DOCUMENT RESUME ED 062 248 SO 002 953 AUTHCR Hem, Joan TITLE Social Studies; Politics and Revolution. INSTITUTION Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Fla. PUB DATE 71 NOTE 34p.4 Authorized course of instruction for the Quinmester Program EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Activism; Activity Units; Behavioral Objectives; Curriculum Guides; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Politics; Resource Guides; Secondary Grades; *Social Action; *Soclal Change: Social Structure; *Social Studies Units; Social Values; Socioeconomic Influences IDENTIFIERS Flortda; *Quinmester Program; Revolution ABSTRACT This quinmester course for grades ten through twelve emphasizes major causes and symptoms of revolution, and also examines other forms of change available to society. Goals pursued throughout the course are for the student to: analyze what happens, why, and the cost of a revolution; understand "revolution as a problemsolving technique"; instill an awareness of the nature of revolutionary struggle, and the possibility that a revolution "won"may ultimately be "lost"; analyze the type of society that exists after sucha restructuring. Ten units are: 1) The different levels of change within a society and the ways to differentiate between them; 2) Causes of a revolution; 3) Application of the causal theories; 4) Students' generalization from data about the primary and secondary causes of revolution; 5) Application of generalizations; 6) Examination of the resolution of revolutionary activity; 7) Students' proposal of reasons for change in direction ofa revolution; 8) Examination of the aftermath of a revolution; 9) Students° proposal of reasons why the goals of a revolution were metor not met; 10) Analysis of revolution as a problem solving technique. A list of resource materials and five appendices are provided. Related documents are SO 002 708 through SO 002 718, SO 002 768 through SO 002 792, and SO 002 949 through SO 002 970. (Author/SJM) AUTHORIZED COURSE OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE UI POLITICS AND REVOLUTION 614148.19 61414.10 .. 471 SOCIAL STUDIES C12 r' 'DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION*1911 POLITICSSOCIAL AND STUDIES REVOLUTION 6414.106448.19 2raeliCISee3.g3nm2aglnia2VS2r0E23CrelC Written by Joan Heggy Q2g4"gET,C325§20gSeq0PggaiiQ'411ZAVIC318P2.4eVgCgO331511gri2 for the n112:341;210:*Pq' DadeDivision CountyMiami, of 1971 PublicFloridaInstruction Schools DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Mr. William Lehman, Chairman Mr. G. Holmes Braddock, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Ethel Beckham Mrs. Crutcher Harrison Mrs. Anna Brenner Meyers Dr. Ben Sheppard Mr. William H. Turner Dr. E. L. Whigham, Superintendent of Schools Dade County Public Schools Miami, Florida 33132 Published by the Dade County School Board Copies of this publication may be obtained through Textbook Services 2210 S. W. 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