U.S. History Curriculum - American History Curriculum - Full Year - Google Drive
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Updated for 2020-2021! The curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, including any other updates I may add this month! Intended for 11th grade, but absolutely usable for 8th grade. I detail all days for the entire year, and include FULL descriptions of all content and concepts with new teachers in mind. You won’t have to lift a finger!
Includes full curriculum for U.S. History:
Teaching Materials
- Works independent of a textbook!
- Access to all curriculum updates for life!
- Pacing for regular and block schedule classes!
- Curriculum covers the Colonial Era through the 21st century
- Weekly engaging Jig-saw and other group activities
- Four ESCAPE ROOM Classroom Activities
- Innovative in-class currency system to engage and motivate students!
- Editable personally-crafted PowerPoints!
- Explanations of ALL lecture information and activities for each week!
- Detailed video tutorials on how to use the bundle and its contents
- Student short answer and long essay models
- Fun classroom review games to engage students and reinforce learning
Assessments
- 14 editable quizzes + keys
- 4 multiple-choice tests + keys (includes Midterm and Final)
- 14 short answer questions + keys
- 8+ essays to choose from + keys
- Simplified essay and project rubrics
Review
- Comprehensive Review Timelines
- Personalized Review Games
- Profile information for Quizlet and Kahoot
- PDF on how I teach writing, content, grade, structure the class, and review
Unit 1 - 1607-1865
The English Colonies
Colonial Governments
The American Revolution
The New Government: The Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution
Issues with the Courts: Federalist Judges and Judicial Review
Manifest Destiny
American Social Changes: The Market Revolution and First-Wave Feminism
Sectionalism: 1800-1861
The American Civil War
Unit 2 - 1865-1918
The Reconstruction Era
Segregation and Discrimination in the late-19th and early-20th Centuries
The Western Frontier and American Indian Policy from 1862-1890
Industrialization and Immigration in the late-19th Century
The Second Industrial Revolution
American Imperialism in the late-19th Century
The Progressive Era
Problems with Progressive Reforms
World War I
The Home Front and Post-War Issues
Unit 3 - 1920-1955
The Roaring Twenties
U.S.-Latin American Relations
The Great Depression
The New Deal
World War II: The European Theatre
World War II: The Pacific Theatre
World War II: The American Home Front
World War II: Effects and Legacy
The Bipolar Cold War
The Korean War
The Booming Fifties
Unit 4 - 1950-Present
The Civil Rights Movement
The Great Society
Counterculture
The Vietnam War
The Nixon Administration
The Reagan Administration
The End of the Cold War
New World Role
The War on Terror
The Great Recession
The Digital Age
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I also have plenty of other AP History, AP Psychology, and regular social science resources below, including full curriculum bundles, full unit bundles, activity bundles, writing bundles, and more!
Full Curriculum & Unit 1-9 Bundles (all updated for 2021!)
U.S. History (regular)
World History (regular)
Skill Development & Classroom Activities, Tests, DBQs, LEQs, SAQs, Unit Guides, Review Sheets (all updated for 2020-2021!)
Review Videos
YouTube Review Videos (AP World, AP Euro, APUSH, AP Psych, American Government, & Economics)
