 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Civil Rights in the Post War World - Events Court Cases, Columbia Race Riots, Tent Cities, Highlander Folk School, Advocay Groups, Integration of Public Education, March on Washington, Nashville Sit-ins, Legislation U.S. 89, U.S. 9, U.S 94 Breakdown of the court cases including Brown vs. The Board of Education and The Regents University of California vs. Bakke, UNRAAVEL format for the Southern Manifesto, Breakdown of images for major civil rights events, Timeline periodization of events for the civil rights movements Southern Manifesto, A balcony in Memphis excerpt from THFK, Supreme Court case for the Regents of the Universty of California vs Bakke, Court Case for Brown vs. the Board of Education, various Civil Rights Acts I. LDC Module covering Civil Rights throughout TN History II. Timeline Activity Civil Rights in the Post War World - Individuals Advocates, Opposition, and Reading Excerpts U.S. 90, U.S. 91, U.S. 9 Developing Newspaper Articles for historical biographies of various individuals, Graphic Organizer detailing contribuitions of individuals, SOAPStone on individual reading excerpts Letter from a Birmingham Jail, "I Have a Dream" speech - Dr. Martin Luther King JR., "The Ballot or the Bullet" - Malcolm X Time: The Civil Rights Movement Estimated Date of Constructed Response Test (Part I Assessment) Counter Culture and Social Activism Major Movements - Chicano, American Indian, Feminism, Hippies, Woodstock, generation gap U.S. 95, U.S. 97, U.S.101 SOAPStone for various counterculture articles, Breakdown of musical lyrics of Woodstock, Breakdown of images of counterculture, UNRAAVEL format for The Femine Mystique, Reading excerpts from Phyllis Schafly Betty Friedan's The Femine Mystique, Phyllis Schalfy's arguments against feminism, Images from the Chicano Movement, Woodstock, American Indian Movment, Music from Woodstock Time: Experiencing Counter Culture Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

8 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Environmentalism Reliance on Foreign Oil, 1970's Energy crisis, Environmental Protection Agency, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, and disasters U.S. 1 Breakdown of data influencing the green movement, UNRAAVEL format for Silent Spring Excerpts from Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Documents citing the creation of the E.P.A, Charts demonstrating environmental consequences Cause / Effect Chart: Environmentalism and the U.S Recommend State Readings: "The Great Silent Majority" - Richard Nixon, "Brandenburg Gate Speech" - Ronald Reagan, "Address to the Nation on Spet. 11th" Geroge W. Bush Questioning of the President Watergate, Iranian Hostage Crisis, and Iran Contra Scandal U.S. 99 andu.s. 10 Graphic Organizer for Scandals tied to the presidents and discussion about the role of the President in the modern world, Timeline Activtiy for Watergate scandal, Informational writing on the effects of negative events on the Moral of the United States Documents of evidence from the Watergate investigation, Iranian Hostage Crisis, and the Iran Contra Scandal, and Carter's Crisis in Confidence Speech Comparison Essay: Presidential Scandals and their effects Modern Technology and Innovation innovators and entrepreneurs U.S. 104 and U.S. 107 Graphic Organizer detailing major modern advancements and their creators and their effects, Creation of Biographical Narratives about major entreprenuers Excerpts from various Magazine articles describing modern inventions I. Judging Modern Inventions II. Time: Life in the 1970's and 1980's Presidential Policies (Part II- Domestic Programs) Presidential Policies (Part II - Foreign Polices) Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush,, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush,, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama U.S. 105, U.S. 106, U.S. 108, U.S. 111, U.S. 11 U.S. 105, U.S. 106, U.S. 108,U.S. 109, U.S. 111, U.S Graphic Organizers comparing major domestic policy goals, Timeline activity detailing major events in domestic programs, SOAPStone activity for each president Graphic Organizers comparing major foriegn policy goals, Timeline activity detailing major events in domestic programs, SOAPStone activity for each president Speech excerpts detailing Presidential domestic goals, Gcharts describing economic effects of ideas, NAFTA readings from both sides Maps detailing U.S. Involvement overseas, Timelines of major U.S. military actions Graphic Organizer: Presidential Policies and Effects Time: Life in Modern America Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

9 High School U.S. History Pacing Guide Fall 015 Increased role of diversity in American culture Sandra Day O'Connor, Sally Ride, Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, and President Barack Obama U.S. 11 Newspaper Articles detailing major accomplishments of Women in the modern era, Timeline Activity discussing major events for women in government Video excerpts of women discussed in the standards, Reading excerpts detailing the rise of women in government, Charts detailing minorities as candidates in elections Graphic Organizer: Major Individuals and the conribution Authors: Drew Norman and Nick Deschamps Created July 015

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