Grade Level & Subject:

American History - 10

Curriculum Map

Year 2003-2004

Calendar

August

September

October/November

 

First Nine Weeks - August - October

 

Possible Resources

 

 

The Americans: Reconstruction Through 20th Century (Anchor Text), McDougal Littell, 1999-2002

 

Nine Weeks Focus

 

 

Chapters 6-9 pages 244-360

 

Skills/Standards

 

     

History

1. Explain the effects of industrialization in the United States in the 19th century including:

a. Changes in work and the workplace;

b. Immigration and child labor and their impact on the labor force;

c. Modernization of agriculture;

d. Urbanization;

e. The emergence of a middle class and its impact on leisure, art, music, literature and other aspects of culture.

2. Analyze the impact of industrialization and the modern corporation in the United States on economic and political practices with emphasis on:

a. Laissez-faire policies;

b. Monopolies;

c. Standard of living.

3. Analyze the reasons for the rise and growth of labor organizations in the United States (i.e., Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) including:

a. Unregulated working conditions;

b. Laissez-faire policies toward big business;

c. Violence toward supporters of organized labor.

4. Explain the goals and outcomes of the late 19 th and early 20 th century reform movements of Populism and Progressivism with emphasis on:

a. Urban reforms;

b. Conservation;

c. Business regulation and antitrust legislation;

d. The movement for public schooling;

e. The regulation of child labor.

5. Trace the development of the United States as a world power with emphasis on:

a. The Spanish-American War;

b. U.S. imperialism in the Far East, South Pacific, Caribbean and Central America.

9. Analyze the major political, economic and social developments of the 1920s including:

b. Women's right to vote;

14. Analyze the origins, major developments, controversies and consequences of the civil rights movement with emphasis on:

a. Brown v. Board of Education;

 

People in Societies

1. Describe how the perspectives of cultural groups helped to create political action groups such as:

a. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP);

c. American Indian Movement (AIM);

2. Analyze the perspectives that are evident in African-American, American Indian and Latino art,

music, literature and media and how these contributions reflect and shape culture in the United States.

3. Explain how Jim Crow laws legalized discrimination based on race.

4. Analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality and its impact on the changing status of minorities since the late 19 th century.

5. Explain the effects of immigration on society in the United States:

a. Housing patterns;

b. Political affiliation;

c. Education system;

d. Language;

e. Labor practices;

f. Religion.

 

Geography

1. Explain how perceptions and characteristics of geographic regions in the United States have

changed over time including:

a. Urban areas;

b. Wilderness;

c. Farmland;

d. Centers of industry and technology.

2. Describe how changes in technology, transportation and communication affect the location and patterns of economic activities and use of productive resources.

3. Analyze the geographic processes that contributed to changes in American society including:

a. Industrialization and post-industrialization;

b. Urbanization and suburbanization;

c. Immigration.

 

Economics

1. Evaluate the effects of specialization, trade and interdependence on the economic system of the United States.

2. Analyze the development and impacts of labor unions, farm organizations and business organizations on the U.S. economy.

3. Demonstrate how U.S. governmental policies, including taxes, antitrust legislation and environmental regulations affect individuals and businesses.

4. Explain the reasons for the creation of the Federal ReserveSystem and its importance to the economy.

 

Government

1. Examine the U.S. Constitution as a living document by analyzing its evolution through amendments and Supreme Court decisions including:

a. Plessy v. Ferguson;

2. Explain why the 19th and 26th Amendments were enacted and how they affected individuals and groups.

 

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

1. Describe the ways in which government policy has been shaped and set by the influence of political parties, interest groups, lobbyists, the media and public opinion with

emphasis on:

a. Extension of suffrage;

b. Labor legislation;

d. Military policy;

e. Environmental legislation;

f. Business regulation;

g. Educational policy.

2. Explain how civil disobedience differs from other forms of dissent and evaluate its application and consequences including:

a. Women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s;

3. Explain the considerations and criteria commonly used in determining what limits should be placed on specific rights including:

a. Clear and present danger;

4. Analyze instances in which the rights of individuals were restricted including:

c. Intellectuals and artists during the McCarthy Era;

 

Social Studies Skills and Methods

1. Determine the credibility of sources by considering the following:

a. The qualifications and reputation of the writer;

c. Recognition of stereotypes;

d. Accuracy and consistency of sources;

e. The circumstances in which the author prepared the source.

2. Critique evidence used to support a thesis.

3. Analyze one or more issues and present a persuasive argument to defend a position.

 

Assessments