UNIT	SKILLS	TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED	
Geography	•	Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. geographic regions: world, nation, state and local
      -      Latitude
      -      Longitude
      -      Number letter grids - coordinates
•	 Use different types of maps
-      Land form
-      Route
-      Topographical
-      Climate
-      Physical detail	•	Map test	
Native Americans	•	Algonguian and Iroquois cultures
-     social/cultural
-     economic
-     political
-     geographic
-     religious
      -     ways modified and dependent on 
             environment	•	Teacher observation	
Explorers: Major Explorers of New York State  
(impact of exploration)	•	Summarize the importance of Henry Hudson and his impact on New York State’s impact and development	•	Discussion	

UNIT	SKILLS	TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED	
Colonial and Revolutionary Periods:  Dutch, English & French Influence in New York State	Culture and Lifestyles in the colonies:
•	Social, economic, political and geographic, religious
•	Slave trade and slavery in the colonies
•	Government
•	Cultural similarities and differences by community, local region and state
•	Economic questions
	- What goods and services to produce?
	- How to produce them?
	- For whom to produce them?

•	Ways of making a living in our local region and state
The Revolutionary War:
•	Location of New York State; significance of New York State’s location and its relationship to locations of other people and places
•	War strategy
	- Native American role
	- Local battles
	- Loyalists, patriots, leaders
	- Effects of war	•	Notetaking
•	Report writing
	
The New Nation:  American Democracy in New Government	•	Declaration of Independence
•	Constitution
•	Bill of Rights
•	Traditions, values, practices, roots of American culture
	•	Discussion	
Government	•	American values/purposes of government
•	Local, state and federal government
•	Legislative, executive and judicial branches
•	Citizenship, pledge, speeches, songs, stories	•	Teacher observation	
Westward Movement		•	Journals	
Civil War	•	Underground Railroad and New York State	•	Game
•	Discussion	
Industrial Growth and Expansion	•	Transportation (Erie Canal and early roads)
•	Industrialization, inventions
•	Immigration. migration
•	Urbanization:
	- Economic, political and social impact
	- Rural vs. urban
	- Labor movement, child labor	•	Discussion