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Early America, Level 3 Early America (Level 3) Unit 1: Geography Suggested Duration: 13 Days Textbook: United States History, AGS Publishing, 2005 Standards, Big Ideas, Competencies and Instructional Suggested and Concepts Social Studies Vocabulary/Content Materials Activities Essential Questions Core Skills Big Idea: The Students should know RTM Core Social Studies Define: compass rose, cardinal Text – Appendix G, Have students Geography of the that: Skills: directions, scale of distance, Appendix F demonstrate their United States is the Map skills latitude, parallels, degrees, Prime abilities to follow science of space and The United States’ Interpretation of Meridian, meridians, region, Unlocking Social directions through place in the Western geography is varied charts and graphs environment Studies Skills both written and oral Hemisphere. It and impacts Analysis and Workbook/ instructions. includes a study of the regional climate, interpretation of Types of Maps: Political: national, worksheets – Unit 1 environments and resources, and political cartoons regional, state, local; Physical; & 2 Have students places of the diverse lifestyles. Analysis and Historic; Special: population, practice their use of regions within the The compass rose interpretation climate, transportation, resources, AGS Geography of Latitude and United States. shows the based on the United States Longitude skills and orientation of synthesis of facts Locations: US states, Continents, Workbook/ explain how GPS maps. Notetaking and Oceans, equator, Prime Meridian, worksheets – Unit 1, operates using Standards: The locations of organizational Unit 4 latitude and important places to skills longitude. Geography: 7.1.9; United States Reading Map – World 7.1.U; 7.2.9; 7.2.U; History. comprehension Continents & Have students plan a 7.3.9; 7.3.U; 7.4.9; Geographers and Research skills Oceans, Outline map vacation/ trip to one 7.4.U GPS devices use Written and oral of the United States, of the regions of the latitude and expression of town of “Post”, United States. Include in the History: 8.3.9.B, C; longitude to define facts and itinerary the modes 8.3.UB, C locations of places. concepts Various types of of travel, directions, and highlights of Essential Questions: maps are created to Students will be able to: be used for both what they would visit current and historic and tour. 1. What are the Demonstrate the demonstrations. locations of the usage of the The United States is political Compass rose. made up of many boundaries of the Follow and produce different regions United States? directions. with unique 2. What are the Use a scale of environmental locations of key distance and apply it characteristics. on various maps. physical features? Demonstrate the use 3. What are unique of latitude and characteristics of longitude the various regions Identify the various of the United types of maps and be States: New able to apply them to England, Middle their studies: Atlantic, Southeast, political, physical, Great Lakes, South historic, and a variety Central, North of special maps Central, Four Compare and Corners, Pacific contrast the different Southwest, Pacific regions of the United Northwest, Alaska, States and explain Hawaii? the features that 4. What are the tools make each region used by distinct. Geographers to organize and interpret information? 5. What are the natural resources of the United States? Early America (Level 3) Unit 2: The President as Commander in Chief Suggested Duration: 10 Days Standards, Big Ideas, and Competencies and Social Instructional Suggested Essential Questions Concepts Studies Vocabulary/Content Materials Activities Core Skills Big Idea: The United Students should know RTM Core Social Studies Define: executive, legislative, Text – Ch 6 Lessons Diagram the three States government is that: Skills: judicial branches of 2, 4, 5; Ch 9 Lessons branches of the United divided into three Map skills government, President, 2, 3 and States government. branches: executive, The French and Interpretation of commander in chief, civilian, corresponding legislative, judicial. The Indian War was charts and graphs Secretary of Defense, worksheets Develop a presentation President is the head of started by the Analysis and Pentagon, George about the importance of the executive branch of English and their interpretation of Washington, French & Note taking Packet the Pentagon and the US government. One American allies in political cartoons Indian War, Second and study guide diagram the branches of of the main the Ohio Valley and Analysis and Continental Congress, the military. responsibilities of the gave George interpretation Continental Army, Diagram – the President is to be the Washington military based