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1.
Unit 1 Religion (Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Sikhism) (pg. 714 World History Book)
a.
Informer- Nebraska New State Standards
i. 12.3.1,
12.3.4, 12.3.6
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Understand the history of Judaism.
2.
Identify the sacred text of Judaism.
3.
Identify the sacred text of Judaism.
4.
Identify the sacred sites of Judaism.
5.
Explain how followers of Judaism worship and
celebrate.
6.
Distinguish between different sects within
Judaism.
7.
Define monotheism.
8.
Explain which religion monotheistic religion
came first.
9.
Understand the history of Christianity.
10. Identify
the sacred text of Christianity.
11. Identify
the sacred sites of Christianity.
12. Explain
how followers of Christianity worship and celebrate.
13. Distinguish
between the different sects within Christianity.
14. Understand
the history of Islam.
15. Identify
the sacred text of Islam.
16. Identify
the sacred sites of Islam.
17. Explain
how followers of Islam worship and celebrate.
18. Distinguish
between the different sects within Islam.
19. Understand
the history of Buddhism.
20. Understand
the history of Buddhism.
21. Identify
the sacred text of Buddhism.
22. Identify
the sacred sites of Buddhism.
23. Explain
how followers of Buddhism worship and celebrate.
24. Distinguish
between the different sects within Buddhism.
25. Understand
the history of Hinduism.
26. Understand
the history of Hinduism.
27. Understand
the history of Hinduism.
28. Identify
the sacred text of Hinduism.
29. Identify
the sacred sites of Hinduism.
30. Explain
how followers of Hinduism worship and celebrate.
31. Distinguish
between the different sects within Hinduism.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Morals
2.
Ethics
3.
Judaism
4.
Christianity
5.
Islam
6.
Buddhism
7.
Hinduism
8.
Taoism
9.
Confucianism
10. Sikhism
11. The
Torah
12. Holocaust
13. The
Bible
14. The
Quran
15. Adi
Granth
16. The
Vedas
17. Tripitaka
18. Dhammapada
19. Yahweh
20. God
21. Jesus
Christ
22. Mohammad
23. Allah
24. Buddha
25. Confucius
26. Reincarnation
27. The
Western Wall
28. Yom
Kippur
29. The
Menorah
30. Hanukkah
31. Dharmachakra
32. Bodh
Gaya
33. Enlightenment
34. Nirvana
35. Christmas
36. Good
Friday
37. Easter
38. Bethlehem
39. “Christ
the Redeemer”
40. Analects
41. Yin-Ynag
42. Qufu
43. Om
44. Ganges
45. Holi
46. Crescent
moon
47. Makkah
48. The
Five Pillars of Islam
49. Ramadan
50. Muslim
51. “Feast
of the Fast”
52. khanda
53. Guru
Granth Sahib
54. Armistart
55. Vaisakhi
56. Animism
57. Atheism
58. Polytheism
59. Secularism
60. Sect
61. Sunni
62. Shi’ite
63. Bias
64. Propaganda
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. Separate
Religion Tests
iii. Series
of RAFT’s
iv. Summative
Religion Test
v. Current
Events Discussion
vi. Quia
2.
Unit 2 Human Rights (Magna Carta, Petition of
Right, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Declaration
of the Rights of Man, Geneva Conventions & Universal Declaration of Human
Rights)
a.
Informer- Nebraska New State Standards
i. 12.1.1,
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Understand what Human Rights are.
2.
Explain the beginnings of Human Rights
3.
Point out human rights violations throughout
history and today.
4.
Illustrate, chronologically the order the human
rights documents were written.
5.
Understand the basics about the Magna Carta.
(i.e. who, what, when, where, why, significance)
6.
Understand the basics of the Petition of Right.
(i.e. who, what, when, where, why, significance)
7.
Understand the basics of the Declaration of
Independence. (i.e. who, what, when, where, why, significance)
8.
Understand the basics of the Bill of Rights.
(i.e. who, what, when, where, why, significance)
9.
Understand the basics of the Declaration of the
Rights of Man. (i.e. who, what, when, where, why, significance)
10. Understand
the basics of the Geneva Conventions. (i.e. who, what, when, where, why,
significance)
11. Understand
the basics of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (i.e. who, what, when,
where, why, significance)
12. Recognize
the significance of human rights.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Human Rights
2.
Genocide
3.
Holocaust
4.
Magna Carta
5.
Great Charter
6.
