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By Mrs. Gariner, created for Social Studies __ Courses that I might teach (up to 4, which is why subjects like Sociology are not included) and main units within those courses __ __ Concepts and skills students will need to have and I will need to teach: __ · The relationship between people and the environment in which they live, how people adapt to their environment and how that effects what skills, ideas, and beliefs people develop · Global mapping skills/Global Awareness/understanding different regions and their cultures · A basic understanding of American Government and all the different branches, how each branch functions · An understanding of how America interacts in the World and our role as a “World Power” · The rise and fall of Monarchies: the French revolution, the Protestant reformation, Tudor England, the birth of democracy, etc…. · American Presidents: how did they effect the country and what have they leave behind, what major changes did they bring about · Imperialism: who owned what, when, where and how can we see the effects of that today on nations that were once colonized · Western Expansion: Louis and Clark, the Louisiana Purchase, Seward’s Folly · The Middle ages, the “dark” ages, how did Europe start to come together under specific rulers, the feudal system · Vietnam: why we were involved and how it affected the American people · Colonization: who claimed what, how did the states form · American history in chronological order, students will need to be able to place people in certain eras, be able to explain themes in history · Knowledge of where civilization started and what cultures shaped early civilization · Be able to fill in blank maps of all the continents, Countries and capitols, America and its states · Understand the role of citizen in this country and the rights and responsibilities that go with it (voting, laws, taxes) · The causes and effects WWI and WWII had on not only America but the world · The Great Depression: how did it affect the country, how did we come back · Exploration: how did we get here and what happened to the native Americans that were already here · The Renaissance: Art, Education, Science, Religion · The Civil War: North vs. South, Slavery, Lincoln, what did each side really want and how did they come back together in reconstruction · Civil Rights Movement: MLK, the bus boycott, Jim Crow laws, why did it happen then and is it still going on today · The Revolutionary War: Boston Tea party, “The Red coats are coming!” guerilla warfare, battles, battles, battles and independence!
 * US History ** : Colonization, Revolutionary War, Civil War/Reconstruction, Western Expansion ,The Roaring 20’s and the Great Depression, The World Wars (1 and 2), The Cold War, The Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, Presidents
 * World History ** : Pre-historic people, Early civilizations, Ancient Civilizations (Greeks/India/China/Africa), Middle Ages, Renaissance, Rise and Fall of Monarchies, Industrial Revolution, Imperialism/Nationalism, The World Wars/Cold War/Vietnam
 * American Government/ Civics ** : Basic Principles of U.S. Government, The Democratic Ideal, Basic Document of the US (the Constitution etc…), American Party System, Comparative Governments and Comparative economics, Taxation and Finance, American Foreign Policy, The role of the “Citizen” within our government, Rights and Responsibilities of the Citizen
 * Geography ** : Global Awareness, Topographical Maps, Political Maps, Continents/Countries/States, Regional geography, The Relationship of people and the Environment they live in, Cultural/historical/regional issues, Demographics, Natural resources and their effect on the people in that area

__ Other skills students will need __ - Analytical skills: be able to say why did this happen and why does it matter -Comprehension: History is not just memorizing facts but understanding the who, what, when, where and most importantly why things happened and how events of the past affect us today. - Students know that religious and philosophical ideas have been powerful forces throughout history. -Students understand institutions and theories that have developed and changed over time. - Students understand how science, technology, and economic activity have developed, changed, and affected societies throughout history. -Students understand that societies are diverse and have changed over time. - Students know how to use the processes and resources of historical inquiry. -Students understand chronological organization of history and know how to organize events and people into major eras to identify and explain historical relationships. - Students know the structure and function of local, state, and national government and how citizen involvement shapes public policy. -Students know the political relationship of the United States and its citizens to other nations and to world affairs. - Reading Skills: be able to read historical documents and understand their meaning and significance -Written Skills: be able to write coherent arguments, summarizations and analysis - Students know how to use and construct maps, globes, and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, and environments. -Students know the physical and human characteristics of places, and use this knowledge to define and study regions and their patterns of change - Students understand how physical processes shape Earth’s surface patterns and systems. -Students understand how economic, political, cultural, and social processes interact to shape patterns of human populations, interdependence, cooperation, and conflict. - Students understand the effects of interactions between human and physical systems and the changes in meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources. -Students apply knowledge of people, places, and environments to understand the past and present and to plan for the future. - Students understand the purposes of government, and the basic constitutional principles of the United States republican form of government. -Students understand how citizens exercise the roles, rights and responsibilities of participation in civic life at all levels - local, state and national. Lesson Plans for 10th Grade US History Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10