Grade Level & Subject:

Modern World History Grade 9

Curriculum Map

Year 2003-2004

Calendar

August

September

October/November

 

First Nine Weeks - August - October

 

Possible Resources

 

 

Modern World History (Anchor Text), McDougal Littell

 

Nine Weeks Focus

 

 

Chapters 6-9 pages 161-275

 

Skills/Standards

 

History

1. Explain how Enlightenment ideas produced enduring effects on political, economic and cultural institutions, including challenges to religious authority, monarchy and absolutism.

2. Explain connections among Enlightenment ideas, the American Revolution, the French Revolution and Latin American wars for independence.

3. Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on:

a. How scientific and technological changes promoted industrialization in the textile industry in England;

b. The impact of the growth of population, rural-to-urban migrations, growth of industrial cities,

and emigration out of Europe;

c. The changing role of labor and the rise of the union movement;

d. Changes in living and working conditions for the early industrial working class, especially women and children;

e. The growth of industrialization around the world.

5. Analyze the perspectives of the colonizers and the colonized concerning:

b. Natural resources;

c. Labor;

d. Political systems;

8. Analyze the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution including:

a. The lack of economic, political and social reforms under the stars;

9. Assess the global impact of post-World War I economic, social and political turmoil including:

c. Colonial rebellion;

11. Analyze the consequences of World War II including:

e. The United NationsA C A D E M I C C O N T E N T S TA N D A R D S

 

People in Societies

3. Explain how advances in communication and transportation have impacted:

a. Globalization;

b. Cooperation and conflict;

c. The environment;

e. Popular culture;

f. Political systems

 

Geography

1. Interpret data to make comparisons between and among countries and regions including:

d. Education levels;

2. Explain how differing points of view play a role in conflicts over territory and resources.

3. Explain how political and economic conditions, resources, geographic locations and cultures have contributed to cooperation and conflict.

4. Explain the causes and consequences of urbanization including economic development, population growth and environmental change.

5. Analyze the social, political, economic and environmental factors that have contributed to human migration now and in the past.

 

Economics

1. Describe costs and benefits of trade with regard to:

a. Standard of living;

b. Productive capacity;

c. Usage of productive resources;

2. Explain how changing methods of production and a country's productive resources affect how it answers the fundamental economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

3. Analyze characteristics of traditional, market, command and mixed economies with regard to:

a. Private property;

b. Freedom of enterprise;

c. Competition and consumer choice;

d. The role of government.

 

Government

1. Explain how various systems of governments acquire, use and justify their power.

2. Analyze the purposes, structures and functions of various systems of government including:

a. Absolute monarchies;

b. Constitutional monarchies;

d. Presidential democracies;

e. Dictatorships

 

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

1. Analyze and evaluate the influence of various forms of citizen action on public policy including:

a. The French Revolution;

b. The international movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery;

c. The Russian Revolution D E M I C C O N T E N T S TA N D A R D S

2. Describe and compare opportunities for citizen participation under different systems of government including:

a. Absolute monarchies;

b. Constitutional monarchies;

d. Presidential democracies;

e. Dictatorships

 

Social Studies Skills and Methods

1. Detect bias and propaganda in primary and secondary sources of information.

2. Evaluate the credibility of sources for:

b. Consistency of arguments;

d. Bias.

3. Analyze the reliability of sources for:

a. Accurate use of facts;

b. Adequate support of statements;

4. Develop and present a research project including:

a. Collection of data;

b. Narrowing and refining the topic;

c. Construction and support of the thesis.

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