Course: Early – US History
Grade: 7
Designer(s): Mr. Woistman
Overview of Course (Briefly describe what students should understand and be able to do as a result of engaging in this course): The
students should be able to identify and understand the key people, places, documents, and events affecting Americans during our
early history.
Overarching Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions
(These “spiral” throughout the entire curriculum.)
Big Idea
(A Big Idea is typically a
noun and always
transferable within and
among content areas.)
Standard(s) Addressed
(What Common Core Standard(s) and/or PA
Standard(s) addresses this Big Idea?)
Enduring Understanding(s)
(SAS refers to Enduring Understandings as
“Big Ideas.” EUs are the understandings we
want students to carry with them after they
graduate. EUs will link Big Ideas together.
Consider having only one or two EUs per Big
Idea.)
Essential Question(s)
(Essential Questions are broad and open
ended. Sometimes, EQs can be debated. A
student’s answer to an EQ will help teachers
determine if he/she truly understands.
Consider having only one or two EQs per
Enduring Understanding.)
Continuity
Change
8.1.7.A – Sequential Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
8.3.7.C – United States History
8.4.7.C – World History
Continuity and change have impacted our
local, state, country, and world history.
How can continuity and change in our
local, state, country, and world history
influence your life?
Points of View
8.1.7.B – Historical Events
Different points of view of events have an
influence over our past and present.
How can individuals with different points
of view influence your life?
Research
8.1.7.C – Historical Events
Through researching different topics
students will learn how those topics
influence our past and present.
How can researching topics influence your
life??
Contributions
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Contributions of individuals and groups in
our state, country, and world history have
an influence over our past and present.
How can contributions of an individual or
group influence your life?
Documents
Artifacts
8.2.7.B – Local/Pennsylvania
8.3.7.B – United States History
Documents, artifacts, and places in our
local communities, state, country, and
How can documents, artifacts, and places
have an influence on your life?
HISTORY
Places
8.4.7.B – World History
world history have an influence over our
past and present.
Conflict
Cooperation
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United States History
8.4.7.D – World History
Conflict and cooperation among
organizations and groups in local, state,
national, and world history have an
influence over our past and present.
How can conflict and cooperation among
organizations and groups in local, state,
national, and world history influence your
life?
Tools
7.1.7.A
Geographic tools are important to use in
order to organize and interpret
information about people, places, and the
environment.
How can geographic tools influence your
life?
Human Characteristics
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics of a place or region
influence our past and present
Classify and describe human
characteristics of a place or region based
on population, culture, settlement,
economic activities, and political activities
Physical System
7.4.7.A
Physical systems influence people in a
region.
How do physical systems in our region
influence your life?
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the physical system of a
region
How do people in this region influence our
physical system?
5.1.7.D
Our significant documents and the framers
have an influence over our principles and
ideals both in the past and present
How can the framers and significant
documents influence our life today?
6.4.7.D
Economic interdependence through
transportation, communication, and
technology improvements influence our
past and present.
How can economic interdependence
influence your life?
GEOGRAPHY
GOVERNMENT
Documents
ECONOMICS
Interdependence
Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, and Essential Questions Per Unit of Study
(These do NOT “spiral” throughout the entire curriculum, but are specific to each unit.)
Month of
Instruction
(In what
month(s)
will you
teach this
unit?)
Title of
Unit
Big Idea(s)
(A Big Idea is
typically a noun
and always
transferable
within and among
content areas.)
Standard(s)
Addressed
(What Common Core
Standard(s) and/or PA
Standard(s) addresses
this Big Idea?)
Enduring
Understanding(s)
(SAS refers to Enduring
Understandings as “Big
Ideas.” EUs are the
understandings we want
students to carry with
them after they
graduate. EUs will link
Big Ideas together.
Consider having only
one or two EUs per Big
Idea.)
Essential
Question(s)
(Essential Questions
are broad and open
ended. Sometimes,
EQs can be debated. A
student’s answer to an
EQ will help teachers
determine if he/she
truly understands.
Consider having only
one or two EQs per
Enduring
Understanding.)
Common
Assessment(s)*
(What assessments
will all teachers of
this unit use to
determine if students
have answered the
Essential Questions?)
Common
Resource(s)*
Used
(What resources
will all teachers of
this unit use to help
students
understand the Big
Ideas?)
Rights
5.1.7.A
Our rights are
protected by the rule
of law.
How can rule of laws
protect your rights?
Cite examples of
how the rule of law
protects our rights

Student
Handbook
Law
5.1.7.B
Laws are made
differently by different
types of government.
How do different
types of government
make laws
differently?
Identify different
types of
government.
Identify the
processes they use
to make laws.

Supplemental
Handouts

Classroom
Rules
Our principles and
ideals help shape our
local, state, and
national government
How can our
principles and ideals
help shape our local,
state, and national
government today?
Explain the
principles and
ideals that shape
our local, state, and
national
government
GOVERNMENT
August/
September
Student
Handbook
and
Classroom
Rules
Principles and
Ideals
5.1.7.C
Documents
August/
September
5.1.7.D
Student
Handbook
and
Classroom
Rules
Citizenship
5.2.7A
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
As a citizen our
responsibilities are
just as important, if
not more important,
than our rights.
How important are
the rights and
responsibilities of
citizenship in the
community, state,
and nation?
Identify different
rights and
responsibilities.
Identify the roles
played by the
framers
Compare and
contrast our rights
and
responsibilities.
Leadership
5.2.7.C
Public servants have
influence over our
past and present.
How can public
servants influence
your life?
Identify public
service.
Describe the role of
public servants.
Services
5.3.7.C
Our government
provides services that
influence our past and
present
How can
government services
influence your life?
Describe services
provided by our
government.
Types
5.3.7.J
Different government
types have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can various
governments
influence your life?
Identify various
types of
governments.

Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer
September
Physical
Geography
of the
United
States

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
Features
7.1.7.A
7.1.7.B
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
Physical and human
features help to define
places and regions.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
How can Physical
and human features
have an influence
over places and
regions where you
live?
Identify common
geographic tools.

The American
Journey
Textbook
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.

Supplemental
Handouts

Graphic
Organizers
Explain places and
regions.

Maps
Identify different
places and regions.
Define physical and
human features.
Classify places
and/or regions as
physical and/or
human features.
Characteristics
7.2.7.A
Characteristics of
places and regions
help us to understand
our past and present.
How can
characteristics of a
place and/or region
influence your life?
Explain
characteristics of
different places and
regions.
Patterns
7.2.7.B
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
influence our past and
present.
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
earth’s surface
influence your life?
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
on the earth’s
surface.
Pages
Ref 1 – Ref 31
September
Physical
Geography
of the
United
States
Human
Characteristics
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
How can human
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
Physical System
7.4.7.A
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Classify and
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Identify physical
systems.
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the
physical system of a
region
How do people in
this region influence
our physical system?
Identify ways
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.

Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer
September/
October
The
Americas:
World
Meet

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test
HISTORY
Continuity
Change
8.1.7.A – Sequential
Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
Continuity and change
have impacted our
local, state, country,
and world history.
8.3.7.C – United States
History
How can continuity
and change in our
local, state, country,
and world history
influence your life?
8.4.7.C – World
History
Demonstrate how
events and
sequential order
influence continuity
and change

Explain how local
communities cause
continuity and
change in
Pennsylvania’s
history

Supplemental
Handouts

Graphic
Organizer

PowerPoint

Video Clips

Maps
Compare how the
United States has
been impacted by
continuity and
change in our
history?
Distinguish how
continuity and
change have
impacted world
history?
Points of View
8.1.7.B
Different points of
view of events have an
How can individuals
with different points
Identify multiple
points of view as
American
Journey
Textbook
Pages 1 – 115
influence over our
past and present.
September/
October
The
Americas:
World
Meet
of view influence
your life?
primary or
secondary sources
of information
Analyze these
sources for
different points of
view
Research
Contributions
8.1.7.C
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Through researching
different topics
students will learn
how those topics
influence our past and
present.
How can researching
topics influence your
life??
Contributions of
individuals and groups
in our state, country,
and world history
have an influence over
our past and present.
How can
contributions of an
individual or group
influence your life?
Research a topic
using primary and
secondary sources.
Create a thesis
statement.
Identify
contributions of
individuals and
groups from
Pennsylvania, The
United States, and
the World.
Classify the
contribution as
social, political,
cultural, or
economical.
Summarize the
contributions of the
individual or group.
Documents
Artifacts
Places
8.2.7.B –
Local/Pennsylvania
8.3.7.B – United States
Documents, artifacts,
and places in our local
communities, state,
country, and world
How can documents,
artifacts, and places
have an influence on
your life?
Identify significant
local historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
History
September/
October
8.4.7.B – World
History
The
Americas:
World
Meet
Conflict
Cooperation
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
critical to
Pennsylvania’s
history.
Examine the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to the
United States.
Explain the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to world
history.
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United
States History
8.4.7.D – World
History
Conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history influence
your life?
Identify local
connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
List examples of
local connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
Examine groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation in
United States.
September/
October
The
Americas:
World
Meet
Explain how groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation
impacted the world.
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
Features
7.1.7.A
7.1.7.B
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
Identify common
geographic tools.
Physical and human
features help to define
places and regions.
How can Physical
and human features
have an influence
over places and
regions where you
live?
Explain places and
regions.
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.
Identify different
places and regions.
Define physical and
human features.
Classify places
and/or regions as
physical and/or
human features.
Characteristics
7.2.7.A
Characteristics of
places and regions
help us to understand
our past and present.
How can
characteristics of a
place and/or region
influence your life?
Characteristics of
different places and
regions.
Patterns
7.2.7.B
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
September/
October
The
Americas:
World
Meet
influence our past and
present.
earth’s surface
influence your life?
on the earth’s
surface.
Human
Characteristics
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
How can human
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
Classify and
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Physical System
7.4.7.A
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Identify physical
systems.
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the
physical system of a
region
How do people in
this region influence
our physical system?
September/
October
The
Americas:
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Identify ways
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.
GOVERNMENT
Documents
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
5.1.7.D
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
Identify the roles
played by the
World
Meet
Systems
October/
November/
December/
January
Creating a
New
Nation
framers.
ECONOMICS
HISTORY
Continuity
Change
6.2.7.G
8.1.7.A – Sequential
Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
8.3.7.C – United States
History
8.4.7.C – World
History
Economic systems
influence our past and
present because they
decide what to
produce, how to
produce it, and for
whom to produce it.
Continuity and change
have impacted our
local, state, country,
and world history.
How do economic
systems influence
your life?
How can continuity
and change in our
local, state, country,
and world history
influence your life?
Examine various
economic systems.
Identify how these
economic systems
deal with the 3
basic questions

Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test
Demonstrate how
events and
sequential order
influence continuity
and change
Explain how local
communities cause
continuity and
change in

American
Journey
Textbook
Pages 116 – 245

Supplemental
Handouts
Pennsylvania’s
history

Graphic
Organizer
Compare how the
United States has
been impacted by
continuity and
change in our
history?

PowerPoint

Video Clips

Maps
Distinguish how
continuity and
change have
impacted world
history?
Points of View
8.1.7.B
Different points of
view of events have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can individuals
with different points
of view influence
your life?
Identify multiple
points of view as
primary or
secondary sources
of information.
Analyze these
sources for
different points of
view.
Research
Contributions
October/
November/
December/
January
Creating a
New
Nation
8.1.7.C
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Through researching
different topics
students will learn
how those topics
influence our past and
present.
Contributions of
individuals and groups
in our state, country,
and world history
have an influence over
our past and present.
How can researching
topics influence your
life??
How can
contributions of an
individual or group
influence your life?
Research a topic
using primary and
secondary sources.
Create a thesis
statement.
Identify
contributions of
individuals and
groups from
Pennsylvania, The
United States, and
the World.
Classify the
contribution as
social, political,
cultural, or
economical.
Summarize the
contributions of the
individual or group.
Documents
Artifacts
Places
8.2.7.B –
Local/Pennsylvania
8.3.7.B – United States
History
8.4.7.B – World
History
Documents, artifacts,
and places in our local
communities, state,
country, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can documents,
artifacts, and places
have an influence on
your life?
Identify significant
local historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to
Pennsylvania’s
history.
Examine the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to the
United States.
Explain the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to world
history.
October/
November/
December/
January
Creating a
New
Nation
Conflict
Cooperation
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United
States History
8.4.7.D – World
History
Conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history influence
your life?
Identify local
connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
List examples of
local connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
Examine groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation in
United States.
Explain how groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation
impacted the world.
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
Features
October/
November/
December/
January
7.1.7.A
7.1.7.B
Creating a
New
Nation
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
Identify common
geographic tools.
Physical and human
features help to define
places and regions.
How can Physical
and human features
have an influence
over places and
regions where you
live?
Explain places and
regions.
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.
Identify different
places and regions.
Define physical and
human features.
Classify places
and/or regions as
physical and/or
human features.
Characteristics
7.2.7.A
Characteristics of
places and regions
help us to understand
How can
characteristics of a
place and/or region
Explain
characteristics of
different places and
October/
November/
December/
January
our past and present.
influence your life?
regions.
Patterns
7.2.7.B
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
influence our past and
present.
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
earth’s surface
influence your life?
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
on the earth’s
surface.
Human
Characteristics
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
How can human
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
Classify and
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Physical System
7.4.7.A
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Identify physical
systems.
Creating a
New
Nation
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the
physical system of a
region
How do people in
this region influence
our physical system?
Identify ways
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.
GOVERNMENT
October/
November/
December/
January
Rights
5.1.7.A
Our rights are
protected by the rule
of law.
How can rule of laws
protect your rights?
Cite examples of
how the rule of law
protects our rights
Law
5.1.7.B
Laws are made
differently by different
types of government.
How do different
types of government
make laws
differently?
Identify different
types of
government.
Identify the
processes they use
to make laws.
Principles and
Ideals
5.1.7.C
Our principles and
ideals help shape our
local, state, and
national government
How can our
principles and ideals
help shape our local,
state, and national
government today?
Explain the
principles and
ideals that shape
our local, state, and
national
government
Documents
5.1.7.D
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
As a citizen our
responsibilities are
just as important, if
not more important,
than our rights.
How important are
the rights and
responsibilities of
citizenship in the
community, state,
and nation?
Identify different
rights and
responsibilities.
Public servants have
influence over our
How can public
servants influence
Identify public
service.
Creating a
New
Nation
Citizenship
Leadership
5.2.7.A
5.2.7.C
Identify the roles
played by the
framers
Compare and
contrast our rights
and
responsibilities.
past and present.
your life?
Describe the role of
public servants.
Citizens Role
5.2.7.D
Citizens play an
important role in our
political process
throughout our
history.
How can a citizen’s
role in the political
process influence
your life?
Describe the
citizen’s role in the
political process.
Branches
5.3.7.A
Our government
branches have an
influence over our
past and present
How can the
government
branches influence
your life?
Identify
responsibilities and
powers of our three
branches of
government.
Compare and
contrast the three
branches of
government.
Levels
October/
November/
December/
January
5.3.7.B
Creating a
New
Nation
Each level of
government plays a
key role in the
structure of our
system of government
How can each level
of government
influence your life?
Define the three
levels of
government.
Compare the role
and structure of
each level of
government.
Services
5.3.7.C
Our government
provides services that
influence our past and
present
How can
government services
influence your life?
Describe services
provided by our
government.
Political Party
Leadership
5.3.7.D
Political party
leadership has
influenced our
government
throughout our past
and present.
How can political
party leadership
influence your life?
Identify political
party leadership.
What role does a
leader in a political
party have at the
local, state, and
national level?
Courts
5.3.7.F
Each level of our court
system has an
influence over our
past and present.
How can the court
system influence
your life?
Identify the
different levels of
our court system.
Primary Voting
5.3.7.E
The closed primary
voting process in
Pennsylvania
influences our past
and present.
How can the closed
primary voting
process in
Pennsylvania
influence your life?
Describe the closed
primary voting
process in
Pennsylvania.
Tax
5.3.7.I
Taxes have an
influence over our
past and present.
How do taxes
influence your life?
Identify types of
local, state, and
national taxes.
Types
5.3.7.J
Different government
types have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can various
governments
influence your life?
Identify various
types of
governments.
Activities
6.3.7.B
Economic activities
have been influenced
by our government
throughout our
history.
How can our
government
influence the
different type of
economic activities
in your life?
Describe the impact
that government
involvement has on
our national and
state economic
activities.
Taxation
6.3.7.C
Taxation has costs and
benefits throughout
our history.
How can taxation
influence your life?
Explain taxation.
ECONOMICS
October/
November/
December/
January
Creating a
New
Nation
Identify the costs
and benefits of
taxation.
Trade
6.3.7.D
Limiting or promoting
international trade
influenced our past
and present.
How can limiting or
promoting
international trade
influence your life?
Identify how
governments limit
or promote trade?
Interdependence
6.4.7.D
Economic
interdependence
through
transportation,
communication, and
How can economic
interdependence
influence your life?
Explain how
economic
interdependence is
caused by
transportation,
technology
improvements
influence our past and
present.
October/
November/
December/
January
communication,
and technology
improvements.
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Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test

Summative
Assessment
Creating a
New
Nation
HISTORY
January/
February
Launching
the
Republic
Continuity
Change

8.1.7.A – Sequential
Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
8.3.7.C – United States
History
Continuity and change
have impacted our
local, state, country,
and world history.
How can continuity
and change in our
local, state, country,
and world history
influence your life?
Demonstrate how
events and
sequential order
influence continuity
and change
Explain how local
communities cause
Textbook
Pages 246 – 329
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Handouts

Graphic
Organizer

PowerPoint
8.4.7.C – World
History
continuity and
change in
Pennsylvania’s
history
Compare how the
United States has
been impacted by
continuity and
change in our
history?
Points of View
January/
February
8.1.7.B
Launching
the
Republic
Different points of
view of events have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can individuals
with different points
of view influence
your life?
Distinguish how
continuity and
change have
impacted world
history?
Identify multiple
points of view as
primary or
secondary sources
of information
Analyze these
sources for
different points of
view
Research
Contributions
8.1.7.C
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Through researching
different topics
students will learn
how those topics
influence our past and
present.
How can researching
topics influence your
life??
Contributions of
individuals and groups
in our state, country,
and world history
have an influence over
our past and present.
How can
contributions of an
individual or group
influence your life?
Research a topic
using primary and
secondary sources.
Create a thesis
statement.
Identify
contributions of
individuals and
groups from
Pennsylvania, The
United States, and
the World.
Classify the
contribution as
social, political,

