TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY IN
GEORGIA’S CLASSIC REGION UNITS
ELEMENTARY:
The American Revolution
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Causes of the American Revolution
Battles of the American Revolution
Complaints
Can One War Lead to Another PowerPoint
Paul Revere
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Day One Script
Revere Picture (10)
Patriot vs. Loyalist (3)
Summative Assessment (5)
Performance Assessment Directions (6)
Performance Assessment Rubric (7)
Paul Revere Editorial (8)
Optional Title (9)
Performance Task Example (11)
Resource List
Colonial Currency (3rd Grade)
Ben Franklin and Light (Integrated 4th Grade Unit) – History and Inventions
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Franklin Statue
Colonial Dress PowerPoint
Independence Hall PowerPoint
Prism Paths
Challenges of the New Nation
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Constitution Assignment
Articles of Confederation PowerPoint
Constitution for Kids PowerPoint
Statements for Venn Diagram
Constitution Graphic Organizer
Constitution Test
Primary Source Images and Photo Story to be hyperlinked
Citizenship Unit – 5th Grade
 Bill of Rights Flip Book Directions
 Flip Book Rubric
Immigration Unit – Madison
Who Were the Tired, the Poor, the Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free?
Civil Rights and the Economics of Sit-ins and Boycotts (“Sitting Down to Stand
Up”)
Suffrage Unit
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SmartBoard attachments and videos will be hyperlinked
Letters Between Abigail and John Adams
Suffrage Political Cartoon
Suffrage March Picture
Suffrage Song
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Resource List
American Hero Graphic Organizer
Suffrage Timeline Events
Suffrage Assessment
Suffragists Stick With It Performance Task
Performance Task Rubric
Performance Task Rubric 4th Grade
Immigration Unit - Barrow
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Ellis Island Anticipation Guide
American Immigrants PowerPoint
Immigration Graph
Melting Pot Readers Theater
Photographs will be hyperlinked
Reconstruction Unit
 Teacher Notes
 Student Notes
 Prezi Task
 Group WebQuest
 Technology Component
 Review Activity
 Newscast Rubric
 Poster Rubric
 Digital Storytelling Rubric
Chasing the Spirit of Service with the Tuskegee Airmen
MIDDLE:
Georgia and World War I
Jim Crow Unit Plan
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Civil Rights Through Their Eyes
o Folder Activity Resources –Primary and Secondary Documents
o Group Checklist
Freedom Doesn’t Come Easy - American Revolution
 Lesson One: French and Indian War and the Proclamation of 1763
o Cloze Activity
o KWL for French and Indian War
o Word Splash
o KWL for Proclamation
 Lesson Two: Causes of the American Revolution – A Deeper Look
o Alternative View of the Boston Massacre
o Photo of Boston Massacre Monument
o Boston Massacre Info
o Picture1
o Picture2
 Lesson Three: Declaration of Independence
o Common Sense PowerPoint
o Declaration of Independence
o Analysis of Declaration of Independence
 Lesson Four: Patriots
o Patriots of the Revolution PowerPoint
o Patriots Analysis Worksheet
 Lesson Five: Loyalists
o Loyalists PowerPoint
 Lesson Six: Battle of Kettle Creek and Siege of Savannah
o Battle of Kettle Creek KWL
o Siege of Savannah KWL
o Battles Word Splash
o Battles Quiz
o Battles PowerPoint will be hyperlinked
 Performance Task
o Student Handout
o Rubric
HIGH SCHOOL:
AP US Unit: 1800-1815
 War of 1812
AP US Unit: Progressive Era and World War I
Don’t Forget the Ladies (1800-1815)
Civil Rights: A Study in Contrasts
Civil Rights: Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Articles of Confederation vs. Constitution
Birth of a Constitution
Analysis of Three Founding Documents
o Constitution in Context
Civil Rights and the Law
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Content Map
Civil Rights Movement Notes 1
Civil Rights Movement Notes 2
A Time for Justice Questions
Student Form
Voting Rights Timeline Organizer
The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement PowerPoint
Letter from Birmingham Jail Questions
Georgia DOE Released Test Items on Civil Rights
Culminating Writing Activity
Constructed Response Rubric
Bibliography