Unit+development

Things to Remember when developing your units:


 * Always ask why and what is important for students to really walk away with as a result of the unit!!!!**

Things to include for Unit 1:

Connection to standards - tab on the left Pre assessments Formative assessments Summative assessment [] Look at tab on left Rubrics - look at the tab on the left hand side bar Content vocabulary - [] Vocabulary strategies - Look at Marzano's work - __ [] __ [] [|www.shannon.ws/DocumentView.asp?DID=101] Differentiation strategies - [] [] []


 * Your personal units: Notes and resources**

states rights Role of federal government Turning points
 * Civil War - Was the Civil War inevitable**

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ideologies voices perspectives Conflict What happens when ideologies clash/conflict
 * WWII - Why and When does the US enter conflicts**

Puzzle resource I mentioned:



[] [] www.pbs.org/perilousfight/_pdf/teachersguide_**plan**1.pdf [] (it focuses on WWI but might give you some ideas for your unit)

Party spectrum political behavior group portfolio Media campaign finance
 * Elections and the party system - How does the Political machine work?**

[] [] [] [|www.oakland.k12.mi.us/scope/ninth_**lesson**s/social/.../SS090201.doc]

Recession decision making articles for and against a capitalist system connecting and analyzing current policies debating the impact of different systems
 * Understanding Economic Systems - Are we a true free market system?**

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Battles Causes and effects primary sources (Common Sense) Political, Social, Economic Impact Transparency Why we went to war Connecting to the Tea Party of today Issue based
 * Revolutionary War**

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