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Grade 7
- 7.1.2 Explain the most widely held theory which tells how humans first arrived in the Western Hemisphere.
- 7.2 Southern Colonies
- 7.2 Discuss the causes and effects of the First Great Awakening.
- 7.2.1 Era of Exploration
- 7.2.1 Jamestown
- 7.2.1 Seeking Religious Freedom
- 7.2.1 Middle Colonies
- 7.2.2 New Amsterdam
- 7.2.4 Take a side on whether the European influence in the Americas was good and
- 7.2.4 Take a side on whether the European influence in the Americas was good and moral. (B)
- 7.2.5 Explain the technological advances that made European exploration of the New World possible.
- 7.2.6 Guns
- 7.2.6 Analyze the Columbian Exchange and its effect on the Americas and Europe.
- 7.3.1 Discuss the events leading to the Boston Tea Party.
- 7.3.2 Make a case for the Loyalist side on the question of whether the English colonies should declare independence. [ Loyalist v Patriots Debate ]
- 7.3.3 Take a position in the Zenger Trial
- 7.3.4 Examine the changing economic relationship between the colonies and Great Britain
- 7.3.5 Make a case for or against representative government as it developed in the English colonies.
- 7.3.5 Generic lesson on representative government
- 7.3.5 More on representative government as it developed in the English colonies.
- 7.3.5 Not a very revolutionary revolution...
- 7.4.2 Make a case for the anti-federalists side of the constitutional debate.
- 7.4.3 Discuss any TWO historical experiences that led the United States to adopt the Bill of Rights
- 7.4.4 Discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
- 7.5.2 Explain the points of view of different parts of the country with regards to war with Britain in 1812. Offer a theory as to why they felt that way.
- 7.5.3 Take a side on the Electoral College: should we choose our presidents this way or should we use just the popular vote?
- 7.5.4 Jefferson felt that the Supreme Court case Marbury vs. Madison was a catastrophe. Explain why you do or do not agree with him.
- 7.5.5 Explain how and why political parties arose and why the founding fathers considered parties a bad thing.
- 7.5.6 Explain Hamilton`s economic plan.
- 7.6.2 Take a side in the issues associated with the Cherokee judicial efforts against removal.
- 7.6.3 Compare and evaluate the ways by which Florida
- 7.6.4 7.6.4. Examine the Erie Canal as a gateway to westward expansion that resulted in economic growth for New York State
- 7.7.1 Discuss the Women`s Rights Movement of the mid-19th century.
- 7.7.3 Take a side in the Anti-Rent movement in New York State (1839 to 1852).
- 7.7.5 Analyze the causes and effects of the Second Great Awakening.
- 7.8.3 Take a side on whether it was legal for the Confederacy to form.
- 7.8.4 Take a side on the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford.
- 7.8.5 Explain the effects of the cotton gin on southern society. Include things like population growth in cities
- 7.8.7 7.8.7. Examine how the use of various technologies affected the conduct and outcome of the
- General Mercantilism
Grade 8
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- 8.1.2 Take a stand on the various plans for reconstructing the South.
- 8.1.3 Take a side in the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
- 8.2 Thematic Essay Discuss the methods and goals any TWO specific efforts by Progressives during this time period under study.
- 8.2.1 Multiple-Choice - Immigration
- 8.2.2 Discuss the changes in methods of production and distribution of manufactured goods in this time period.
- 8.2.2 Discuss the changes in methods of production and distribution of manufactured goods in this time period.
- 8.2.2 for Multiple-Choice -- the Gilded Age
- 8.2.4 Panics of 1873 and 1893 and Populism
- 8.2.5 Should trusts and monopolies be legal?
- 8.3 BECOMING A WORLD POWER
- 8.3 Take a side on the debate over civil service tests. (Archived Question)
- 8.3.2 Westward Expansion
- 8.3.4 Take a side on the issue of imperialism in the US in the 19th century. (A)
- 8.3.4 Take a side on the issue of imperialism in the US in the 19th century. (B)
- 8.3.4 Write a persuasive piece on the Spanish-American war. (B)
- 8.3.5 Write a persuasive piece on the Spanish-American war. (A)
- 8.4.1 Take a stand on American isolationism at this time.
- 8.4.1 Examine the reaction of the US government to the Influenza Epidemic of 1918.
- 8.4.5 Present your opinion on Wilson`s Fourteen Points and how the Versailles Treaty turned out. (A)
- 8.4.5 Present your opinion on Wilson`s Fourteen Points and how the Versailles Treaty turned out. (B)
- 8.5 Explain TWO causes and TWO effects of the 1929 Stock Market crash.
- 8.5.2 Take a stand on whether the New Deal was right. (Password required to view).
- 8.5.3 Discuss the causes of the Great Depression
- 8.6.1 Discuss the causes of the outbreak of World War II.
- 8.6.5 The Home Front in World War II
- 8.9.3 How successful was Johnson`s Great Society?
- 8.9.5 Examine the extent to which the economic situation of African Americans improved as a result of the civil rights movement.
- US in Latin America US in Latin America
- WAR WITH SPAIN WAR WITH SPAIN
Grade 9
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- 9.1.1 Rise of Mesopotamia
- 9.1.2 Make a case for the Paleolithic hunter-gatherer lifestyle over that of the Mesopotamian early river civilization.
- 9.1.3 Trace cause and effect factors relating to the emergence of civilization during the Neolithic.
- 9.10.1 Technology that Enabled European Exploration
- 9.10.1 Examine the technological innovations needed for the Age of Exploration to happen
- 9.10.2 Make the case that European colonization in the Americas and trade interactions with Africa led to instability
- 9.10.3 Take a position on the theory of mercantilism as it applied to the development of European maritime empires once Europeans began colonizing the Americas.
