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CONTENT
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SKILLS
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ASSESSMENT
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RESOURCE
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August
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Geography and
History: What do we mean by Western Europe, West Africa, and the Americas?
Civics: What
rights do we have and what responsibilities do we have to the people around
us?
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Civics:
Understand that different societies have different forms of government.
(C2.3.1b) (Consider connecting to discussions of monarchies and tribal
government in this time period.)
Civics: Explain
what a nation is and how the world is divided into many nations. (C3.1.1a)
Ongoing
throughout year:
Civics: Identify
individual rights and the responsibilities they imply and the importance of
respecting the rights of others. (C4.1.1a)
(Consider
connecting this with the creation of your classroom rules, etc.)
Civics:
Participate in civic discussion pertaining to public issues at school and
in the local community. (C4.2.1a)
Civics: Describe
how one person can make a difference in school or a local community.
(C4.3.1a)
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Locate
European countries involved in exploration of the New
World on a map. Find
West Africa and the Americas
on a world map.
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Map Quiz
(Label Italy, the Netherlands, France,
England, and Spain on a map of Europe. Label North, Central and South America.
Find West Africa.)
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Classroom
Atlas
Reading Groups:
Pedro’s Journal
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September
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History: Why
did different European nations want to control North America and the Caribbean?
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The
first Spanish, French and English settlements in the Americas
Civics: Provide
examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals,
groups and nations. (C3.2.1a)
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Consider
essay test of Essential question or possibly tests that come with the text.
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America
Will Be, Chapter 6
Discovery
Simulation
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October
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History: Why did
Europeans want to settle in the Americas?
History and
Geography: Why were enslaved Africans brought to the colonies?
History and Geography: How
did the encounter between native and non-native peoples shape early
colonization?
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The
Southern Colonies (Jamestown,
Bacon’s Rebellion, Slavery in the European colonies)
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CBA: People
on the Move
(optional
suggestion, also makes a good homework project)
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America
Will Be, Chapter 7
Reading Groups:
Morning Girl
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November
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Geography and
Economics: How was life different from one colony to another?
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The New England
Colonies (Puritan beliefs and government, conflict with Algonquians, witch
hunt, trading system)
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America
Will Be, Chapter 8
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December
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Geography and
Economics: How was life different from one colony to another?
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The Middle Colonies
(farming, Quaker ideals, relationship with Indians)
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America
Will Be, Chapter 9
Novel: Blood on
the River
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January
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Civics and
History: What were the causes of the American Revolution?
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Crisis with
Britain (colonial ties
to Great Britain,
the Seven Years’ War and its effects, British taxation without
representation)
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CBA: Causes
of Conflict
(A good research
paper assignment, possible practice for Whose Rules? In the spring)
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America
Will Be, Chapter 10
Reading Groups:
Sign of the Beaver
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February
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Civics and
History: What is the Declaration of Independence and why is it
important?
Civics: Where does our democratic system come
from?
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War
Breaks Out (accepting independence from
Britain,
forming a new government, fighting the war, effects of the war)
Civics: Explain
why a nation would want to develop relationships with other nations.
(3.2.1b)
Civics: Identify
and describe the essential characteristics of the Declaration of Independence. (C1.1.1a)
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America Will Be, Ch. 11
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March
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History: What
were the challenges facing the new nation?
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Searching For
Unity (need for a stronger national
government, the Constitution, a growing sense of American identity)
Civics: Explain
what government is and what governments do. (C2.3.1a)
Civics: Identify
and explain the essential characteristics of the Constitution. (C1.1.1b)
Civics: Identify
key democratic ideals of U.S.
government. (C1.2.1a)
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America Will Be, Ch. 12
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April
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Civics: What
values and principles are basic to our democracy?
Civics: What is
the purpose of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
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Civics:
Identify examples of rights and responsibilities of citizenship. (C1.3.1a)
Civics: Explain
the important characteristics of U.S. citizenship. (C4.2.1b)
Civics: Explain
the purpose of rules and laws. (C2.2.1)
Civics: Identify
the people and entities who make, apply and
enforce rules and laws. (C2.1.1a)
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America Will Be, pages
580-599
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May
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Civics: What is
the legacy of our founding documents?
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CBA: Whose Rules?
(The completion of one civics CBA is a WA requirement. We will be required to report to the
state at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. There is another civics
CBA called You Decide, which is also an option if preferred.)
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June
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