Class Pacing Schedule August-September Chapter 1 Expanding Horizons Age of Exploration Rise of Modern Capitalism The Enlightenment Chapter 2 Road to Independence Founding the American Colonies Life in Colonial America Trouble in the Colonies War of Independence October-December Chapter 3 A More Perfect Union The Articles of Confederation Convention and Compromise A New Plan of Government Chapter 4 The Constitution Goals of the Constitution The Federal Government Citizens’ Rights and Responsibilities Chapter 5 The Federalist Era The First President Early Challenges The First Political Parties Chapter 6 The Age of Jefferson The Republicans Take Power The Louisiana Purchase Daily Life in Early America January-February Chapter 7 Foreign Affairs in the Early Republic A Time of Conflict The War of 1812 Foreign Relations Chapter 8 The Northeast: Building Industry Economic Growth A System of Transportation The North’s People Reforms and Reformers The Women’s Movement Chapter 9 The South Southern Cotton Kingdom Life in the South The Peculiar Institution Chapter 10 The Age of Jackson Jacksonian Democracy The Removal of Native Americans Jackson and the Bank March-April Chapter 11 Manifest Destiny Westward to the Pacific Independence for Texas War With Mexico New Settlers in California and Utah Chapter 12 Road to Civil War Abolitionists Slavery and the West A Nation Dividing Challenges to Slavery Secession and War Chapter 13 The Civil War The Two Sides Early Years of the War A Call to Freedom Life During the Civil War The Way to Victory Chapter 14 Reconstruction Reconstruction Plans Radicals in Control The South During Reconstruction Change in the South May Chapter 15 The Western Frontier The Mining Booms Ranchers and Farmers Native American Struggles Farmers in Protest Chapter 16 The Growth of Industry Railroads Lead the Way Inventions The Age of Big Business Industrial Workers Chapter 17 America Enters a New Century The New Immigrants Moving to the City A Changing Culture The Progressive Movement A Changing Nation State Testing June Sparta Job Interview Resume Writing Habits of Successful Students The Stock Market Game Notable Activities & Projects Creating a Government Jury Duty Formal Speeches Structured Debates Open Forums Sparta Historical Board Game Diorama Journal Writing Documentaries CNN Student News Murder Mystery Investigation Note: Dates and activities subject to change. Most class activities will involve one or more of the following skills- Interpreting: What is really being said here? Inferring: Developing ideas based on your background knowledge and the material being studied. Drawing Conclusions: Combine information and evidence to form a statement or opinion about a topic. Making Connections: Text-to-Self; Text-to-World; Text-to-Text Analyzing: Looking at separate parts of something to understand the whole. Distinguishing Fact From Opinion: A fact is a statement that can be proven. An opinion cannot be proven and comes from a personal viewpoint-though opinions can be supported with facts. Evaluating: Forming an opinion or making a judgment about something. For example, deciding whether an article shows bias or not. Synthesizing: Combining ideas (maybe even from other sources) to come up with something new. Comparison and Contrast: Showing how things are alike and different. Cause and Effect: Explaining why things are as they are. Problem and Solution: Identifying a problem and how to solve it. Sequence: How things are arranged such as in chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance.