US History – ’13-’14 – 1st Six Weeks
Monday
26-Aug (A)
First Day of School
Start 1st Six Weeks
Welcome & Intros
Policies & Procedures
Student Information
States Map Exam
Tuesday
27-Aug (B)
First Day of School
Start 1st Six Weeks
Welcome & Intros
Policies & Procedures
Student Information
States Map Exam
2-Sep
School Holiday
Labor Day
3-Sep (B)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 2: Liberty & Order
Review Declaration of
Independence
9-Sep (B)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 4: Civil War
Review Civil War
10-Sep (A)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 5: Reconstruction
Review Reconstruction
16-Sep (A)
Unit 2: The West
Ch. 7: Looking to the West
Review Louisiana
Purchase/State’s Rights
Exam
17-Sep (B)
Unit 2: The West
Ch. 7: Looking to the West
Review Louisiana
Purchase/State’s Rights
Exam
23-Sep (B)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Industrialization/
Urbanization
24-Sep (A)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Assembly Line
Wednesday
28-Aug (A)
Unit 1: Democratic
Ideals
Ch. 2: Liberty & Order
Review Declaration of
Independence
4-Sep (A)
Unit 1: Democratic
Ideals
Ch. 3: Emerging New
Nation
Review Constitution/Bill
of Rights
11-Sep (B)
Unit 1: Democratic
Ideals
Ch. 5: Reconstruction
Review Reconstruction
18-Sep (A)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Industrialization/
Urbanization
25-Sep (B)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Assembly Line
Thursday
29-Aug (B)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 2: Liberty & Order
Review Declaration of
Independence
Friday
30-Aug (A)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 2: Liberty & Order
Review Declaration of
Independence
5-Sep (B)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 3: Emerging New
Nation
Review Constitution/Bill of
Rights
12-Sep (A)
Unit 2: The West
Ch. 7: Looking to the West
Review Louisiana
Purchase/State’s Rights
19-Sep (B)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Industrialization/
Urbanization
26-Sep (A)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Growth of industry
6-Sep (A)
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Ch. 4: Civil War
Review Civil War
13-Sep (B)
Unit 2: The West
Ch. 7: Looking to the West
Review Louisiana
Purchase/State’s Rights
20-Sep (A)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Industrialization/Urbanization
27-Sep (B)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Growth of Industry
End 1st Six Weeks
30-Sep (A)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Review/Remediation
1-Oct (B)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Review/Remediation
2-Oct (A)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Exam 6, 8, 9
3-Oct (B)
Unit 3: The Gilded Age
Exam 6, 8, 9
4-Oct (A)
Unit 4: Progressive Era
11.1-2
Start 2nd Six Weeks
Unit 1: Democratic Ideals
Essential Question: What are the roles &
responsibilities of citizens & government
in a democratic society?
Big Idea: Democratic societies must balance the
rights & responsibilities of individuals with the
common good.
Academic Vocab/Language of Instruction: Democratic Process,
National Ethos, Constitutional Republic, Strict Constructionism, Judicial
Interpretation, Egalitarianism, Lobbying, Non-violent protesting,
Litigation, Individualism
Big Idea: Geography influences needs, culture,
opportunities, choices, interests, & skills.
Academic Vocab/Language of Instruction: Assimilation, Populism,
Innovations, Transcontinental, Cattle Boom, Statehood, Homestead,
Westward Expansion
Big Idea: Industrialization creates changes.
Academic Vocab/Language of Instruction: Monopoly, Gilded Age,
Political Machine, Social Darwinism, Urbanization, Philanthropy,
Industrialization, Quota, Assembly Line, Trust, Big Business,
Entrepreneurship, Free Enterprise, Labor Union
Unit 2: The West
Essential Question: How has geography
influenced the development of the United
States?
Unit 3:
Essential Question: How did
industrialization bring both positive &
negative changes?