SS+Curriculum+Design


 * American Revolution

Unit Questions**

What unit/big topic will be used?

 * American Revolution**

What big ideas should students understand?

 * Change, Conflict, Differences, Economics, Governmental Differences**

What projects could be designed for the unit
Taxation w/o Representation (History Alive 2.2) Go Get the Info - from book or internet Share the Info in a class presentation Student Classroom Constitutional Convention Position statements/debate Loyalists/Patriots/Neutrals**
 * Understanding Colonial Unrest (History Alive 3.3)

What are the objectives/learning goals?
TLW defend the position/ranking given for the key events leading to the Revolution TLW examine colonists concerns over taxation and lack of representation**
 * TLW analyze and rate the significance of nine key events leading to the Revolution

What assessments will be used to measure learning?
Reaction Paper (what they've learned) Scoring Rubric Pre and Post survey of rankings**
 * Paper/Pencil

Instructional Activities Key Individuals Key events Cause/Effect**
 * Variety of vocabulary activities

Westward Expansion
 * Unit Questions**

What assessments will be used to measure learning?
Government Foundations
 * Unit Questions**

__What unit/big topic will be used?__
Government Foundations/Comparative Governments.

__What big ideas should students understand?__
Comparing governmental types and how they influence world events.

**__What projects could be designed for the unit?__**
Research Project Debate Presentations Charts Simulation Wiki

__What are the objectives/learning goals?__
Identify and describe forms of government historically and in present day. Compare the forms of government. Advantages and disadvantages of each type. What experiences lead to forms of government being established in each area. Reasons why different types develop. Examples of conflicts that have developed from the different forms of government.

__What assessments will be used to measure learning?__
Rubric