7Th Grade Gold Mr

7th Grade Gold – Mr. Click U.S. History 1 General Information 610-497-6300 ext 3111 Homework:  Read the chapter we are following in the text.  Answer the questions in the chapter packet.  From time to time there will be worksheets.  Current Events newspaper articles  See Mr. Click’s web page on the PDSD website to check homework. Daily Routines:  Students come into class and get seated  Five minutes—homework check and review  Five minutes---review yesterday, questions, what you already know  Twenty five minutes—Lesson and discussion  5 minutes--- review Note: The routine will change when class time is used for projects, videos, guest speakers and current events. Classroom rules:  See Mr. Click’s “Welcome Back to Northley” Introduction. Projects:  There will be at least five major projects throughout the school year.  Some will be group projects and others are individual projects.  All project information will be distributed and reviewed with the students.  Projects will start in class but may need to be finished at home.  Parents should ask their child to see these papers to make sure they’re on target.  The project headings will be: 1. The five themes of geography research project (U.S.) 2. Revolutionary Battle Map project 3. Civil War notebook 4. Political Cartoon book 5. Dodecahedron display - Revolution to Civil war Mini research: From time to time students will be assigned smaller projects that are to be completed in two or three days. Some of these projects will require students to do presentations. Field trips: The 7th Grade Gold team will take approximately two field trips. They are:  (Fall) The National Constitution Center. The fall field trip is subject to change so that we may add a variety of enrichments.  (Spring) Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian Institute. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Textbook Computer programs and Internet Smart Board Student worksheets Overhead transparencies Video Lecture Microsoft presentations (Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) Graphic organizers

CONTENT

*** For the PA standards link, see the attached Curriculum Guide

Unit I The Five Themes of Geography

A. Location B. Place C. Human-Environment Interaction D. Movement E. Region F. Research Project

Unit II Colonial Settlement (1587-1770)

A. Colonial America 1. Early English Settlements 2. New England Colonies 3. Middle Colonies 4. Southern Colonies B. The Colonies Grow 1. Life in the Colonies 2. Government, Religion, and Culture 3. France and Britain Clash 4. The French and Indian War

Unit III Creating a Nation (1763 – 1791) A. Road to Independence 1. Taxation without Representation 2. Building Colonial Unity 3. A Call to Arms 4. Moving Toward Independence B. The American Revolution 1. The Early Years 2. The War Continues 3. The War Moves West and South 4. The War is Won C. A More Perfect Union 1. The Articles of Confederation 2. Convention and Compromise 3. A New Plan of Government

Unit IV The New Republic (1789 – 1825)

A. New Nation 1. The First President 2. Early Challenges 3. The First Political Parties B. The Jefferson Era 1. The Republicans Take Power 2. The Louisiana Purchase 3. A Time of Conflict 4. The War of 1812 C. Growth and Expansion 1. Economic Growth 2. Westward Bound 3. Unity and Sectionalism

Unit V The Growing Nation (1820 – 1860)

A. The Jackson Era 1. Jacksonian Democracy 2. Conflicts Over Land 3. Jackson and the Bank B. Manifest Destiny 1. The Oregon Country 2. Independence for Texas 3. War with Mexico 4. New Settlers in California and Utah C. North and South 1. The North’s Economy 2. The North’s People 3. Southern Cotton Kingdom 4. The South’s People D. The Age of Reform 1. Social Reform 2. The Abolitionists 3. The Women’s Movement Unit VI Civil War and Reconstruction (1846 –1896)

A. Road to Civil War 1. Slavery in the West 2. A Nation Dividing 3. Challenges to Slavery 4. Secession and War B. The Civil War 1. The Two Sides 2. Early Years of the War 3. A Call for Freedom 4. Life During the Civil War 5. The Way to Victory C. Reconstruction and Its Aftermath 1. Reconstruction Plans 2. Radicals in Control 3. The South During Reconstruction 4. Change in the South

SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE  Five Themes of Geography (3 weeks)  Causes of the Revolutionary War (6 weeks)  The American Revolution (6 weeks)  The Constitution (6 weeks)  Building a New Nation –1789 to 1850 (7weeks)  Civil War (6 weeks)  Reading in the Content Area (1 week)

***approximate time schedule is designed to fit within 35 weeks of school.

TEXTBOOKS/RESOURCES

Honors and Academic Level: History Alive: The United States through Industrialism.

Additional resources:  classroom atlas and maps  guided reading material  CD ROMs  Transparencies  Vocabulary activities  Enrichment activities  Internet exercises (Webquests)  Videos  Computer/mobile labs EXPECTED LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT

Students taking this course will be expected to:

1. attend and participate regularly in class 2. complete assignments on time and satisfactorily 3. achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on all tests, quizzes, projects, presentations, and homework

A percent score will be determined at the end of the marking period as per school policy. Letter grade equivalents are as follows:

A 92-100 B 84-91 C 76-83 D 70-75 E 60-69 F 59 and below

PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION

Tests/quizzes which address the PA standards Tests/quizzes which address the adopted Anchors in Reading and Math Presentations Homework assignments Classwork assignments Projects Class participation Computer simulations