Parliament
7.
Civil liberties
8.
Foreign policy
9.
Domestic policy
10. Martial
Law
11. Petition
of Right
12. Declaration
of Independence
13. Thomas
Jefferson
14. First
Continental Congress
15. Second
Continental Congress
16. American
Revolution
17. Bill
of Rights
18. Constitution
19. “The
Right to Bear Arms”
20. “Cruel
and Unusual”
21. French
Revolution
22. Reign
of Terror
23. Declaration
of the Rights of Man
24. Napoleon
Bonaparte
25. Absolute
monarchy
26. Diplomacy
27. Geneva
Conventions
28. Discrimination
29. Red
Cross
30. Eleanor
Roosevelt
31. Inherent
32. Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
33. Sovereignty
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. Separate
Human Rights Tests
iii. Summative
Human Rights Test
iv. Current
Events Discussion
v. Make
Your Own Video
vi. Story
of Human Rights video with reflection
vii. 3-5-page
paper explaining what human rights are and why they’re important.
viii.
Quia
3.
Unit 3 Economics
a.
Informer- Nebraska New State Standards
i. 12.2.1,
12.2.2, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, 12.2.10, 12.2.11, 12.2.12
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Assess how market forces guide the owners of
land, labor, and capital and determine the allocation of wealth in the economy.
2.
Analyze how economic institutions impact
individuals and groups.
3.
Assess how private ownership of property is a
basic institution of a market economy.
4.
Analyze the roles and responsibilities of government
in various economic systems.
5.
Examine the government’s influence on economic
systems through fiscal policy.
6.
Evaluate how international trade benefits
individuals, organizations, and nations.
7.
Determine the difference between Austrian and
Keynesian economics.
8.
Compare-and-Contrast market economy, mixed
economy, and command economy.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Economics
2.
Economy
3.
Austrian Economics
4.
Keynesian Economics
5.
Supply and Demand
6.
Adam Smith
7.
Invisible Hand
8.
Socialism
9.
Communism
10. Free
market
11. Equilibrium
12. Capital
13. Allocation
14. Corporations
15. Labor
Unions
16. Financial
Institutions
17. Stock
Markets
18. Cooperatives
19. Business
partnerships
20. GDP
21. Unemployment
rate
22. Inflation
23. Gold
Standard
24. Federal
Reserve System
25. Zoning
laws
26. Eminent
domain
27. Homestead
Act
28. Command
economy
29. Mixed
economy
30. Credit
31. Debit
32. Taxes
33. Incentive
34. Deficit
35. Debt
36. Surplus
37. Entitlements
38. Opportunity
cost
39. Black
market
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. Summative
Economics Test
iii. Make
your own Video
iv. 60
second adventures in Economics
v. Wall
street survivor
vi. Current
Events Newscast with Economics
vii. Quia
4.
Unit 4 Systems of Government
a.
Informer- Nebraska New State Standards
i. 12.1.1,
12.1.2, 12.4.4
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Define Government and the basic powers every
government holds.
2.
Distinguish between the different kinds of
government.
3.
Understand that the basis of the United States
government derives from the human rights documents we studied earlier.
4.
Outline the important elements of the
Constitution
5.
Understand how the constitution can be changed.
6.
Understand the basic principles of the
Constitution.
7.
Defend what the role of government in their
lives is.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Government
2.
Public policy
3.
Legislative power
4.
Executive power
5.
Judicial power
6.
Constitution
7.
Dictatorship
8.
State
9.
Sovereign
10. Compromise
11. Republic
12. Democracy
13. Dictatorship
14. Communism
15. Constitutional
Monarchy
16. Absolute
Monarchy
17. Autocracy
18. Oligarchy
19. Unitary
government
20. Federal
government
21. Presidential
government
22. Parliamentary
government
23. President
24. Prime
minister
25. Vice
president
26. Parliament
27. Checks
and balances
28. Separation
of Powers
29. Federalism
30. Popular
sovereignty
31. Limited
government
32. Judicial
Review
33. Amendments
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. System
of Government PowerPoint
iii. Quia
iv. Summative
Government Test
v. “What
is the role of government in your life?” paper
5.
Unit 5 Politics (Republican, Democrat,
Libertarian, and other third parties)
a.
Informer- Nebraska New State Standards
i. 12.3.6,
12.1.1, 12.4.4
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Explain the history of political parties.
2.
