SS11 1.1
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History Standard 1.1 - Level 11
Students know the general chronological order of events and people in history.
Standard in Kid Friendly Language
Students will understand the major era's of history after Reconstruction.
Students will be able to categorize people, places and events into these era's.
Standard Unwrapped
KNOW
The major people, places and periods of U.S. History from 1877 Through 1990
- Reconstruction
- Gilded Age
- Western Expansion
- Populism/Progressivism
- World War I
- The 1920's
- The Great Depression
- World War II
- The Cold War
- U.S. at home 1945-1960
- Civil Rights
- The 1970's
- The 1980's
ABLE TO DO
Organize people, places and events into the eras between Reconstruction and the end of the Cold War
Instructional Strategies
Text
Powerpoint Presentation
Lecture/Discussion
Notes
Video Series (all era's)
Internet Research
Assessment Strategies
Chapter Tests
Unit Tests
Top 10 Review Project
Resources
Timeline of U.S. history Covers all U.S. History
Animated Atlas.com timeline Compares different strands of history in its timeline
Smithsonian timeline Based on thematic units
Library of Congress timeline Based on thematic units
Reconstruction timeline Events from 1862-1915
Gilded Age timeline Events from 1869-1913
Westward Expansion timeline Broken down by decades
World War I timline British website with very detailed WWI timeline and links
Timeline of the 1920's Political, Social and Literary history of the 1920's
Timeline of the Great Depression Events of the 1920's and 1930's
World War II timeline Great Thinkquest timeline by year for World War II
Cold War timeline Thinkquest timeline for Cold War years
1950's Timeline Political and historical events of the 1950's
Civil Rights timeline Infoplease timeline with major events/dates
Vietnam timeline/Chronology(Wicked Awesome)
1970's timeline Click on the year to get more info
1980's timeline Click on the year to get more info
Projects and Activities
Top 10 Review Project Students will rank the 10 most imporant events in U.S. History through the Civil War.
