Teacher’s Name: Andy VanfossanBuilding: High SchoolGrade: 10Subject/Course: U.S. History

Content / Skills / Essential Questions / Assessment
August / Chapter 4-7 Expansion of American Industry/ The Gilded Age
Chapter 6: Politics, Immigration and Urban Life
Chapter 7: Daily Life in the Gilded Age / -Identify key people & events.
-Describe the key elements of the foundations of the country
-Analyze how technology & less government regulation affected the American economy.
-Compare fact and myth in the American west. / - How did the influx of the immigrant population help shape the 20th century?
-How did industrial progress affect labor relations?
-What conflicts of daily life occurred as Americans moved west of the Mississippi? / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
September / Chapter 8: Becoming a World Power
Chapter 9: The Era of Progressive Reform
Chapter 10: World War I / Identify key people & events.
-Compare lifestyles for upper & lower class city dwellers.
-Evaluate the effects of education on American minority groups.
-Analyze America’s new role as an economic and military superpower. / -What were the social, economic, and political divisions that materialized in the cities?
-Describe the social & cultural changes in the U.S. – especially for women and black Americans.
-What effects did imperialism have on the U.S. and the world? / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
October / Chapter 10 World War I
Chapter 11: the 20’s / -Identify key people & events
-Evaluate the effects of isolationism.
-Compare the different U.S. administrative views on dealing with social problems. / -How did reform-minded citizens of the U.S. create lasting effects on American society?
-What moral & commercial ideals led the U.S. into the world crisis of “The Great War?” / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
November / Chapter 11: The 20’s
Chapter 12: The Crash and the Great Depression / Identify key people & events
-Compare rural and city life in the 1920’s.
-Analyze the societal effects of the development of electricity
- How did people’s life change during the depression / -How did the variety of new styles, tastes, and manners cause cultural conflict in the “Roaring 20’s?” / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
December / Chapter 13: the New Deal / -Identify key people & events
-Evaluate the effects of the rise & fall of the economy.
-Evaluate the positive & negative aspects of the New Deal. / -How did the apparent healthy economic situation in America change to one headed for danger?
-What social and economic effects did the New Deal have for America and the World? / -Semester Assessment
-Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
-‘Magazine’

Teacher’s Name: Andy Vanfossan Building: High SchoolGrade: 10Subject/Course: U.S. History

Content / Skills / Essential Questions / Assessment
January / Chapter 14: World War II / -Identify key people & events
-Analyze the global effects & responsibilities of conflicting nations. / - How did circumstances lead to American involvement in World War II and its aftermath? / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
-Alternative Assessments
February / Chap. 15 – World War II at Home (1939-1945)
Chap. 16 – The Cold War
(1945-1960) / -Evaluate war efforts from the home front.
Identify key people & events
-Compare the ideologies of the US and the USSR in post-war Europe
-Analyze the booming post-war economy & its effects on society. / -Explain how America mobilized for war at home and describe specific roles that were played.
-How did the United States react to the influence of the USSR and post-war problems throughout the world?
-How did America’s economic and moral outlook change during the post-war era through 1960? / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
- Read “Animal Farm”
March / Chap. 18 – The Kennedy &
Johnson Years (1961-1968)
Chap. 19 – The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) / -Evaluate the success of the Kennedy/Johnson economic/civil rights platform.
-Identify key people & events
-Evaluate the progress of civil rights reform. / -How did the social environment of the 1960’s lead to challenges for the Kennedy/Johnson years?
-How did the non-violent and violent means of civil rights change affect political decisions during the years of 1954-1968? / -Chapter Tests
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Study Guides
-Video Questions
-Alternative Assessments
April / Chap. 21 – The Vietnam War &
American Society (1960-1974)
Chap. 22-23 – Nixon, Ford, and Carter (1969-1979) / -Evaluate the government response to Vietnam.
Identify key people & events
-Compare the successes & failures of President Nixon, Ford, and Carter. / -How did the Vietnam Conflict divide the social/political landscape of America?
-How did the United States deal with the domestic and foreign challenges of the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations? / -Chapter Tests
-Note Quizzes
-Section Reviews
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Map Activities
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
May / Chap. 24-25 – The Conservative Revolution – present era
(1980- present ) / -Identify key people & events
-Compare the successes & failures of President Nixon, Ford, and Carter.
-Analyze the effects of conservatism & liberalism in the 80’s and 90’s.
-Analyze how the mistakes of the 80’s and 90’s have led to international problems today / -How did modern conservatism of the Reagan and G.W. Bush administrations clash with that of the Clinton administration? / -Chapter Tests
-Note Quizzes
-Participation
-Worksheets
-Map Activities
-Various Readings
-Vocabulary Terms
-Semester Assessment