Explain multiple perspective on issues regarding
race, religion, guns, abortion, death penalty, etc based on the Constitutional
reasoning.
3.
Understand the “typical” Republican stances on
current issues. (i.e. abortion, affirmative action, gun rights, etc)
4.
Understand the “typical” Democrat stances on
current issues. (i.e. abortion, affirmative action, gun rights, etc)
5.
Understand the “typical” Libertarian stances on
current issues. (i.e. abortion, affirmative action, gun rights, etc)
6.
Understand the “typical” third party stance on
current issues. (i.e. abortion, affirmative action, gun rights, etc)
7.
Determine the difference between Republicans,
Democrats, Libertarians and other third parties.
8.
Generate a list of democratic and republican
presidents.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Abortion
2.
Affirmative action
3.
Gun rights
4.
Political Party
5.
Republican
6.
Conservative
7.
Democrat
8.
Liberal
9.
Fiscal
10. Social
11. Monetary
12. Debt
13. Deficit
14. Libertarians
15. Death
Penalty
16. First
amendment
17. Second
amendment
18. Third
amendment
19. Fourth
amendment
20. Fifth
amendment
21. Sixth
amendment
22. Seventh
amendment
23. Eighth
amendment
24. Ninth
amendment
25. Tenth
amendment
26. Taxes
27. Social
security
28. Medicaid
29. Medicare
30. Defense
spending
31. Hawk
32. Dove
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. Summative
Unit Test
iii. Quia
iv. “What
political party am I” isidewith.org
v. Stances
Paper
6.
Unit 6 Unresolved Problems of the Modern World
(Epilogue World History), water, energy
a.
Informer- Nebraska State Standards
i. 12.4.4,
12.4.5, 12.4.3, 12.4.4
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Describe how computers have spurred advances in
many fields and allowed people to communicate more quickly.
2.
List ways that recent technologies have
influenced workplaces and cultures around the world.
3.
Discuss concerns about the effects of pollution,
including the greenhouse effect and destruction of the ozone layer.
4.
Describe depletion of natural resources,
including rain forests and water.
5.
Explore issues raised by energy usage.
6.
List the natural and human-mad causes of world
hunger.
7.
Describe advances and difficulties in food
production.
8.
Discuss solutions to population problems,
including improving economies, limiting population growth, and improving the
status of women.
9.
Analyze reasons for the worldwide arms trade and
explain how people are trying to restrict it.
10. List
weapons of mass destruction and identify the threats they pose to peace,
security, and human survival.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Mass Media
2.
Greenhouse Effect
3.
Sustainable development
4.
Overpopulation
5.
Bio-revolution
6.
Less-developed countries (LCD’s)
7.
Investment capital
8.
World Bank
9.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
10. Grassroots
development
11. Conventional
arms
12. Bioweapons
13. Big
Oil
14. Desalinization
15.
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. Unit
Test
iii. Water
or Energy PowerPoint
iv. “An
Inconvenient Truth”
7.
Unit 7 Debates
a.
Informer- Nebraska State Standards
i. 12.1.2,
12.4.4
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Debate Energy issues.
2.
Debate Affirmative action.
3.
Debate Gun Rights.
4.
Debate Entitlements.
5.
Debate Death Penalty.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Coal
2.
Nuclear Energy
3.
Nuclear Fusion
4.
Nuclear Fission
5.
Affirmative Action
6.
Gun Lobbies
7.
NRA
8.
Medicaid
9.
Medicare
10. Social
Security
11. Unemployment
Benefits
12. Obamacare
13. 1st
Degree Murder
14. 2nd
Degree Murder
15. 3rd
Degree Murder
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. Debate’s
Reflection
8.
Unit 8 Videos
a.
Informer- Nebraska State Standards
i. 12.1.2,
12.4.3, 12.4.4
b.
Unit Objectives
i. The
student will be able to…
1.
Positively reflect on the struggles of everyday
people fighting for a better life.
c.
Essential Content Vocabulary
i. The
Essential Vocabulary for the Unit is…
1.
Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines
2.
Class Action Suit
3.
Josey Aims
4.
Sexual Harassment
5.
Karen Silkwood
6.
Plutonium
7.
Fuel Rods
8.
Atomic Energy Commission
9.
Norma Rae
10. Labor
Union
11. Minimum
Wage
d.
Significant Student Tasks
i. L
to J
ii. North
Country Reflection
iii. Silkwood
Reflection
iv. Norma
Rae Reflection
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