Video Clips

Maps
cultural, or
economical.
Summarize the
contributions of the
individual or group.
January/
February
Launching
the
Republic
Documents
Artifacts
Places
8.2.7.B –
Local/Pennsylvania
8.3.7.B – United States
History
8.4.7.B – World
History
Documents, artifacts,
and places in our local
communities, state,
country, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can documents,
artifacts, and places
have an influence on
your life?
Identify significant
local historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to
Pennsylvania’s
history.
Examine the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to the
United States.
Explain the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to world
history.
Conflict
Cooperation
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United
States History
Conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
How can conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
Identify local
connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
8.4.7.D – World
History
January/
February
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
history influence
your life?
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
List examples of
local connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
Examine groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation in
United States.
Launching
the
Republic
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
Explain how groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation
impacted the world.
7.1.7.A
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
Identify common
geographic tools.
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.
Patterns
7.2.7.B
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
influence our past and
present.
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
earth’s surface
influence your life?
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
on the earth’s
surface.
Human
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics
How can human
Classify and
Characteristics
Physical System
January/
February
7.4.7.A
Launching
the
Republic
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Identify physical
systems.
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
People
GOVERNMENT
Documents
Citizenship
7.4.7.B
People effect the
physical system of a
region
How do people in
this region influence
our physical system?
Identify ways
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.
5.1.7.D
5.2.7.A
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
As a citizen our
How important are
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
Identify the roles
played by the
framers
Identify different
Leadership
January/
February
5.2.7.C
Launching
the
Republic
Branches
5.3.7.A
responsibilities are
just as important, if
not more important,
than our rights.
the rights and
responsibilities of
citizenship in the
community, state,
and nation?
rights and
responsibilities.
Public servants have
influence over our
past and present.
How can public
servants influence
your life?
Identify public
service.
Our government
branches have an
influence over our
past and present
How can the
government
branches influence
your life?
Identify
responsibilities and
powers of our three
branches of
government.
Compare and
contrast our rights
and
responsibilities.
Describe the role of
public servants.
Compare and
contrast the three
branches of
government.
Levels
5.3.7.B
Each level of
government plays a
key role in the
structure of our
system of government
How can each level
of government
influence your life?
Services
5.3.7.C
Our government
provides services that
influence our past and
present
How can
government services
influence your life?
Courts
5.3.7.F
Each level of our court
system has an
influence over our
past and present.
How can the court
system influence
your life?
ECONOMICS
Define the three
levels of
government.
Compare the role
and structure of
each level of
government.
Describe services
provided by our
government.
Identify the
different levels of
our court system.
February/
March
Growth
and
Expansion
Goods and
Services
6.3.7.A
Public goods and
services impact our
local community and
states throughout our
history.
How can public
goods and services
impact your life?
Explain the impact
on public goods and
services on the
local community
and state.
Interdependence
6.4.7.D
Economic
interdependence
through
transportation,
communication, and
technology
improvements
influence our past and
present.
How can economic
interdependence
influence your life?
Explain how
economic
interdependence is
caused by
transportation,
communication,
and technology
improvements.

Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test

Summative
Assessment
HISTORY
Continuity
Change
8.1.7.A – Sequential
Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
8.3.7.C – United States
History
Continuity and change
have impacted our
local, state, country,
and world history.
How can continuity
and change in our
local, state, country,
and world history
influence your life?
Demonstrate how
events and
sequential order
influence continuity
and change
Explain how local
communities cause
continuity and
change in
Pennsylvania’s
history
8.4.7.C – World
History
Compare how the
United States has
been impacted by
continuity and
change in our
history?
Distinguish how
continuity and
change have
impacted world
history?
Points of View
8.1.7.B
Different points of
view of events have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can individuals
with different points
of view influence
your life?
Identify multiple
points of view as
primary or
secondary sources
of information
Analyze these
sources for
different points of
view
February/
March
Growth
and
Expansion
Research
Contributions
8.1.7.C
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Through researching
different topics
students will learn
how those topics
influence our past and
present.
How can researching
topics influence your
life??
Contributions of
individuals and groups
in our state, country,
and world history
have an influence over
our past and present.
How can
contributions of an
individual or group
influence your life?
Research a topic
using primary and
secondary sources.
Create a thesis
statement.
Identify
contributions of
individuals and
groups from
Pennsylvania, The
United States, and
the World.

