Unit:  US History	Understandings	Textbook Connection	Literature/Writing	Assessment
Immigration             Industrial Revolution         World War I           World War II	Recognize that immigration was a major force in the development of U.S.       Recognize that between 1860 - 1900 the U.S. grew in to the world's leading industrial nation     The U.S. entered WWI to fight for a better world         The rise of dictators in many countries led to the war; the U.S. became involved	p. 489 - 492             p. 483 - 485           p. 529 - 531           p. 541 - 547	Land of Hope by Joan Lowry Nixon, NY. Banton, 1992.         (novel) East Side Story                        ·   The Lily Cupboard ·   Love You, Soldier by Amy Hest	Related Activities in Wanda's book (p. 131)         Related Activities in Wanda's book (p. 156)       Related Activities in Wanda's book (p. 173)
Unit:  US History	Understandings	Textbook Connection	Literature/Writing	Assessment
Cold War Korean War Civil Rights Movement         Our Country Today	U.S. became involved in Cold War with Soviet Union	p. 550 - 553 p. 554 - 566             p. 567 - 570	Video - Korea: The Forgotten War   Mayfield Crossing         Wall of Names by Judy Donnelly	Take notes from video   Related Activities from Wanda's book (p. 23-24)
Unit: Latin America	Understandings	Textbook Connection	Literature/Writing	Assessment
Myans, Aztecs, Incas (one week)                           Mexico (one week)	·   Compare and contrast the three (3) cultures ·   How these ancient cultures play a role in the present day cultures of the land ·   Result and effect of Spanish explorers conquests within civilizations ·   Established trades, economy and government ·   Geographical area and resources used     ·   Locate Mexico and describe its geography ·   Explain how Indian and Spanish cultures helped shape Mexico today ·   Current industries and agriculture ·   Compare and contrast US and Mexican cultures and relationships	·   US & Its Neighbors (p. 82 - 87) ·   World Explorer: Latin America (p. 34 - 43) ·   Geography (p. 8 - 28) ·   Workbook - p. 20                     ·   US & Its Neighbors (p. 602 - 607) ·   Workbook - p. 149 ·   Anthology - p. 19-20 Anthology - p. 84 ·   Wall map and outline ·   Reading & Writing Activity (p. 47 - 48) ·   World Explorer: Latin America (p. 82 - 88)	·   Translate and write own forms of ancient writing based on these three (3) cultural forms ·   "Do you hear what I hear" based on ancient myths and cultural legends (notetaking) Spanish American Folktales by Teresa Pijoan Lost Temple of the Axtecs by Shelley Tanoka Fiesta USA by George Ancona (all three are teacher read aloud) ·   Write interview questions for an urban or rural Mexican ·   Use literature you read to answer from their point of view ·   Read: "My Name is Maria Isabel" by Ada Alma Flor	·   Triple Venn Diagram ·   Area map of three (3) cultures ·   Vocabulary                     ·   Make a Mexican collage and write a poem describing it ·   Area map ·   Vocabulary

Myans, Aztecs and Incas

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