Social Studies Strands

• By: – Michael A. Domitor– Jason M. Retherford

• ED 448-01• Dr. Helms

A Century Made

•Grade Level: 10th Grade•1900-Present

World War One--Crash of 1929

• Victory at war and the good times end.

Great Depression--Korean War

• Overcoming hardship and war

Vietnam to Presidential Impeachment

• Make Love not War

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.

Objectives

• The Learner will:– Understand cause and effect relationship of

war on society and identify specific wars and relative outcomes.

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.

American Heritage

William Rehnquist

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.

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 1920’s v. the 1980’s. (use three examples and one page in length.)

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

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

People in Societies

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.

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.

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)

World Interactions

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.

The 1960’s: Love and Peace • Create a collage of the social unrest that persisted in

the U.S during the 1960’s.• Write two paragraph description of “Four dead in Ohio”.• Who were the Black Panthers.(1 page, cooperative work

group.)

“ 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.

The Cold War

• Oral activities/class discussion:– Compare the industrial states of the U.S. and the Soviet

Union during the 1950’s.– 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)

The Soviet Union

Label map, the former Soviet Union

Decision Making and Resources

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?

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 1980’s and into

the 1990’s. (Class discussion)• Define monopoly, oligopoly, and competitive markets.

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.

Democratic Processes

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.

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)

The High Court

• Prayer in school: In your opinion, should prayer be part of public school actions?

• Cite ten recent Supreme Court cases.

List current Supreme Court justices and date of

appointment.

Explore the history of suffrage.(1/2 page.)

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

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)

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)

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)

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.

• 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.

Conclusion