University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 2002 Course Overhead # 1 Teacher(s): Time: The Course Organizer Student: Course Dates: This Course: Course Questions: is about political, economic, and social challenges facing the United States from the end of the Civil War to Modern America. 1.How did America rebuild after the Civil War? 2.How did new opportunities & technological advances lead to westward expansion? 3.How did 19 th century immigration & growth of cities create new challenges? 4.How did industrialization & the rise of big business influence life in America? 5.How did social & economic life change in America in the early 20 th century? 6.How has international conflict affected the destiny of the United States? 7.How have civil rights issues been an important concern in the history of the United States? 8.How have new technologies impacted American life? US History: 1865 to the Present Mr. Higginbotham Aug May 2015 Course Standards Grading Scale: =A 85-92=B 77-84=C 70-76=D 0-69=F Types of Graded Activities include: Guided Readings, Foldables, Study Guides, Projects, Quizzes, Tests, Other Classwork Activities, Homework Contact Information: va.us

University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 2002 Course Overhead # 2 Community Principles Learning Rituals Course Map This Course: includes Performance Options Student: Critical Concepts Learned in these Units Behavior Attendance Responsibility Kindness Teamwork governmenttechnologyconflict economicssocietychange geography developmentculture US History: 1865 to the Present Post Civil War & Reconstruction (SOL 3a-c & 4c) Westward Expansion ( SOL 2a & 4a) Immigration & Growth of Cities (SOL 2b, 4b, 4d) From Farm to Factory (SOL 4d, 4e, 6a) Late 19 th Century & WW I (SOL 5a-c) 1920’s & 1930’s (SOL 6b, 6c, 6d) World War II (SOL 7a-c) Post WWII & Cold War (SOL 8a-d ) Modern America (SOL 8e, 9a-d) Course Organizer Graphic Organizers Unit Organizer Foldables Bell Ringers Vocabulary Strategy Frames The American Story Project Choices and/or Reports on Historical Novels Regions of the U.S (SOL 2c) Ch 1 Unit 1 Ch 2 & 5 Unit 2 Ch 3 Unit 3 Ch 4 Unit 4 Ch 6 & 7 Unit 5 Ch 8 Unit 6 Ch 9 Unit 7 Ch 10 Unit 8 Ch 11 Unit 9 Ch 12 Unit 10

Unit 1 SOL 2c 50 states and Geographic Regions Unit 10 8e, 9a – 9d Globalization Civil Rights Movement New Technologies Key Individuals Global Challenges Unit 9 8a – 8d Post War rebuilding, the United Nations U.S. Economic Boom Changing Global Relations Unit 5 4d, 4e & 6a Rise of Big Business Captains of Industry Progressive Movement Technological Advances Unit 6 5a – 5c Spanish American War Teddy Roosevelt’s Impact World War I Unit 2 3a-3c & 4c Reconstruction, 13 th, 14 th & 15 th Amendments Segregation, Jim Crow Unit 7 6b, 6c & 6d Prohibition, Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, Cultural leaders Great Depression Unit 8 7a – 7c Causes of World War II, Events of WWII How war affected the home front Unit 3 2a & 4a Life on the Great Plains, Technological advances Why move west? What about the Indians Unit 4 2b, 4b & 4d How America Changes after Civil War Industrialization and Big Business