Textbook
Pages 190 – 191
Pages 280 – 285
Page 317
Pages 325 – 327
Pages 342 – 347
Pages 356 – 377

Supplemental
Handouts

Graphic
Organizer

PowerPoint

Video Clips

Maps
Classify the
contribution as
social, political,
cultural, or
economical.
Summarize the
contributions of the
individual or group.
Documents
Artifacts
Places
8.2.7.B –
Local/Pennsylvania
8.3.7.B – United States
History
8.4.7.B – World
History
February/
March
Documents, artifacts,
and places in our local
communities, state,
country, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can documents,
artifacts, and places
have an influence on
your life?
Identify significant
local historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to
Pennsylvania’s
history.
Examine the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to the
United States.
Explain the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to world
history.
Growth
and
Expansion
Conflict
Cooperation
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United
States History
8.4.7.D – World
History
Conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history influence
your life?
Identify local
connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
List examples of
local connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
Examine groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation in
United States.
Explain how groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation
impacted the world.
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
February/
March
7.1.7.A
Growth
and
Expansion
Features
7.1.7.B
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
Identify common
geographic tools.
Physical and human
features help to define
places and regions.
How can Physical
and human features
have an influence
over places and
regions where you
live?
Explain places and
regions.
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.
Identify different
places and regions.
Define physical and
human features.
February/
March
Growth
and
Expansion
Characteristics
7.2.7.A
Patterns
7.2.7.B
Human
Characteristics
7.3.7.A
Physical System
7.4.7.A
Classify places
and/or regions as
physical and/or
human features.
Characteristics of
places and regions
help us to understand
our past and present.
How can
characteristics of a
place and/or region
influence your life?
Explain
characteristics of
different places and
regions.
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
influence our past and
present.
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
earth’s surface
influence your life?
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
on the earth’s
surface.
Human characteristics
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
How can human
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
Classify and
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Identify physical
systems.
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the
How do people in
Identify ways
physical system of a
region
this region influence
our physical system?
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.
GOVERNMENT
Documents
5.1.7.D
ECONOMICS
February/
March
Growth
and
Expansion
Scarcity
6.1.7.A
Debt
6.2.7.A
Price Change
6.2.7.D
Taxation
6.3.7.C
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
Scarcity of resources
influences our past
and present.
How can scarcity of
resources influence
your life?
Consumers and
producers of goods
and services influence
our economy in our
past and present.
How can a consumer
and/or producer
influence your life?
Change in price effect
buyers and sellers
throughout our
history.
How can prices
influence your life?
Taxation has costs and
benefits throughout
our history.
How can taxation
influence your life?
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
Identify the roles
played by the
framers
Explain how limited
resources and
unlimited wants
cause scarcity.
Describe the
interaction of
consumers and
producers of goods
and services in the
state and national
economy.
Explain the effects
that change in price
have on buyers and
sellers.
Explain taxation.
Identify the costs
Trade
6.3.7.D
People
6.4.7.A
and benefits of
taxation.
Limiting or promoting
international trade
influenced our past
and present.
How can limiting or
promoting
international trade
influence your life?
Identify how
governments limit
or promote trade?
People’s production
and divided labor has
influenced our past
and present.
How can people’s
production and
divided labor
influence your life?
Explain why people
specialize in the
production of goods
and services?
Explain how
divided labor
influences what is
produced?
February/
March
Interdependence
6.4.7.D
Risk
Reward
6.5.7.D
Entrepreneur
6.5.7.F
Growth
and
Expansion
Explain how
economic
interdependence is
affected by
transportation,
communication,
and technology
improvements.
Economic
interdependence
through
transportation,
communication, and
technology
improvements has an
influence over our
past and present.
How can economic
interdependence
influence your life?
Risk and reward has
influenced our past
and present.
How can risk and
reward influence
your life?
Explain the
relationship
between risk and
reward.
Entrepreneurs have
influenced our past
and present.
How can
entrepreneurs
influence your like?
Define
entrepreneur.
What role do
entrepreneurs play
in our economy?

Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test

The American
Journey
Textbook
Pages 322 – 323
Pages 386 – 545
HISTORY
March/
April/ May
Civil War
Continuity
Change
8.1.7.A – Sequential
Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
8.3.7.C – United States
History
8.4.7.C – World
History
Continuity and change
have impacted our
local, state, country,
and world history.
How can continuity
and change in our
local, state, country,
and world history
influence your life?
Demonstrate how
events and
sequential order
influence continuity
and change
Explain how local
communities cause
continuity and
change in
Pennsylvania’s
history
Compare how the
United States has
been impacted by
continuity and
changein our
history?

