Standards Framework Template

Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School Curriculum Framework: Civics (Davis)

Unit 1: Principles of American Democracy Essential Standard #: Description: Instructional Days: Standard 1: Students will This unit has the student examine the principles of Students will start Essential Standard 1 by reviewing important facts analyze the foundations and American democracy through the lenses of power, about life and diversity in Colonial North America. Several activities development of American government, change, and conflict. The points of focus will be used from Civics.org and icivics.org for students to answer government in terms of principles and values. for this unit include: learning targets as they study self-government in the American CE.C&G 1.1 Life & Diversity  The Need for Government/Governmental colonies, causes of the American Revolution, Articles of in Colonial North America Systems: Various governments in existence Confederation, and the US Constitution. CE.C & G 1.2 Self- throughout the world. Government in the Colonies  Causes of the American Revolution: The CE.C & G 1.3 Causes of the American Revolution colonists and England were in conflict. CE.C & G 1.4 Articles of  Philosophical Ideas: The different Confederation & US Enlightenment theories that shaped Constitution American democracy. CE.C & G 1.5 US  Articles of Confederation: America’s first Government & Federal/Anti- attempt at self-government. Federalist The Constitution: How the document was created and the principles found within

Enduring understanding: How conflict over governmental power often leads to change Learning Targets: Essential Terminology: democracy, republic, limited government, 1. How did tensions over power and authority led America’s founding mercantilism, salutary neglect, taxation and representation, boycott and fathers to develop a constitutional democracy? protest, independence, American Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Ben Franklin, Sons of Liberty, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill 2. How did the Enlightenment and other contributing theories impacted of Rights, Locke, Montesquieu, Enlightenment, Anti-Federalist, Federalist, the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution rule of law, consent of governed, limited government, Bill of Rights and the Bill of Rights to help promote liberty, justice and equality?

3. How debates on power and authority between Federalists and Anti- Federalists have helped shape government in the United States over time? Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School Curriculum Framework: Civics (Davis)

4. What are the fundamental principles of American politics in terms of the extent to which they have been used effectively to maintain constitutional democracy in the United States?

Literacy Component: Reading Writing  Read assigned texts, Web quests, and websites; make sure to write  Take Cornell Notes for all assigned texts down any questions as you are reading and/or watching.  Extemporaneous efforts to summarize discussions  Scarlet Letter  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/EarlyAmericanSettlements11.  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/EarlyAmericanSettlements11 pdf .pdf  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/AmericanRevolution11.pdf  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/AmericanRevolution11.pdf  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/EmergenceoftheAmericanIde  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/EmergenceoftheAmericanId ntity10-111.pdf entity10-111.pdf  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/04/AmericanSelfGovtContCongr  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/04/AmericanSelfGovtContCongr ess10-112.pdf ess10-112.pdf  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/04/FederalistsAntifederalists.pdf  http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/04/FederalistsAntifederalists.pd  https://database.civics.unc.edu/files/2012/05/BillofRights2.pdf f  Essay: How the definition of an American has evolved on the last  https://database.civics.unc.edu/files/2012/05/BillofRights2.pdf century

Essential Questions: 1. How did tensions over power and authority led America’s founding fathers to develop a constitutional democracy?

2. How did the Enlightenment and other contributing theories impacted the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights to help promote liberty, justice and equality?

3. How debates on power and authority between Federalists and Anti-Federalists have helped shape government in the United States over time?

4. What are the fundamental principles of American politics in terms of the extent to which they have been used effectively to maintain constitutional democracy in the United States?

Essential Reading:  Scarlet Letter Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School Curriculum Framework: Civics (Davis)

 Primary Resources in activities from Civics.org and Icivics.org  Civics in Practice, Holt, Rinehart and Winston  Passing the NC End-of-Course Civic and Economics, American Book Company  Thinking Maps  United Streaming Activating Strategy resource:  Political Cartoons: comes from activities civics.org  Think Pair Share activity of what they agree, assume, argue, and aspire from primary resources-civics.org  Students will answer upper-level questions (Inquiry) Emergence of the American Identity (www.civics.org) Suggested Instructional Tasks:  Fishbowl Activity: to review important vocabulary and questions  Socratic Seminar: Preamble of the United States Constitution  Four A protocol on American Dream article (What do I Agree, Argue, Assume, Aspire) Classroom Activity Materials: Online interactive websites:  Socratic Seminar materials  Four A protocol directions (Agree,Argue, Assume,Aspire with the article) 1. http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/  Cartoon Analysis Sheet #29: The trial of Anne Hutchinson #30: The Stamp Act #1180: The Constitutional Convention #400 Federalist Papers 2. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/ (Colonialism & Settlement) (American Revolution) 3. Wallwisher.com (create 2 posts for supporting British point of view & 2 posts for supporting Colonist point of view) 4. http://www.icivics.org/subject/constitution (Constitution and Bill of Rights Webquest) 5. http://www.icivics.org (Who Rules? For different types of government) Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School Curriculum Framework: Civics (Davis)

Summarizing Strategy:  Ticket out the door  Summary part on Cornell Notes  Learning Logs Support for Differentiation: ELL: EC: *avidonline.org-Cornell note taking AIG: * avidonline.org-Cornell note taking *Avidonline.org-Cornell note taking video * Further explanations of concepts or events; * Further explanations of concepts or events; direct direct students to websites such as “Ben’s *Learning Design Collaborative Template-give AIG students to websites such as “Ben’s Guide to Guide to History” or “Mini Page”; give extra students extra steps (L2 & L3) to complete in essay: How History” or “Mini Page”; give extra time time has the definition of an American evolved on the last century?

Sample Formative Assessment (aligned to Learning Target):

 Sample state test questions for Unit 1 Essential Standards  Essay: How has the definition of an American evolved over the past century? (Literacy Design Collaborative)