Social Studies Strands

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Social Studies Strands

• By
• Michael A. Domitor
• Jason M. Retherford
• ED 448-01
• Dr. Helms

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A Century Made

• Grade Level 10th Grade
• 1900-Present

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World War One--Crash of 1929

• Victory at war and the good times end.

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Great Depression--Korean War

• Overcoming hardship and war

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Vietnam to Presidential Impeachment

• Make Love not War

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Objectives

• The learner will
• Identify beginnings and relate cause and effect
  relationships for significant periods indicated.
• Analyze and comprehend U.S. roles abroad and at
  home.

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Objectives

• The Learner will
• Understand cause and effect relationship of war
  on society and identify specific wars and
  relative outcomes.

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Objectives

• The Learner will
• Identify individuals with significant impact on
  period specific events and any relationship with
  future occurrences.
• Examine diverse cultures and human rights issues.

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American Heritage
William Rehnquist
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World War I

• Create Mosaic of Photos and letters.
• Place yourself in a trench and write personal
  letter home.
• Trace U.S. intervention in WWI from election of
  Wilson to 1917.

Review and analyze Fourteen Points of Woodrow
Wilson.
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The Roaring Twenties

• Write a one page personal depiction of your life
  in the Roaring Twenties.
• Create a timeline leading up to the events prior
  to Oct. 29, 1929.
• Write a comparison on the economic institutions
  in the 1920s v. the 1980s. (use three examples
  and one page in length.)

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The Crash of 1929

• How did this bring an end to the boom of the
  Twenties?
• Examine the peak of industry and markets and show
  the banking system and its role in crash.

The Washington Post
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The Great Depression

• Examine the effects the Great Depression had on
  Western Europe.
• Write a two page paper on the movement towards
  socialism in the U.S. during this period.
• How did the fallout effect the situation in
  Germany and lead to the rise of Adolph Hitler.

Class Discussion 10 Minutes
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People in Societies
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The New Deal

• Provide three cases that surrounded the New Deal,
  FDR, and the Supreme Court. (Commerce Clause
  cases.)
• Provide three jobs you might have acquired from
  the New Deal programs.

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World War II

• Create a cooperative poster (with photos, quotes,
  and letters) .
• Come up with ten questions about what life was
  like during WW II, and interview a person that
  lived during that time.

Review role of Soviets Virtual Tour.
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The Outcome of World War II

• Find a grandparent, relative, neighbor or friend
  and ask your ten questions.(Turn in answers
  typed.)
• In your words, what do you think would have
  happened if Germany would have won. 2-3 pages,
  (cooperative groups 3-4 persons)

Write a letter to the teacher explaining the
roles of African Americans during WW II. (2 pages)
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World Interactions
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The Vietnam War

• In detail describe the factors that led the U.S.
  into Vietnam involvement.(Class discussion)
• Identify the impact that President Richard Nixon
  had on the War. (2 pages).
• Write a letter to your parents explaining why or
  why not you feel you have to go help the American
  cause in Vietnam(one page).
• Locate (via the Internet) five satellite images
  of Vietnam.

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The 1960s Love and Peace

• Create a collage of the social unrest that
  persisted in the U.S during the 1960s.
• Write two paragraph description of Four dead in
  Ohio.
• Who were the Black Panthers.(1 page, cooperative
  work group.)

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I Have a Dream

• Read the speech and write in your own words what
  the speech means to you.
• Provide ten Internet sites regarding the Civil
  Rights Act of 1964.

Describe three ways that M.L.K. Jr. and Malcom X
differ.
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The Cold War

• Oral activities/class discussion
• Compare the industrial states of the U.S. and the
  Soviet Union during the 1950s.
• Examine human relations between individuals of
  Capitalist and Communist societies.
• Read corresponding letter to J.F.K. from
  Khrushchev.--Write a letter back.

Present the class with a written/oral tour of the
14 day crisis.(Group work)
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The Soviet Union
Label map, the former Soviet Union
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Decision Making and Resources
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Technology

• Describe what Linux could do to Microsoft?
• Who are Bill Gates and Steve Jobs?
• What role has the technological revolution
  played in your lives? (1-2 page written and
  pictorial collage).
• What impact has the Internet played in World
  Affairs? (class discussion).
• Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

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Economics

• Provide a graph of the standard supply and demand
  curves.
• Using MS Excel provide basic spread sheet on
  differences between command and market economies.
• What role did Reagonomics play during the 1980s
  and into the 1990s. (Class discussion)
• Define monopoly, oligopoly, and competitive
  markets.

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Natural Resources

• Describe the impact of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill
  on the environment.
• Green Peace Who are they and what kinds of
  tactics do they use to promote positive
  environmental efforts.

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Democratic Processes
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Down Comes the Wall

• Define Communism. (1/2 page.)
• Compare the U.S. and Soviet Governments.(pre-1989)
  
• (Group Work) Present a mural of the History of
  the Berlin Wall.

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Bloodshed in the Square

• Chinese students protest their government, why?
  (1/2 page-include photo).
• How do you react to this blatant abuse of Civil
  Rights in China.(Class Discussion)
• The largest remaining Communist country, tell me,
  in your opinion how long it will remain so, and
  why?(one page)

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The High Court

• Prayer in school In your opinion, should prayer
  be part of public school actions?
• Cite ten recent Supreme Court cases.

Explore the history of suffrage.(1/2 page.)
List current Supreme Court justices and date of
appointment.
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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
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You Control Your Rights

• Examine the First Amendment and point out the
  rights within. (1/2 page)
• Provide a list of ten First Amendment court
  cases.
• Read the Bill of Rights.(Quiz)

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Your Right To Vote

• Does your vote count?
• Write a letter to local Congressman asking why
  their votes count?
• Fill out voter registration. (Teacher provided)

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Obey the Law

• Why does society have laws? (class
  discussion--1/2 page opinion paper).
• Should the Miranda Rights be negated?(class
  discussion).
• Contact your local police department for
  Ride-Along. (Teacher provided-- Signed
  documentation)

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A Century Concluded

• The learners will have absorbed a century of
  knowledge through group activities focusing on
  American life and progress.
• The Learners will have partook in different
  levels of individual activities ranging from
  contacting a Congressman to a Police Ride-Along.

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Conclusion

• The Learners will have been assessed on their
  ability to comprehend and respond to different
  cultures and human rights issues.
• To conclude, the Learners will have achieved a
  solid foundation of understanding and analysis of
  the roles they as U.S. citizens have in affairs
  abroad and at home.