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For social studies, I mostly use TCI History Alive, with content-area literacy connected to Common Core. Here is a link to the TCI webpage. We are on the eighth grade cycle (U.S. history) for 2013-2014. We also read from Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States. The Text: Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States 1492-Present • A copy is available online via: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Visit http://www.corestandards.org to learn more about the Common Core State Standards! CURRENT EVENTS LINKS:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
http://www.newsweek.com
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
http://www.archives.gov
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
http://www.history.com/
http://www.pbs.org/history
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
http://www.besthistorysites.org |
Geography of the Americas
"The Native Americans" (chapter 1: pages 1-15) North America Physical: landforms & bodies of water assignment [PDF] *assignment due 9/9 at the beginning of class South America Physical: landforms & bodies of water assignment [PDF] *assignment due 9/12 at the beginning of class Americas: Physical map to use for North & South America assignment [PDF] Americas blank map for reference [PDF] USA: Physical map for reference [PDF] Americas Political: North, South, Central (reference), and United States assignment [PDF] *due 9/17 at the beginning of class North and South America political maps for the "Americas Political assignment [PDF] World Latitude and Longitude map assignment [PDF] *due 9/27 at the beginning of class Latitude and Longitude introduction maps [PDF] Latitude and Longitude video tutorial [opens in a separate browser window] Exploration of the Americas Explorers Project instructions Historical Fiction guidelines Historical Fiction rubric Historical Fiction Persona character biography sheet Outline Basics How to Create a Bibliography websites for creating a bibliography:
"European Exploration and Settlement" (chapter 2: pages 16-33) "Columbus and the Indians" (Zinn chapter 1: pages 1-17) Zinn chapter 1 guided notes assignment for "Columbus and the Indians" (Zinn chapter 1: pages 1-17) "Exploration of America" research packet [PDF] Colonial Life "The English Colonies in America" (chapter 3: pages 34-47) English Colonies assignment "Life in the Colonies" (chapter 4: pages 48-61) "Black and White" (Zinn chapter 2: pages 18-33) Zinner chapter 2 guided notes assignment for "Black and White" (Zinn chapter 2: pages 18-33) "Who Were the Colonists?" (Zinn chapter 3: pages 34-51) Zinner chapter 2 guided notes assignment for "Who Were the Colonists?" (Zinn chapter 3: pages 34-51) "The 13 British Colonies" map (labeled) "The 13 British Colonies" map (not labeled) 13 Colonies terms to identify on map American Revolution "Toward Independence" (chapter 5: pages 62-77) "Declaration of Independence" (chapter 6: pages 78-85) "American Revolution" (chapter 7: pages 86-101) "Tyranny is Tyranny" (Zinn chapter 4: 52-66) "Colonial America: 1776" map (not labeled) "Colonial North America" map (not labeled) "US 1775" image (JPEG file) Constitution "Creating the Constitution" (chapter 8: pages 102-117) "Constitution: A More Perfect Union" (chapter 9: pages 118-131) "The Bill of Rights" (chapter 10: pages 132-143) Early America "Political Developments in the Early Republic" (chapter 11: pages 144-159) "Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation" (chapter 12: pages 160-173) "A Growing Sense of Nationhood" (chapter 13: pages 174-183) Manifest Destiny "Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy" (chapter 14: pages 184-195) "Andrew Jackson" presentation [PDF] "Andrew Jackson" presentation [PowerPoint] "Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation" (chapter 15: pages 196-209) "Manifest Destiny" presentation [PDF] "Manifest Destiny" presentation [PowerPoint] "Life in the West" (chapter 16: pages 210-227) "Life in the West" presentation [PDF] "Life in the West" presentation [PowerPoint] "Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest" (chapter 17: pages 228-239) "Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest" guided reading notes "An Era of Reform" (chapter 18: pages 240-251) "An Era of Reform" link to online presentation via Prezi "An Era of Reform" link to online page highlighting factory conditions "An Era of Reform" class presentation [PDF] "An Era of Reform" class presentation [PowerPoint] "An Era of Reform" guided reading notes Civil War "The Worlds of North and South" (chapter 19: pages 252-267) "African Americans at Mid-Century" (chapter 20: pages 268-283) "A Dividing Nation" (chapter 21: pages 284-301) "The Civil War" (chapter 22: pages 302-321) "The Civil War" class presentation [PDF] "The Civil War" class presentation [PowerPoint] Reconstruction & Industrialization "Reconstruction Era" (chapter 23: pages 322-335) "Tensions in the West" (chapter 24: pages 336-351) "Rise of Industry" (chapter 25: pages 352-369) "The Great Wave of Immigration" (chapter 26: pages 370-383) "Progressive Era" (chapter 27: pages 384-397) "America Becomes a World Power" (chapter 28: pages 398-415) * SPECIAL RECOGNITION GIVEN TO PATRICK BINDER AND ALISON LANIGAN FOR ALLOWING ME TO PILFER SOME OF THESE SOURCES FROM THEIR PPS WEBSITES! |
