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Lesson Plans are organized by grade level, then by educational standard.

 

Grade 4

The Land Bridge Theory, 4-1, 4-1.1

The Transcontinental Railroad & the Native Americans, 4-1

The First Native Americans, 4-1, 4-1.2

Native American Culture, 4-1, 4-1.2

Exploring the New World, 4-1, 4-1.4

Founding the English Colonies, 4-2, 4-2.2

Colonies, 4-2.2

Colonies, 4-2, 4-2.2

A Distinctly American Culture:
A History of Conflict, Cooperation, & Communication, 4-2, 4-2.1, 4-2.2, 4-2.3

Jamestown, 4-2, 4-2.2, 4-2.3, 4-2.4, 4-2.6

Triangles of Trade, 4-2, 4-2.3

The Foundations of Colonial Slavery, 4-2, 4-2.5, 4-2.6, 4-2.7

Should We be Taxed? 4-3.1

Causes of the American Revolution, 4-3.1

Factors that Led to the American Revolutionary War, 4-3.1

Political and Economic Factors Leading to the American Revolution, 4-3.1

Loyalist or Patriot? You Decide, 4-3.1

Revolution in the American Colonies, 4-3.1, 4-3.2, 4-3.3

The Declaration of Independence, 4-3, 4-3.3

America as a Nation, 4-3.3

Key Revolutionary Battles, 4-3.3

Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? 4-3.4, 4-3.6

The Role of Women During the American Revolution, 4-3, 4-3.6

 The Effects of the American Revolution: Slaves, Women & Native Americans, 4-3, 4-3.7

What Happened to Our First Government?, 4-4, 4-4.1

Three Branches of Government/Separation of Powers, 4-4, 4-4.2

Establishing a New Government, 4-4, 4-4.3

America as a Nation, 4-4.4

Federalist vs. Anti-federalist, 4-4.7

The Major Expeditions of the Westward Movement Discovered through Primary Sources, 4-5, 4-5.1, 4-2, 4-2.3

Louisiana Purchase, 4-5.1

Manifest Destiny, 4-5, 4-5.2

To Buy or Not to Buy, 4-5, 4-5.3

Westward Expansion and its Impact on Slavery, 4-5, 4-5.5

USA Acquisitions, 4-5.3

Westward Expansion – The Final Chapter for Native Americans, 4-5, 4-5.4

North/South Differences Before the Civil War, 4-6, 4-6.1

Abolitionists Unite, 4-6.2

Historical Fiction Writing Project, 4-6.2

Why Did We Have a Civil War? 4-6.3

Battles of the Civil War, 4-6, 4-6.4

Civil War Effects, 4-6, 4-6.5

 

Grade 5

Aims of Reconstruction, 5-1.1

Reconstruction Amendments, 5-1, 5-1.2

Sharecropping: The New Slavery, 5-1.4

The Spanish American War & How the United States Became a World Power, 6.2 (old), 5.2 (new)

Moving West, 5-2, 5-2.1

New Technologies, Federal Policies, & Natural Resources:
Would you move West?, 5-2, 5-2.2

Moving West, 5-2, 5-2.3

Indian Wars, 5-2.4, 5-2.5

Brown Vs. Board of Education, 5-3

Mass Production on the Assembly Line, 5-3.1

Discriminatory Laws in the US, 5-3, 5-3.2

Immigration to the United States during the Industrial Revolution, 5-3, 5-3.3

Analyzing Political Cartoons: Big Business va. Trustbusters, 5-3, 5-3.4

Progressive Era, 5-3, 5-3.5

The US Enters War, 5-3, 5-3.6

Moving to the North, 5-4, 5-4.1

The Great Depression, 5-4, 5-4.2

The New Deal, 5-4, 5-4.3

Describing Pearl Harbor Using the Five Senses, 5-4.4

The Political and Social Impact of World War II, 5-4, 5-4.5

The Impact of War – World War II, 5-4.5

What’s for Dinner? Rationing on the Homefront during World War II, 5-4, 5-4.5, 5-4.6

New Technology during World War II, 5-4, 5-4.6

Is it an American duty for American citizens to support the war effort? 5-4, 5-4.7

The Cold War Begins, 5-5, 5-5.1

Life in the 1950s, 5-5, 5-5.2

Cold War Alliances, 5-5.4

The Aftermath: After September 11, 2001, 5-6, 5-6.3

Communications in a World with New Technology, 5-6, 5-6.4

 