- 9.10.4 Columbian Exchange
- 9.10.4 Native American Empires
- 9.10.5 Examine the contrasting demographic impacts on Europe and China after the introduction of new crops with demographic impacts on the Americas resulting from the Columbian exchange.
- 9.2 Student-made video project: comparative religion
- 9.2.1 Judaism
- 9.2.1 Christianity
- 9.2.1 Islam
- 9.2.2 Hinduism
- 9.2.2 Buddhism
- 9.2.3 Confucianism
- 9.2.4 Make a case that
- 9.2.5 Compare and Contrast the ethical systems of any THREE belief systems.
- 9.2.6 Examine Hinduism as an example of how religious traditions tend to support established authorities and social structures.
- 9.3 Phillip II and Greece ... Argument Task
- 9.3 Patterns of the Rise of Classical Civilizations
- 9.3 Intro to Rise of Han and Romans
- 9.3.1 Examine the technological achievements of the Gupta and the Romans. Conclude with some comparisons.
- 9.3.1 Intro to Classical Civilizations
- 9.3.1 Alexander the Great and Hellenism
- 9.3.1 Achievements and Governments of Classical Civilizations
- 9.3.1 Culture Comparison of Han Dynasty and Roman Empire
- 9.3.1 Mauryan Ampire
- 9.3.2 Identify the common pattern of how an empire arises. Use the Roman Republic and the Han Dynasty to illustrate.
- 9.3.2 Greek Achievements
- 9.3.2 Roman Republic
- 9.3.2 Transformation of the Roman Republic
- 9.3.3 Explain whether you think Athens was guilty of hubris during its Golden Age.
- 9.3.4 Take a side on the debate in Han Dynasty China about government control of the economy (the debate on salt and iron).
- 9.3.6 Identify the common pattern of how an empire falls. Use the Roman Empire and the Qin Dynasty to illustrate.
- 9.3.6 Rome
- 9.3.6 Argument Task -- Edward Gibbon and the Fall of the Roman Empire
- 9.4.1 West African Trading Kingdoms
- 9.4.1 Global Trade
- 9.4.1 Global Trade
- 9.4.2 Make the case that economic growth contributed to the emergence of political states like the Kingdom of Ghana and the Ottoman Empire.
- 9.4.3 Examine any TWO COMMON ELEMENTS of the emergence and expansion of political states along the Mediterranean Sea complex (Byzantine Empire and rise of Ottoman Empire) and Trans‐Saharan routes (Ghana and Mali).
- 9.4.4 Discuss the diffusion of religious ideas along the Indian Ocean complex
- 9.5.1 Rise of the Mongols
- 9.5.1 Explain THREE important contributions of Charlemagne.
- 9.5.1 Explain THREE important contributions of Charlemagne.
- 9.5.1 Role of the Medieval Church
- 9.5.2 Make a case that feudalism is an ideal form of social organization.
- 9.5.2 Argue the case as if you feel life in Medieval Europe was superior to life today. NOTE: This video requires a password.
- 9.5.3 Islamic Golden Age
- 9.5.3 Muslim Empires
- 9.5.3 Discuss any THREE common characteristics of the Islamic empires.
- 9.5.4 Byzantines preserve Greco-Roman Culture
- 9.5.5 Discuss the ways that the Tang and Song governments promoted economic prosperity.
- 9.5.5 Economic Policies Tang and Song
- 9.6 Development of Islamic Law
- 9.6.2 The Schism 1054
- 9.6.3 the Medieval Church and the Crusades
- 9.7.1 Ming Dynasty Basics
- 9.9.1 Did Henry VIII just want power?
- 9.9.1 Who was greater
- 9.9.2 Make a case for or against the scientific method as the best way to discern reality.
- 9.9.3 Take a side on the theory of Divine Right Absolutism as espoused by Hobbes and Bossuet.
- 9.9.4 Evaluate the success of the Puritan Revolution under Oliver Cromwell.
- 9.9.6 Trace the rise of parliamentary democracy in England.
Grade 10
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- 10.1.1 Examine ways the Mughal Empire organized and maintained control over its territory.
- 10.2.1 Examine the principle causes of the French Revolution.
- 10.2.1 Explain the degree to which the rise of Napoleon conforms to the typical rise of civilizations.
- 10.2.2 Was the bloodshed of the French Revolution necessary?
- 10.2.3 Examine the role of cultural identity and nationalism in the unification of Italy and Germany.
- 10.2.4 Examine the role of cultural identity and nationalism in the dissolution of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires.
- 10.2.5 Explain the impact of the French Revolution on resistance and revolutionary movements
- 10.6 Containment policy argument
- 10.6 To what extent should the United Nations interfere in sovereign states to ensure compliance
- 10.8 Explain how the Qing rulers preserved their distinct identity in Chinese society and dealt with the problem of ethnic differences in their territory.
- 100 Thematic Essay - Level 3 - 2011 Exam
- 101 Thematic Essay - Level 3 - January 2012 Exam
- 102 Thematic Essay - Level 3 - June 2012 Exam
- 103 Thematic Essay - Level 3 - June 2013 Exam
Academic Skills
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- 1 Basic Proficiency Theory and Practice
- 2 Primary Source Analysis
- 3 How to Outline
- 4 Introduction to Debate for Junior High
- 5 How to Summarize
- 6 How to Take Notes
- 7 How to do a 5&3 Summary Task
- APA Format APA
- HOW TO Summarize: Dealing with Lists
- HOW TO How to Summarize: Survey the Text Strategy
- HOW TO Summarizing: Finding the Main Idea and Prioritizing
- HowTo How to Take an Installment Quiz
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