Year+at+a+Glance

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__Dates__......................__Unit__......................__Standards__.............................__Big Ideas__....................................__Essential Questions__.....

8/23......................Pre-test

8/24-11/4...........Civics and...........Civics 1,2,4.................Power v. Authority................ .. . . .How does power and authority affect me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .and the world around me? . . . . . . . . . . . . .Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rights and Responsibilities. . . . .. . . .. . . How do I uphold my rights and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . responsibilities? 11/4-11/17..........Economics............Economics 1.1; 1.2.......................Choice...........................How did presidents make. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .economic choices about foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .Why do we make choices, and how. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .do those choices impact our lives? 11/18-12/16.......Immigration...............History 2.2; 3.1................Acceptance............ .. . . . .How does industrialization influence the . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .growth of the nation through immigration? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .How have immigrants influenced the U.S. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, , , , , the U.S., and what contributions have they made to the U.S.?

1/5-2/4......Westward Expansion.........History 2.2;5.3.....................Power v. Authority............... .. . . . . ...How did industrialization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .influence Westward Expansion? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .How did America's belief in "from sea to shining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .sea impact Westward Expansion?

2/7-3/4..........Era of Reform...........History 2.2; 5.3; 6.2....................Participation................... .. . . . ......How did industrialization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . influence the Era of Reform? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..What philosphical and political beliefs drive people to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . be willing to risk and/or sacrifice for the greater good?

3/7-4/8..............Slavery...............History 2.2; 4.1; 5.1...............Civil Rights........ .. . . . .How were slavery and the ideals stated in the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Declaration of Independence, Constitution (Preamble), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . and Bill of Rights inconsistent? 4/8-5/5...........Civil War.............History 1.3; 2.1; 2.2; 5.1..................Compromise .................... .. . . ..Was the Civil War inevitable? 5/9-5/20......Reconstruction............History 2.2; 5.1...................Unfinished Revolution............... .. . .Was Reconstruction successful? 5/23.............Post-test