Grade 8

Native American Life, 8-1, 8-1.1

Failed Settlements, 8-1.2

The European Settlement of Carolina, 8-1, 8-1.3

Come to Carolina, 8-1.3

The Resistance of Slavery, 8-1, 8-1.4

The Resistance of Slavery, 8-1, 8-1.4

Denmark Vesey, 8-1.4, 8-3.3

The Eve of Revolution: Who Will You Join?, 8-2, 8-2.2

Taxation without Representation, 8-2.1, 8-2.2

Minorities of the American Revolution, 8-2.2

South Carolina and the Declaration of Independence, 8-2, 8-2.3

Patriots v Loyalists in South Carolina, 8-2.2, 8-2.4

Are You Right About Your Rights?, 8-2, 8-2.3, 8-2.6, 8-3, 8-3.3

The World’s Most Famous Breakup Letter, 8-2.3

Battle of Kings Mountain: The Tide Turns, 8-2.5

Plantation Life, 8-3, 8-3.1

Constitutional Compromise, 8-3.2

The Three Branches of Government, 8-3, 8.3-3

Principles of Government, 8-3.2, 8-3.3, 8-2.4 (old)

Checks and Balances, 8-3.3

The Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812, 8-3.4

Siege of Charleston, 8-3, 8-3.5, 8-4, 8-4.5

Analyzing a Civil War Photograph , 8-3, 8-3.6

Reconstruction Amendments, 8-4, 8-4.1

How Should We Judge the Past?, 8-4.2, 8-4.3, 8-4.4

Reconstruction: African Americans Struggle with the 15th Amendment, 8-5.1, 8-5.3, 8-5.4

Immigration, 8-5, 8-5.5, USHC-4, USHC4-4

Populism, Farmers and the Grange, 8-5, 8-5.6

Great Migration Leads to Harlem Renaissance, 8-5.7, 8-6.2

Why War?, 8-6.1

U.S. Entry into WWI, 8-6, 8-6.1

Why Do People Move?, 8-6.2

What’s the Big Deal About the New Deal?, 8-6.5 (old), 8-6.4 (new)

The Orangeburg Massacre, 8-7, 8-7.2

Civil Rights in South Carolina, 8-7, 8-7.2

South Carolina and the Civil Rights, 8-7, 8-7.2

How did Jim Crow Laws affect the education of African American children in South Carolina?, 8-7, 8-7.4

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, 8-7, 8-7.3

Grade 11

Origins of the English Colonies, USHC-1, USHC-1.1

British Political Documents DBQ, USHC-1.2

Boston 1770 Murder Mystery, USHC 1.3

Debating the Effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation, USHC-1, USHC-1.4

Limited Government in America, USHC-1.5

Westward Expansion and Native Americans, USHC-2, USHC-2.1

Age of Jackson, USHC-2.1

The New Deal, USHC-2.2

Significance of Polk, USHC-2.2

Claiming Independence, USHC-2.2

Civil War Review, USHC-3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Differences between the Southern and Northern Economies in the Early 19th Century, USHC -3, USHC-3.3

Reconstruction: An Introduction, USHC-3, USHC-3.3

John Brown’s Raid, USHC-3.1

Chattel Slavery: Treating Human Beings as Property , USHC–4, USHC-4.1

Slave Badges and Urban Slavery, USHC-4, USHC-4.1

Sherman’s March/Grant at Petersburg (Civil War 1864-1865), USHC-4.3

African Americans & Reconstruction, USHC-4.5

Introduction: Imperialism and World Power Status, USHC–5, USHC-5.1

Spanish-American War and Yellow Journalism, USHC-5.2

Early 1900s U.S. Foreign Policy, USHC-5.3

United States and WWI, USHC-5.3

Modern Market Crash, USHC–6, USHC-6.3

Beginnings of WWI, USHC-6, USHC-6.4

The New Deal, USHC-6.4

The Civilian Conservation Corps, USHC 6.4

Internment Camps: Violation of Constitutional Rights?, USHC-7.2

The Great Depression – American Suffering, USHC-7.4

Vietnam War, USHC-8.3

Cultural Changes, USHC-9, USHC-9.1

The Cold War, USHC-9, USHC-9.2

Civil Rights Movement: Non-Violent Resistance vs. Black Nationalism, USHC-9.5

Septima Clark and Civil Rights, USHC-9, USHC-9.5

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