Curriculum+Review

**CURRICULUM REVIEW**

 * ====I chose to focus on the United State's history from 1789-1918 and how it impacted the growth of Georgia. The standards are focused mainly in the 8th grade but also are introduced in the 5th grade. The focused 8th grade standards are listed:====

a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches. b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud. c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia’s growth. d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears. a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens. b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville. c. Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan. a. Evaluate the impact the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Exposition, Tom Watson and the Populists, Rebecca Latimer Felton, the 1906 Atlanta Riot, the Leo Frank Case, and the county unit system had on Georgia during this period. b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence. c. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon. d. Explain reasons for World War I and describe Georgia’s contributions.
 * SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840.**
 * SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.**
 * SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918.**
 * ====The 5th grade standards that correlate with the above 8th standards are briefly listed as they are not the main focus:====

Key Unit  ||  Assessment Products/ Strategies  ||  Resources   || Civil War            <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">SS5H2 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Reconstruction || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Understand that when there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Understand that the beliefs and ideals of a society influence the social, political, and economic decisions of that society. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Define terms: raid, slavery, emancipation, states’ rights, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Compare/contrast different leaders of the Civil War <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Understand that the actions of individuals, groups, and/or institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Define terms: amendment, 13th amendment, 14th amendment, 15th amendment, reconstruction, sharecropping, Jim Crow Laws, Freedman’s Bureau <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Develop a “flip book” on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments restating the meaning of each and analyze how these amendments affected citizens during Reconstruction. || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">1. Civil War websites <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">2. Social Studies textbook <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">3. Atlas to locate battle fields <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">4. Civil War videos located in the media center <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">5. Biographies of Civil War prominent people <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">6. Reconstruction videos <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">7. Encyclopedia <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Development of Georgia 1789-1840 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">SS8H6 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Impact of Civil War and Reconstruction in Georgia <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">SS8H7 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Political, Social, and Economic Changes in Georgia 1877-1918 ||  · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Explain establishment of University of Georgia, Louisville, and spread of Baptist and Methodist churches · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Explain impact of land policies and how technology develops · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Analyze Trail of Tears · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Define terms: headright system, land lotteries, Yazoo Land Fraud · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Explain key issues that led to Civil War and important key events of war · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Analyze impact of Reconstruction on Georgia · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Write a seven day first person diary from the frame of reference of chosen Civil War role <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Define terms: nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Dred Scott Case, Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Sherman’s March to Sea, Freedman’s Bureau, tenant farming, Ku Klux Klan · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Analyze how rights were denied to African Americans during this time · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Explain the roles of prominent African Americans during this time · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Explain reasons for World War I and Georgia’s contributions · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Define terms: Bourbon Triumvirate, International Cotton Exposition, 1906 Atlanta Riot, Leo Frank Case || <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">1. Web searches <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">2. Social Studies Text <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">3. Civil War DVDs <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">4. Trail of Tears DVD <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">5. Biographies on prominent African Americans during this time <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">6. Biographies on Civil War figures <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">7. Encyclopedia ||
 * SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.**
 * SS5H2 The student will analyze the effects of Reconstruction on American life.**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Standard and
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">SS5H1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Put on a one-person play portraying the events of Harper’s Ferry Raid (John Brown) and Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Relate each event to a cause or a consequence of the Civil War.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Present reports on different leaders during the Civil War.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Narrative piece on a Union/Confederate soldier’s reasons for joining the army
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Create a Civil War scrapbook highlighting major events, people, and things
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">T-chart labeled ―Problems in the U.S. after the Civil War and Solutions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Illustrate a scene depicting the effects of the war on the North or South
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Write a letter to President Abraham Lincoln describing how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments changed the United States
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Prepare a job description for an employee of the Freedmen’s Bureau
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">SS8H5