WEEK 1- 1st Six Weeks TEKS CONCEPTS RESOURCES MONDAY August 24 Introduction Syllabus Classroom goals, objectives, and expectations Procedures TUESDAY August 25 29A-H Introduction - Continued 11th Grade US History EOC Overview of TEKS EOC Sample Questions Social Studies Skills Primary and Secondary Sources Bias Drawing Inferences and making predictions WEDNESDAY August 26 29A-H Introduction – Why History Matters Our Story in 2 minutes Instructional Video Importance of US History, its relevance and connecting lessons to issues in the United States. Interpretation & Perspective – The True Story of the three little pigs Why History Matters: Seinfeld US History skit THURSDAY August 27 Introduction – The Legacy of the Civil War The Failure of Reconstruction HMH History Channel FRIDAY August 28 2ABC Introduction – Eras & Themes in American History Since 1877 HMH pg T12 TEKS Descriptor 2A identify the major characteristics that define an historical era 2B identify the major eras in U.S. history from 1877 to the present and describe their defining characteristics 2C apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods 29A use a variety of both primary and secondary valid sources to acquire information and to analyze and answer historical questions 29B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing and contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations, making predictions, drawing inferences, and drawing conclusions 29C understand how historians interpret the past (historiography) and how their interpretations of history may change over time 29D use the process of historical inquiry to research, interpret, and use multiple types of sources of evidence 29E evaluate the validity of a source based on language, corroboration with other sources, and information about the author, including points of view, frames of reference, and historical context 29F identify bias in written, oral, and visual material 29G identify and support with historical evidence a point of view on a social studies issue or event 29H use appropriate skills to analyze and interpret social studies information such as maps, graphs, presentations, speeches, lectures, and political cartoons COMMENTS ELPS 1C, 2E CCRS IB, IF, IVA
WEEK 2- 3rd Six Weeks TEKS CONCEPTS RESOURCES MONDAY November 9 6B, 25A The Roaring Life of the 1920s: Changing Ways of Life HMH Chapter 13 Rural and Urban differences Prohibition 18th Amendment Organized Crime 21st Amendment Science and Religion Fundamentalism The Scopes Trial Clarence Darrow William Jennings Bryan TUESDAY November 10 6A The Roaring Life of the 1920s: The Twenties Woman The New Morality The Flapper The Double Standard The Changing Family HMH Chapter 13 WEDNESDAY November 11 6B, 25A The Roaring Life of the 1920s: Education and Popular Culture Education Mass Media Sports and Popular Culture Charles A. Lindbergh Art and Literature HMH Chapter 13 THURSDAY November 12 6B, 25B The Roaring Life of the 1920s: The Harlem Renaissance Origins Marcus Garvey Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes The Jazz Age Louis Armstrong HMH Chapter 13 FRIDAY November 13 Chapter 13 Assessment HMH Chapter 13 TEKS Descriptor 5A evaluate the impact of Progressive Era reforms, including initiative, referendum, recall, and the passage of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments 6A analyze causes and effects of events and social issues such as immigration, Social Darwinism, eugenics, race relations, nativism, the Red Scare, Prohibition, and the changing role of women 6B analyze the impact of significant individuals such as Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ford, Glenn Curtiss, Marcus Garvey, and Charles A. Lindbergh 13A analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt 25A describe how the characteristics and issues in U.S. history have been reflected in various genres of art, music, film, and literature 25B describe both the positive and negative impacts of significant examples of cultural movements in art, music, and literature such as Tin Pan Alley, the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, rock and roll, the Chicano Mural Movement, and country and western music on American society 29B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing and contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations, making predictions, drawing inferences, and drawing conclusions COMMENTS 2015 25B 52.9%, 2014 63.5% ELPS 1C, 2I, 3C-H, 4CDGF, CCRS IB, IF
ELPS 1CF, 2CI, 3BEFGH, 4DG, CCRS IB, IF, IVC WEEK 6- 5th Six Weeks TEKS CONCEPTS RESOURCES MONDAY April 4 2D, 10E, 11ADE, 17E, 19C, 20B, 24B The United States in Today’s World: The 1990s and the New Millennium HMH Chapter 26 William Jefferson Clinton Election of 1992 Hilary Clinton Crime and Terrorism NAFTA Election of 1996 The Balkans Impeachment TUESDAY April 5 2D, 10E, 11ADE, 17E, 19C, 20B, 24B The United States in Today’s World: The 1990s and the New Millennium HMH Chapter 26 Election of 1996 Impeachment Election of 2000 George W. Bush Iraq War Election of 2004 Election of 2008 Barack Obama WEDNESDAY April 6 14C, 17D, 18AB, 19D The United States in Today’s World: The New Global Economy HMH Chapter 26 Bill Gates World Wide Web World Trade Organization Multinational Corporations THURSDAY April 7 10C, 27AC, 28ABC The United States in Today’s World: Technology and Modern life HMH Chapter 26 Communications Revolution Internet / Robotics Space Exploration Genetic Engineering FRIDAY April 8 12A, 31B The United States in Today’s World: The Changing Face of America HMH Chapter 26 Urban challenges Hurricane Katrina Immigration Policies TEKS Descriptor
WEDNESDAY May 18 Contemporary Issues in America THURSDAY May 19 Contemporary Issues in America FRIDAY May 20 Contemporary Issues in America TEKS Descriptor COMMENTS ELPS CCRS WEEK 6- 6th Six Weeks TEKS CONCEPTS RESOURCES MONDAY May 23 Final Exams TUESDAY May 24 Final Exams