Download 7th Grade Social Studies - Fourth Quarter

7th Grade Social Studies - Fourth Quarter
Timeframe Objective
Weeks 2829
National and
Regional
Growth
Weeks 3031
The Age of
Jackson
Weeks 3233
Manifest
Destiny
Weeks 34
A New Spirit of
Change
Weeks 35The Nation
36
Breaking Apart
Weeks 28-36Current Events
Essential Question
Standard Resource
What new inventions have significantly affected American
Textbook Ch. 11 (Primary
15.A.3b, 15.D.3c,
history? Why did slavery spread in the South in the early
16.C.3b, 17.C.3b,
Resource) Classzone
14.E.3, 16.C.3b
America, the Story of Us - Episode 4
1800s? How do people show pride and loyalty to the region
or nation in which they live?
What ways might a nation change after it elects a new
14.A.3, 14.D.3,
leader? What are possible effects of Jackson's new policies
Textbook Ch. 12 (Primary
14.C.3,
Resource) Classzone
15.A.3c, 15.E.3b
on Native Americans? How do a government's economic
policies affect the daily lives of its citizens?
When people seek new opportunities, what do they leave
17.C.3c, 17.D.3a,
Textbook Ch. 13 (Primary
14.E.3, 16.A.3b,
Resource) Classzone
behind? What challenges do people face when moving?
14.E.3, 16.B.3d,
Maps of Expanding Southwest
17.C.3a, 17.C.3c
Why
on new
Whatdo
arepeople
some take
reasons
why challenges?
people want to change their
own lives or their family's life? What are some ways people
16.C.3b, 16.D.3a,
today go about trying to change the lives of other people?
Textbook Ch. 14 (Primary
14.D.3, 16.C.3b,
Resource) Classzone
What changes would you want to make to improve people's 14.C.3, 14.D.3
lives today?
Why might people living in the same region share similar
attitudes and beliefs? What are the pros and cons of
Textbook Ch. 15 (Primary
14.C.3, 14.D.3,
14.C.3, 16.B.3c,
Resource) Classzone
compromise as a way to to settle differences? How could
14.B.3, 14.D.3
America, the Story of Us- Episode 5
the known beliefs and experiences of a newly elected
president foreshadow the future of a nation?
(As applicable) - How do events in the world today stem
Current relevent media
issues and/or influences covered from this period of US
18.B.3b, 18.C.3b
(Junior Scholastic, Newspaper,
Internet, YouTube, ect.)
History? How do the events of the world today effect us in
our community?