Supplemental
Handouts

Graphic
Organizer

PowerPoint

Video Clips

Maps
Distinguish how
continuity and
change have
impacted world
history?
Points of View
8.1.7.B
Different points of
view of events have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can individuals
with different points
of view influence
your life?
Identify multiple
points of view as
primary or
secondary sources
of information
Analyze these
sources for
different points of
view
Research
March/
April/ May
Civil War
Contributions
8.1.7.C
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Through researching
different topics
students will learn
how those topics
influence our past and
present.
How can researching
topics influence your
life??
Contributions of
individuals and groups
in our state, country,
and world history
have an influence over
our past and present.
How can
contributions of an
individual or group
influence your life?
Research a topic
using primary and
secondary sources.
Create a thesis
statement.
Identify
contributions of
individuals and
groups from
Pennsylvania, The
United States, and
the World.
Classify the
contribution as
social, political,
cultural, or
economical.
Summarize the
contributions of the
individual or group.
Documents
Artifacts
Places
8.2.7.B –
Local/Pennsylvania
Documents, artifacts,
and places in our local
communities, state,
How can documents,
artifacts, and places
have an influence on
Identify significant
local historical
documents,
8.3.7.B – United States
History
8.4.7.B – World
History
March/
April/ May
country, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
your life?
artifacts, and places
critical to
Pennsylvania’s
history.
Examine the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to the
United States.
Explain the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to world
history.
Civil War
Conflict
Cooperation
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United
States History
8.4.7.D – World
History
Conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history influence
your life?
Identify local
connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
List examples of
local connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
Examine groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation in
United States.
Explain how groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation
impacted the world.
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
March/
April/ May
7.1.7.A
Civil War
Features
7.1.7.B
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
Identify common
geographic tools.
Physical and human
features help to define
places and regions.
How can Physical
and human features
have an influence
over places and
regions where you
live?
Explain places and
regions.
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.
Identify different
places and regions.
Define physical and
human features.
Classify places
and/or regions as
physical and/or
human features.
Characteristics
7.2.7.A
Characteristics of
places and regions
help us to understand
our past and present.
How can
characteristics of a
place and/or region
influence your life?
Explain
characteristics of
different places and
regions.
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Patterns
7.2.7.B
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
influence our past and
present.
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
earth’s surface
influence your life?
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
on the earth’s
surface.
Human
Characteristics
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
How can human
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
Classify and
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Physical System
7.4.7.A
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Identify physical
systems.
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the
physical system of a
region
How do people in
this region influence
our physical system?
Identify ways
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.
GOVERNMENT
Rights
5.1.7.A
Our rights are
How can rule of laws
Cite examples of
how the rule of law
Law
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5.1.7.B
protected by the rule
of law.
protect your rights?
protects our rights
Laws are made
differently by different
types of government.
How do different
types of government
make laws
differently?
Identify different
types of
government.
Identify the
processes they use
to make laws.
Principles and
Ideals
5.1.7.C
Our principles and
ideals help shape our
local, state, and
national government
How can our
principles and ideals
help shape our local,
state, and national
government today?
Explain the
principles and
ideals that shape
our local, state, and
national
government
Documents
5.1.7.D
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
As a citizen our
responsibilities are
just as important, if
not more important,
than our rights.
How important are
the rights and
responsibilities of
citizenship in the
community, state,
and nation?
Identify different
rights and
responsibilities.
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Citizenship
5.2.7A
Identify the roles
played by the
framers
Compare and
contrast our rights
and
responsibilities.
Citizen’s Role
5.2.7.D
Citizens play an
important role in our
political process
throughout our
history.
How can a citizen’s
role in the political
process influence
your life?
Describe the
citizen’s role in the
political process.
Branches
5.3.7.A
Our government
How can the
Identify
branches have an
influence over our
past and present
government
branches influence
your life?
responsibilities and
powers of our three
branches of
government.
Compare and
contrast the three
branches of
government.
Levels
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ECONOMICS
Resources
6.1.7.B
Each level of
government plays a
key role in the
structure of our
system of government
How can each level
of government
influence your life?
Define the three
levels of
government.
Resources influence
the types of goods and
services produced
throughout our
history.
How can resources
in an area influence
your life?
Describe resources
in an area.
Compare the role
and structure of
each level of
government.
What goods and
services are
produced with
resources in a
certain area?
Business
6.2.7.E
Businesses have
expanded and
contracted throughout
our history
How can businesses
expanding or
contracting
influence your life?
Explain the causes
and effect of
expansion or
contraction of
businesses.
Taxation
6.3.7.C
Taxation has costs and
benefits throughout
our history.
How can taxation
influence your life?
Explain taxation.
Identify the cost
and benefits of
taxation.
Trade
6.3.7.D
Limiting or promoting
international trade
influenced our past
and present.
How can limiting or
promoting
international trade
influence your life?
Identify how
governments limit
or promote trade?
Standards of
6.4.7.B
Trade has influenced
How has trade
Analyze how
Living
Interdependence
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6.4.7.D
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our standard of living