on synthesis Revolutionary War, Battles Branches of the US Do a picture analysis of Commander in Chief of experience. of facts of Trenton & Princeton, government Emanuel Leutze’s the US military. This role The Revolutionary Notetaking and Washington’s Crossing the painting of Washington was created and defined War was fought organizational Delaware, Hessians, Charles Timeline – Wars in Crossing the Delaware. through many events in against the British skills Cornwallis, military Early American US history. for independence, Reading campaign, William Howe, History Use the video guide and George comprehension Battle of Brandywine, while viewing “Valley Standards: Washington was Research skills Marquis de Lafayette, DVD – “Valley Forge…to Remember” ultimately the Written and oral Quakers/ Society of Friends, Forge…to History: 8.1.9.A; 8.1.UA; successful expression of facts meetinghouses, Valley Remember”; “The Diagram the various 8.2.9.B; 8.2.UB; 8.2.9.D; commanding and concepts Forge, Baron von Steuben, Battle of the wars of Early American 8.2.UD; 8.3.9.A,B,C,D; general. smallpox, vaccine, Battle of Brandywine; A Battle history to highlight who 8.3.UA, B,C, D Surrender is a Students will be able to: Yorktown, Jean Lost – A Revolution were the key generals, formal process with Rochambeau, James Sustained” presidents, and events. Civics: 5.1.9.C, D; both military and Define each branch of Madison, War of 1812, 5.1.UC,D; 5.2.9.B,C; diplomatic government, civilian, naval warfare, Battle of Lake Art – Emanuel Compare and contrast 5.2.UB,C; 5.3.9.C outcomes. military campaign, Erie, Flagship Niagara, Battle Leutze’s Washington the results of the various The War of 1812 vaccine, naval of Bladensburg, Dolley Crossing the wars of Early American Madison, Battle of Fort Delaware; Mort History. Essential Questions: was fought against warfare, annexation, the British over Manifest Destiny, McHenry, Francis Scott Key, Küntsler’s Andrew Jackson, William Washington’s Locate on the US map 1. What are the three naval issues and unconditional Henry Harrison, James K. Crossing (2011); where key battles in branches of the conflicts with the surrender. Polk, “Fifty-four, forty or Gilbert Stuart’s Early American history United States Native Americans in Explain the roles of government? the Northwest Commander in Chief Fight!”, Manifest Destiny, portrait of took place. 2. What is the role of Territories while and Secretary of annexation, Mexican War, Washington Commander in Chief? James Madison was Defense. Zachary Taylor, Winfield 3. What events of President. Explain the Scott, Abraham Lincoln, Civil Music – Francis Scott history determined The Mexican War importance of George War, slavery, states’ rights, Key’s “Star Spangled that the President was fought with Washington to the George B. McClellan, Banner” would be the Mexico to annex the creation of the Ulysses S. Grant, Commander in Chief? lands of Texas while President as unconditional surrender Photos – 4. How did various James K. Polk was Commander in Chief Pennsylvania’s Presidents lead the President. based on his Flagship USS Niagara United States through General Zachary leadership during the times of war? Taylor and Winfield Revolutionary War Web sites: 5. What commanding Scott proved to be Differentiate Pentagon, Fort generals went on to highly skilled between the Wars of McHenry become Presidents? military leaders Early American during the Mexican History and explain Primary Source – US War. each war’s causes Constitution The Civil War and results. divided the nation Point out events from over many issues America’s early wars including states’ that have become rights and national significant unity while components of Abraham Lincoln American culture. was President. Assess the strengths During the Civil and weaknesses of War, the North the Presidents and experienced many commanding generals changes in from America’s early commanding wars. general before settling on Ulysses S. Grant who ultimately defeated the South’s Robert E. Lee. Several successful generals have gone on to be elected President: Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Early America (Level 3) Unit 3: The President and Foreign Policy Suggested Duration: 10 Days Standards, Big Ideas, Competencies and Social Instructional Suggested and Concepts Studies Vocabulary/Content Materials Activities Essential Questions Core Skills Big Idea: One of the Students should know RTM Core Social Studies Define: foreign relations, Text – Ch 6 Lesson 6, Examine the impact of main functions of the that: Skills: alliance, Secretary of State, Ch 8 Lesson 4,5, Ch the Monroe Doctrine on President is to manage Map skills ambassadors, embassy, 10 Lesson 3, Ch 13 United States foreign the United
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