RATIONALE: Events in American History are studied within the context of world happenings. The time period between is the forerunner to the modern era and provides excellent opportunities for learners to investigate the backgrounds for today’s issues.

GOAL: Students will be able to perform the following objectives with 100 % accuracy. OBJECTIVES: Given significant events in history between 1815 and 1919, the learner will ascertain whether or not “lessons” of the past pertain to similar situations in modern times.

Given information about cultures on three different continents between 1815 and 1919, the learner will select and compare at least three of the following: A. Art, literature, music D. Relationship to the B. Customs, traditions and environment social developments E. Science/Technology C. Philosophical/Religious ideas The learner will select and discuss a cultural groupor representative individual to American society Explain social, economic political interdependence

Given access to background information, the learner will compare the efforts of the United States government with governments in other nations to promote competition, to protect national economic interests, or to regulate economic activity Given a list of reforms enacted in the U.S. between 1815 and 1919, the learner will identify two and explain how they helped to make the United States government more democratic Given selected narratives, the learner will determine whether they include examples of propaganda and describe the propaganda techniques being used

 Groups of students will make a music video to the song “The Battle of New Orleans” war1812/w1812f.htm  Select a signor of the Declaration of Independence to act out in role play x.htm

 Students must pick two principles of war and write a 3-5 page paper about how they were used during the Battle of Gettysburg -  Students will design their own propaganda poster for WWII and an advertisement of any product marketed at time of WW II a_Posters.html a_Posters.html

 Students will analyze a song from the Vietnam War, explaining the significance of its lyrics /USA/Vietnam/songsart.html

PEOPLE IN SOCITIES  Students will create their own salad bowl that represents America and write a short paper explaining ingredients and colors ml  Students will choose a local festival and prepare a 3- 5 page report about festival origins, which they will share with the class

PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES  Students will visit and critique 10 web sites about the origins of native peoples from three different continents (Africa, North American and South America)  Class will go on a field trip to the Dayton Museum of Natural History and the Dayton Art Institute to view Native American artifacts and African American Art

PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES  Students will learn how to brief court cases, on index cards and will brief such cases as: Brown vs. Board of Education, Miranda vs. Arizona Anatomy of a Murder: A Trip Through Our Nation’s Legal Justice System

 Students will complete the Fairy tales of Europe under Charlemagne and the formation of the United States so they can compare and contrast the countries magne.htm  Students will work in groups to create a class timeline of Europe through the Middle Ages to American colonization

 Students will create their own Mid-Evil shield that would symbolize their crest  Prepare a speech where you act as one of the leaders of World History (Queen Elizabeth, Nicholas II, Hitler, Mussolini) 2time.htm

 Students will decide what category each description goes into for a group quiz grade Secularism / Humanism / Individualism Life is an opportunity to be enjoyed. Search for harmony between religion, secularism and paganism Confidence in self-ability

- Each student will research and represent a country at the Model U. N. at the end of the month - Students will study the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement. One group will be the United States, another will be Canada, a last group will be Mexico. We will barter as a class to see who benefits. l/2actguide.html

- Students will compare NAFTA to the new trade agreement with China by reading passages about each, and answering questions that compare the two agreements. - Students will locate three newspaper articles about the decision making process (local, state and national) and summarize decision that was made

- Students must pick a state or national issue that they feel strongly about. They must write a formal business letter to their Congressional Representative (Senator or House member) urging him or her to make a particular decision. s.html

 Students will form four groups and role play the governments of Singapore, Cuba, Great Britain and the United States. Peer evaluation forms will be completed by students watching. Students will state which government is the most democratic and why.  After studying William Jennings Bryant, Teddy Roosevelt, Ross Perot and Jesse Jackson students will be given statements to place in the right category

 Students must pretend to be one of these reformers for a month as they run for President (Jackson, Perot, Bryant, Roosevelt) and write one journal entry a week for four weeks  Students will write a one page essay about why it is important to exercise you right to vote

 A local/ Congressman will visit the classroom. Students will write five questions they are prepared to ask her.

 Students will participate in different ways of voting as the teacher asks questions in rapid succession. Students will then write a paragraph about why it is important to have a secret ballot during elections.  Students will be introduced to the importance of registering and the qualifications that a person needs in order to register to vote (with mock registrations). ml

 On the Campaign Trail - Three students will be selected by the class to run for the primary. Two candidates will be chosen for mock Presidential Election  Mock elections will be held with secret ballots, a board of elections to count the votes and a victory speech

 Students will hold a Mock Senate and House of Representatives as well as a mock trial.

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STUDENTS WILL HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT COVERS EACH OF THE CATEGORIES IN THIS PRESENTATION