throughout our past
and present.
influenced your
standard of living?
changes in trade
affect standards of
living.
Economic
interdependence
through
transportation,
communication, and
technology
improvements
influence our past and
present.
How can economic
interdependence
influence your life?
Explain how
economic
interdependence is
caused by
transportation,
communication,
and technology
improvements.
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Assessment
HISTORY
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the Nation
Continuity
Change
8.1.7.A – Sequential
Order and Context
8.2.7.C - Local
8.3.7.C – United States
History
8.4.7.C – World
History
Continuity and change
have impacted our
local, state, country,
and world history.
How can continuity
and change in our
local, state, country,
and world history
influence your life?
Demonstrate how
events and
sequential order
influence continuity
and change
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Packet
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Supplemental
Handouts
Explain how local
communities cause
continuity and
change in
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Graphic
Organizer
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PowerPoint
Pennsylvania’s
history
Compare how the
United States has
been impacted by
continuity and
change in our
history?
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Distinguish how
continuity and
change have
impacted world
history?
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the Nation
Points of View
8.1.7.B
Different points of
view of events have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can individuals
with different points
of view influence
your life?
Identify multiple
points of view as
primary or
secondary sources
of information
Analyze these
sources for
different points of
view
Research
Contributions
8.1.7.C
8.2.7.A –Pennsylvania
8.3.7.A – United States
8.4.7.A – World
Through researching
different topics
students will learn
how those topics
influence our past and
present.
How can researching
topics influence your
life??
Contributions of
individuals and groups
in our state, country,
and world history
have an influence over
our past and present.
How can
contributions of an
individual or group
influence your life?
Research a topic
using primary and
secondary sources.
Create a thesis
statement.
Identify
contributions of
individuals and
groups from
Pennsylvania, The
United States, and
the World.
Classify the
contribution as
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social, political,
cultural, or
economical.
Summarize the
contributions of the
individual or group.
Documents
Artifacts
Places
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Reshaping
the Nation
8.2.7.B –
Local/Pennsylvania
8.3.7.B – United States
History
8.4.7.B – World
History
Documents, artifacts,
and places in our local
communities, state,
country, and world
history have an
influence over our
past and present.
How can documents,
artifacts, and places
have an influence on
your life?
Identify significant
local historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to
Pennsylvania’s
history.
Examine the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to the
United States.
Explain the
importance of
significant
historical
documents,
artifacts, and places
critical to world
history.
Conflict
Cooperation
8.2.7.D – Local
8.3.7.D – United
States History
8.4.7.D – World
Conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history have an
How can conflict and
cooperation among
organizations and
groups in local, state,
national, and world
history influence
Identify local
connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
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influence over our
past and present.
your life?
Pennsylvania.
List examples of
local connections to
organizations and
groups that caused
conflict and/or
cooperation in
Pennsylvania.
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the Nation
Examine groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation in
United States.
Explain how groups
and organizations
that were involved
in conflict and
cooperation
impacted the world.
GEOGRAPHY
Tools
7.1.7.A
Geographic tools are
important to use in
order to organize and
interpret information
about people, places,
and the environment.
How can geographic
tools influence your
life?
Identify common
geographic tools.
Explain the
importance of
geographic tools in
order to organize
and interpret
information about
people, places, and
the environment.
Patterns
7.2.7.B
Physical processes
that shape patterns on
the earth’s surface
influence our past and
present.
How can physical
processes that shape
patterns on the
earth’s surface
influence your life?
Describe different
physical processes
that shape patterns
on the earth’s
surface.
Human
7.3.7.A
Human characteristics
How can human
Classify and
Characteristics
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the Nation
Physical System
7.4.7.A
of a place or region
influence our past and
present
characteristics of a
place or a region
influence your life?
describe human
characteristics of a
place or region
based on
population, culture,
settlement,
economic activities,
and political
activities.
Physical systems
influence people in a
region.
How do physical
systems in our
region influence
your life?
Identify physical
systems.
Describe the effect
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
Explain the effects
of a physical system
on people within a
region.
People
7.4.7.B
People effect the
physical system of a
region
How do people in
this region influence
our physical system?
Identify ways
people influence a
physical system
within a region.
Describe and
explain how people
influence our
physical systems
within a region.
5.1.7.D
Our significant
documents and the
framers have an
influence over our
principles and ideals
both in the past and
present.
How can the framers
and significant
documents influence
our life today?
Summarize the
principles and
ideals within
significant
documents.
Taxation has costs and
benefits throughout
How can taxation
influence your life?
GOVERNMENT
Documents
ECONOMICS
Taxation
6.3.7.C
Identify the roles
played by the
framers
Explain taxation.
our history.
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the Nation
Trade
6.3.7.D
Interdependence
6.4.7.D
Identify the cost
and benefits of
taxation.
Limiting or promoting
international trade
influenced our past
and present.
How can limiting or
promoting
international trade
influence your life?
Identify how
governments limit
or promote trade?
Economic
interdependence
through
transportation,
communication, and
technology
improvements
influences our past
and present.
How can economic
interdependence
influence your life?
Explain how
economic
interdependence is
caused by
transportation,
communication,
and technology
improvements.
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Bell Ringers

Class
Discussion

Inquiry

Question and
Answer

Homework

Reading
Apprenticeship
Strategies

Test

Summative
Assessment
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