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Update (if you missed the PLC): American History I (Exploration to Reconstruction) has been organized into 13 separate units to be taught next school year in a conceptual manner. I have listed the 13 units below with the pacing that we discussed in the meeting.

Unit I: Road to Freedom (8-9 days) Unit 2: Exploration & Settlement (5 days) Unit 3: Foundations of a Nation (9 days) Unit 4: Political Conflict and Compromise (6 days) Unit 5: Economic Conflict and Compromise (3-4 days) Unit 6: Social Conflict & Compromise (3-4 days) Unit 7: Cultural Conflict & Compromise (3-4 days) Unit 8: Foreign Policy (5-6 days) Unit 9: Wars (8-9 days) Unit 10: Expansion-- Westward (9 days) Unit 11: Innovation & Inventions (7-8 days) Unit 12: Attaining the American Dream (4-5 days) Unit 13: All Men Created Equally? (4-5 days)

Also remember that we have to incorporate the general standards throughout which include: utilizing chronological thinking, historical research, historical comprehension, historical analysis & interpretation and key turning points.

Also, please keep a check on documents and pages uploaded for new documents. Please feel free to share!

Preparing Students for DBQ’s [] Student Analysis Guides for Each type of Document [] DBQ Project---** Documents we would have to purchase ** [] Old but take a look…Some DBQs made by a AP History Class []
 * 4-24-12-- DBQs **

5-8-12 I started working on daily themes for each unit (for myself) thought I would share. Please provide any suggestions, I am very open to any advice...


 * __Prior Knowledge/Review __**

Day 1: Timeline/Chronological Events of American History (Discussion of Major Era & Events) Day 2: US Government (Branches of Government, Checks & Balances) Day 3: Types of Sources, How to Analyze Political Cartoons


 * __Unit I: Road to Freedom __**

Day 1: English Influence Colonial Institutions Day 2: Religious Freedom Day 3: Great Awakening Day 4: Liberty & Independence Day 5: Development of a Democratic Society/Capitalistic Market (factors, influences) Day 6: Development of a Democratic Society/Capitalistic Marker (factors, influences) Day 7: Social Reform Movements Affect Political Parties Day 8: Freedom & Equality (Bill of Rights & Civil Rights Amendments) Day 9: Test


 * __Unit II: Exploration & Settlement __**

Day 1: Why? Factors Encouraging Exploration & Settlement (Protestant Reformation, Imperial Conflict, Mercantilism, Glorious Revolution) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Day 2: Political, Social & Economic Development of the Various North American Colonies <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Day 3: Political, Social & Economic Development of the Various North American Colonies <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Day 4: Indentured Servitude & Triangle Trade <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Day 5: Test

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">5-16-2012 <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Fatch is working on a sample unit to help everyone "wrap their head around" the new conceptual and thematic units. She is working on Unit 9- Impacts of War. Coming to you soon! <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16px;">Also, we need resources! Lots of resources!