syllabus


 * **1st Quarter** || **2nd Quarter** ||
 * **Civil Rights (20 Days) **

· Intro Unit o What are Civil rights /introduction to research and writing project o Civil Rights: African Americans (persuasive essay Plessy v Ferguson) Civil Rights: Women o Civil Rights: Immigrants o Civil Rights: Government responsibilities to ensure Civil Rights o Introduction to Library research (database, citation, examine for topic selection o Topic selection /note taking paper management /reference sources

· Intro unit o Capitalism o Rise of Big Business (Corporations & Tycoons, Social Darwinism) o Major problems arise (immigration, political corruption, housing, working conditions, women’s rights, African-Americans) o Progressives try to fix society’s problems (Unions, muckrakers etc.) o Making connections to today. Ex. Modern Day business Case Study Project || **America's Growing Role in the World** **- Imperialism/World War I (20 Days)** · Intro Unit o __Imperialism- __ definition, motivations, arguments for and against, examples of 19th century U.S. imperialism o __Spanish American War __- causes, outcomes, U.S. role o __Panama Canal __- U.S. involvement, construction, benefit for the U.S. o Making connections to today**:** Ex. CEPA-Creating a visual representation of American foreign policy for the History Channel. o __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">World War I __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- main causes, change in U.S. position, American mobilization effort, debate over Treaty Versailles
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Life at Turn of 20th Century (2nd IR & Progressives) - Changes & Effects (20 Days) **

· <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro Unit o __ 1920s __ -decade of peace, prosperity, social change, and cultural conflict. o Jazz Age, Harlem Renaissance o <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Red scare, labor unrest, great migration Research Paper Due(CRP) Midterm Review || o __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Great Depression __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- causes and impact. (buying on credit, stock market crash, resulting conditions in society) o <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Differing views on the role of the federal government- Hoover v. Roosevelt o __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">New Deal- __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> relief, recovery and reform (programs, successes, failures and overall effectiveness) o <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Making connections to today. Ex. Compare and contrast the elections of 1928 and the election of 2012.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">America in the '20s (10 Days) **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Other (5 Days) **
 * **3rd Quarter** || **4th Quarter** ||
 * **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The Great Depression & The New Deal (15 Days) **
 * **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The Great Depression & The New Deal (15 Days) **
 * America and World War II (25 Days)**

· Intro Unit o Aftermath of World War I, rise of dictators, start of war in Europe o U.S. involvement- Japanese action, Pearl Harbor, American mobilization o U.S. entrance, action on European and Pacific war fronts, home front activity, Japanese internment o War ends- German surrender, atomic bomb, lasting impact (United Nations, seeds of the cold war) o Making connections to today Visual/multimedia presentations on Civil Rights projects (5 Days) || **The Cold War (15 Days)**

o Causes of the Cold War o Sources of Conflict between U.S. and U.S.S.R o Diplomatic and Military Policies o Failure of Communist Economic Policies o McCarthyism o Civil Rights o 1960’s Protests, counterculture Selected Topics Post Cold War **(5 Days)** Review **(5 Days)** || **America's Growing Role in the World** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- Imperialism ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Ex. CEPA-Creating a visual representation of American foreign policy for the History Channel. **4 days** || **America's Growing Role in the World** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- Imperialism (continued) **
 * The Cold War At Home (15 Days)**
 * 2012-2013 Draft**
 * **1st Quarter** || **2nd Quarter** ||
 * **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Life at Turn of 20th Century (2nd IR & Progressives) - Changes & Effects **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro unit
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Capitalism
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Rise of Big Business (Corporations & Tycoons, Social Darwinism) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">7 days **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Major problems arise (immigration, political corruption, housing, working conditions, women’s rights, African-Americans) **4 days**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Progressives try to fix society’s problems (Unions, muckrakers etc.) **5 days**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Making connections to today. Ex. Modern Day business Case Study Project **3 days**
 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro Unit
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Imperialism- __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> definition, motivations, arguments for and against, examples of 19th century U.S. imperialism **4 days**
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Spanish American War __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- causes, outcomes, U.S. role **4 days**
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Panama Canal __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- U.S. involvement, construction, benefit for the U.S.**1 day**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Making connections to today**:**
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">World War I __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- main causes, change in U.S. position, American mobilization effort, debate over Treaty <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Versailles **10 days**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">America in the '20s & '30s: The 1920s, The Great Depression & The New Deal **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro Unit
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1920s __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-decade of peace, prosperity, social change, and cultural conflict. **3 days**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Red scare, labor unrest, great migration **3 days**
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Great Depression __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">- causes and impact. (buying on credit, stock market crash, resulting conditions in society) **3 days**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Differing views on the role of the federal government- Hoover v. Roosevelt **1 day**
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">New Deal- __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> relief, recovery and reform (programs, successes, failures and overall effectiveness) **6 days**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Making connections to today. Ex. Compare and contrast the elections of 1928 and the election of 2012. **4 days** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">*NHD (start)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro NHD, project overview, options
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro theme (Turning points in history)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Choose topics & groups
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Conduct research
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Project work
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">10 days ** || NHD (Continued)

(Contest will be held June 9-13)
 * Continue work on projects
 * Complete project
 * Revisit and refine projects for possible entry into NHD contest


 * 10 days** ||
 * **3rd Quarter** || **4th Quarter** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">America and World War II **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Intro Unit
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Aftermath of World War I, rise of dictators, start of war in Europe **4 days**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">U.S. involvement- Japanese action, Pearl Harbor, American mobilization **6 days**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">U.S. entrance, action on European and Pacific war fronts, home front activity, Japanese internment **6 days**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">War ends- German surrender, atomic bomb, lasting impact (United Nations, seeds of the cold war) **6 days**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Making connections to today **4 days** ||  ||