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A History of the United States Unit PlanA History of the United States Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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7th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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For Teacher Use
Duration
6 mos 2 days 14 hrs 54 mins 36 secs
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Year
2021
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A History of the United States

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  • CKHG: A History of the United States (.html)
  • Entire Unit (.zip)
  • Student Reader Volume 1: A History of the United States: Precolonial to the 1800s (.pdf)
  • Student Reader Volume 2: A History of the United States: Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s (.pdf)
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This 262-page Core Knowledge teacher guide presents an overview of the two-volume History of the United States program designed for middle schoolers. The guide includes information about the learning strategies used, a pacing guide, the guiding questions, core vocabulary, materials lists, lesson plans, activities, and assessments for each chapter.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

the united states, american history, early american history, european explorers, the american colonies, colonial america, colonization, colonies, the english colonies, america, the american revolution, the united states constitution, the war of 1812, westward expansion, civil war, the united states civil war, north and south, wars, reconstruction, the reconstruction era

Instructional Ideas

  • Preview the entire guide before beginning the program

Classroom Considerations

  • The first of three resources in the series of ebooks; resources two and three of the series are the ebooks volumes one and two
  • Presumes young scholars are familiar with the K-6 Core Knowledge History and Geography content

Pros

  • The text begins with a review of the topics in the K-6 Core Knowledge History and Geography program

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.7.4 L.7.4.a RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.7

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