Download World History General Grade 10 - Hempfield Area School District

Hempfield Area School District
Social Studies
General History Grade 10
Unit: Enlightenment and French Revolution
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Enlightenment and French Revolution
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History General
1st 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
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Related Misconceptions
The French Revolution had a much greater impact on the world and
future revolutions than the American Revolution.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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Understand the role the Scientific Revolution played in the spread of
Enlightened thought.
Understand the role Enlightened thought played in encouraging the
poor to challenge the Estate system in France.
Understand the role of the “common” people in determining the
shape of their government.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Evaluate the impact of the Napoleonic era.
Evaluate the concept of absolute power vs. parliamentary
system.
Analyze the key philosophical concepts and the impact they
had on European societies.
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Understand the revolutionary ideals of liberty (liberalism), equality,
and fraternity.
Understand the pivotal role of the French Revolution in world history
as the template for future revolutions (Russia, China, Cuba, Mexico,
etc.).
Understand Napoleon as the archetype for future dictators of the
20th century.
Unit: Industrial Revolution
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Industrial Revolution
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History General
1st 9 Weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.D
Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the development of the world today, including
its effects on Pennsylvania.
Understandings
Essential Question(s)
Overarching Understanding
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence.
Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the
rest of the world.
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Related Misconceptions
The countries that excelled during the Industrial Revolution did so
largely to their availability of natural resources.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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Overarching
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Students will understand the political, social, cultural, and economic
events that have influenced the Industrial Revolution.
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the political and social concepts of socialism.
Evaluate the important developments of the Industrial
Revolution.
Unit: Nationalism and Unification
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Nationalism and Unification
10th Grade World History General
2nd 9 weeks
Content Standards
5.1.W.F:
Evaluate the role of nationalism in uniting and dividing citizens.
7.1.W.A:
Use geographic tools to analyze information about the interaction between people, places, and the environment.
8.4.W.B:
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
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Understandings
Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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Students will understand the political, social, economic, and cultural
ideas that influenced the development of Nationalism.
Understand the role that “Realpolitik” played in creating the
nationalism that assisted Otto von Bismarck unifying the German
state
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Essential Question(s)
Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historic event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the pros and cons of unification of European nationstates.
Evaluate the power of nationalistic movements on geography,
society, and culture.
Unit: IMPERIALISM
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
IMPERIALISM
10th Grade World History General
2nd 9 weeks
Content Standards
6.1.W.B:
Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the control of limited resources in the world.
7.2.W.B:
Analyze the significance of physical processes in shaping the character of places and regions.
8.1.W.B:
Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause
and effect relationships.
8.4.W.C:
Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
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Belief systems and religions.
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Commerce and industry.
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Technology.
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Politics and government.
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Physical and human geography.
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Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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Historical literacy requires a focus on time and space, and an
understanding of the historical context of events and actions.
Historical skills (organizing information chronologically, explaining
historical issues, locating sources and investigate materials,
synthesizing and evaluating evidence, and developing arguments and
interpretations based on evidence) are used by an analytical thinker
to create a historical construction.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a
historical event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Articulate the context of a historical event or action.
Analyze the interaction of cultural, economic, geographic,
political, and social relations for a specific time and place.
Analyze the interaction of cultural, economic, geographic,
political, and social relations for a specific time and place.
Unit: World War I
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
World War I
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
3rd 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The underlying causes of WWI.
How political conflicts have resulted in altered borders.
How technological advances impacted societies and locales.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Analyze the effects of WWI on European economic, political,
and social constructs.
Analyze the effects of the socialist revolution in Russia.
Evaluate the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the course of
twentieth century world history.
Unit: Rise of Totalitarianism
Subject
Social Studies
Unit
Rise of Totalitarianism
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
3rd 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
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Related Misconceptions
The idea that fascism and communism are on opposite ends of the
political spectrum (students tend to think they are the same political
ideology).
Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The conditions that caused the rise of totalitarianism.
The key figures of this time and their ideologies.
How political and social conflicts have resulted in altered borders.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Evaluate the political philosophies of fascism, Nazism, and
communism.
Analyze the militarism of Italy, Germany, and Japan leading to
WWII.
Compare the rise of nationalism to the increase of attacks on
minorities.
Unit: World War II
Subject
Unit
Social Studies
World War II
Content Standards
Grade Level
Time Frame
10th Grade World History
4th 9 weeks
8.4.W.A
Evaluate the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development throughout world history.
8.4.W.B
Evaluate the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
8.4.W.C
● Evaluate how continuity and change have impacted the world today.
● Belief systems and religions.
● Commerce and industry.
● Technology.
● Politics and government.
● Physical and human geography.
● Social organization.
Understandings
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Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
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Related Misconceptions
That the holocaust was the last genocide (there have been several
more post WWII).
That WWI was the “war to end all wars”.
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Knowledge/Concepts
Students will know…
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The underlying causes of WWII.
The key figures of WWII.
How political and social conflicts have altered European borders.
The origins and of evolution of the Holocaust.
Essential Question(s)
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Why is time and space important to the study of history?
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historical
event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?
Skills/Competencies
Students will be able to…
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Evaluate the motivations for aggression by totalitarian regimes.
and the rationale for appeasement.
Analyze modern weaponry and battle strategies.
Analyze the holocaust as a driving force for post-war policies.