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Fall Semester
The Significance of History and Recognizing Historical Themes
-Case study of the impact of specific themes on the United States
-Skills that give the lens to analyze history
Modern World Cultures (World Diversity)
-Race, Culture, and Ethnicity: "Building Community and Respect"
-Individual country research project (includes informational report and presentation)
Early Civilizations
-Sumer, Phoenicians, Egypt, West Africa, India , China, Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Olmec
-Museum artifacts project (includes informational report)
Government, Democracy, and Rise of Ideas
-Feudalism, Monarchy, Democracy, Socialism, and Communism
-Eastern Philosophy and the historical impact of Religion: Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism
-Enlightenment in Europe: Western Philosophy
-Mock "press conference" simulation
-Compare and contrast essay
Revolutions/Resistance
-French and South Africa (case study)
-Mock "news reports": Tiananmen Square, Russia, Cuba, Mexico, and more
Industrial Revolution (Great Britain and individual countries)
-Factories, industrial growth, and technology
-Persuasive editorial essay
Spring Semester
Imperialism and Colonialism (Motives)
-European competition for overseas empires
-Spain, modern Europe, Africa, South America, India, China, and Japan
-Informational research paper
Turn of the Century (20th and 21st)
-Inventions, individual rights & freedoms, and art & entertainment
-Scrapbook project
World War I & II
-Conflicts continue to divide Europe
-New and old alliances/partnerships
-Rise of totalitarianism, mass loss of life, and rise of USA & USSR as superpowers
-"Crimes Against Humanity Trials" (mock trial)
-Holocaust, Japanese Internment, and the Atomic Bomb
Modern Change & Current World Issues
-Global Environmental Issues (report card project)
-Genetic Engineering (Mock Congressional hearing)
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