Pentucket Regional High School

Teacher: JC Honer Subject: American Studies 9

	Essential Questions	Content	Skills	Assessments
September	What is evidence? What is historiography? What were the reasons Europeans emigrated to North America? What was life like during the Colonial Period? Was the American Revolution inevitable? What events fueled colonial discontent?	Colonial Ways of Life Origins/Founding Geographical, Economic, Slavery Political, and Cultural Features of each region Daily Life, Great Awakening American Revolution French and Indian War, Events leading up to the Am. Rev.	Colonial Ways of Life Explain the religious, economic, political reasons why Europeans nations became interested in America, Describe colonial culture in the English colonies, Label geographic locations related to Colonial America American Revolution Identify events that caused colonial discontent	Colonial Ways of Life Progressive lecture Map activity Vocabulary review Quizzes Test -Immigration guide project Artifacts lab American Revolution Top 10 video review DBQ Map activity Quizzes Test
October	Why is the Constitution referred to as a “Bundle of Compromises?” Why did the Framers go to Philadelphia in 1787?	American Revolution Declaration of Independence, War of Independence, Effects/outcomes of Rev. Creating the Constitution Articles of Confederation, Economy, Shay’s Rebellion	American Revolution cont. Identify key battles, turning points and leaders of the American Revolution, Analyze the Declaration of Independence Creating the Constitution Summarize the events that led to the calling of the Constitution Convention, Discuss the issues that our founding fathers debated during the Constitutional Convention	Creating the Constitution Oral presentation of Preamble Quizzes Test Study guides Simulation of Const. Convention Present play of Const. Convention
November	What is the basic structure of the Constitution? Why study civics? How does the government established by the Constitution embody the purposes, values, and principles of American democracy?	Creating the Constitution cont. Const. Convention Compromises, Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights Civics Constitution	Creating the Constitution cont. Analyze the growing tension between the nations first political parties. Civics Memorize and explain the preamble of the constitution, Analyze the major provisions/concepts of the 7 articles and Amendments of the Constitution	Civics Constitution Test Video quiz Preamble quiz
	Essential Questions	Content	Skills	Assessments
December	How is Congress organized, and what are its powers and limitations? How does a bill become a law? How does an American become president? What are the president’s powers and roles? How is the executive branch organized?	Civics cont. Executive Branch Legislative Branch	Civics cont. Executive Branch a. Describe the various roles of the president b. Describe the work of the 14 executive departments c. Discuss the qualifications for the presidency Legislative Branch a. Discuss how a bill becomes a law b. Describe the roles and responsibility of the two Houses of Congress. c. Describe the amendment process	Civics cont. Executive Branch Quiz Test Presidential Hot Seat Research Paper Election 2004 activities Legislative branch-- create a board game Quizzes Test Letter to a legislator
January	How is the federal court system organized? How did Washington define the office of the American presidency?	Civics cont. Judicial Branch, State and local government, Early American Life, The Federalist Era, Marbury v. Madison, Election of 1800, Jeffersonian Democracy, Foreign policy, War of 1812	Civics cont. Judicial Branch a. Describe Federal and State court system b. Analyze landmark Supreme Court Cases c. Participate in a mock trial Early American Govt. Discuss key highlights of Washington’s Administration, Describe the different viewpoints between Hamilton and Jefferson that led to the rise of Political parties, Describe Jefferson’s presidency from that of Washington and Adams in terms of political style, goals and foreign policy	Civics cont. Judicial Branch Field trip Legal brief Mock trial Quiz Test Midterm Exam

	Essential Questions	Content	Skills	Assessments
February	What was life like during the Colonial and early American life period (1750-1830)? How did political parties develop during the early years of our republic? What events led to a second war with Great Britain in 1812? What methods of production changed during the Industrial Revolution?	Early American Govt. Election of 1800, Jeffersonian Democracy, Foreign policy, War of 1812 Growth & Division in America Industrialization/transportation, Supreme Court Cases, Increased sectionalism	Early American Govt. Explain causes and outcomes of the War of 1812, Label a map of America’s changing boundaries Growth & Division in America Describe the growth and division of the US from 1816-1832	Early American Govt. Quiz Test Historical reenactments Political cartoons DBQ Oral presentation The Choices Program Research paper Growth & Division in America DBQ Guided readings Quiz Test Map activity Art lesson Reading a line graph Invention convention
March	What were the goals of different groups during the Second Great Awakening? Why were Americans willing to give up their lives in the East to move to the west? What were the sectional disputes that eroded the spirit of nationalism that swept the country after the War of 1812? How did the election of Andrew Jackson usher in a new era of American politics? What difficulties did the Texans face in their war against Mexico?	Reform Era Jacksonian Democracy, Temperance Movement, Prisons, Education, Women, Abolition Manifest Destiny Trails west, Native Americans, Mormons, Texas/Mexican War	Reform Era Identify the ways in which the US became democratic during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, Analyze the connection between religious and social reforms, List major areas of society that reformers set out to improve, Analyze how northerners, southerners, and westerners viewed slavery and abolition Manifest Destiny Analyze motives of Eastern Americans to move West, Explain causes and outcomes of the Mexican War	Reform Era Guided readings DBQ Quiz Test Expository writing Manifest Destiny Map activity Western art gallery Reform Era newspaper “Student teacher” activity Quizzes Tests Top 10 Video review

	Essential Questions	Content	Skills	Assessments
April	How did the govern-ment deal with slavery in the territories acquired after the war with Mexico? What people and events led to growing tensions between the North and the South?	Origins of Civil War Sectionalism, Political compromises, Election of 1860	Origins of Civil War Explain how the government dealt with slavery in the territories acquired after the war with Mexico, Identify events that escalated tensions between the North and South in the 1850s, Discuss the Election of 1860 which led to southern secession	Origins of the Civil War Top 10 video review Quizzes Test Electronic Field Trip Music Lesson Art Lesson Debate Guided Readings Critical Book Review
May	What events led up to the attack on Fort Sumter and the secession of the Lower South? What advantages and disadvantages did the North and South have at the beginning of the Civil War? What were some of the major battles and campaigns of the Civil War?	Civil War Advantages/Disadvantages, Technology/tactics, Battles, Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s assassination	Civil War Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the North and South, Discuss the major battles, events, turning points and personalities of the Civil War, Explain outcomes of the Civil War	Civil War Map activity Virtual Gettysburg Field Trip, Disadvantages table Political cartoons Article critique “Glory” analysis Quiz Test
June	How was Lincoln’s plan to reunite the nation different than that of the Radical Republicans? What was life like under Republican rule in the South? What caused Reconstruction to collapse?	Reconstruction Lincoln’s Plan, Radical Republic Plan, Compromise of 1877, South’s Plan	Reconstruction Contrast Lincoln’s plan to reunite the nation with that of the Radical Republicans, Explain the dispute between President Johnson and Congress, Contrast the Radical Republican’s Plan with that of the South after the Compromise of 1877	Reconstruction Political cartoons Analyze the plan’s lesson Expository writing DBQ National Geographic Moments in History Quiz Test Final Exam