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MODERN WORLD HISTORY
(SECONDARY)
SELECTIVE UNIT 8 (S08)
(Thematic Unit on Armed Conflict)
(July 2015)
Unit Statement: Revolutions, wars, and other forms of conflict are major parts of the history
of the modern era. Rather than simply studying each revolution and war as individual events,
students are asked to look for connections between these and draw conclusions about the
causes of revolution and war, the factors which lead to success or loss, and the consequences
of armed conflicts.
This unit is designed to be opened early in the year, so that the student can consider the
TSWs as each new armed conflict is introduced. The student should be asked to read primary
source materials, including letters, journals, and speeches, as well as analyze poems, short
stories, and art work, in conjunction with the essential units. It is a way to demonstrate to a
student that the study of history is more than just the study of particular events and
individuals. As the student considers a theme throughout the year, he/she will learn to
recognize continuity and change over time. This is a required skill in AP World History and
university-level history courses. If opened for the entire year, this unit should be opened as
one period per week in the PBE system. E01, E04, E05 and E06 are especially relevant, but
all Essential Units in the course deal with some dimensions of armed conflict.
In some instances, a teacher may choose to open this unit following the study of all seven
essential units. This may allow the student to review and synthesize everything they have
studied in the course.
At the conclusion of this unit, teachers may choose to provide a student with the experience
of a “comprehensive final exam.”
Essential Outcomes: (must be assessed for mastery)
1. The Student Will define teacher selected terms, including “revolution” and “war,”
considering all the specific conflicts studied during this unit.
2. TSW compare armed conflicts across multiple regions within a single period.
3. TSW compare armed conflicts across multiple periods.
4. TSW identify continuities and changes in the motives, methods, and outcomes of
various armed conflicts.
5. TSW create an original piece of work (essay, presentation, short story, poem, video, etc.)
which demonstrates generalizations about the causes and consequences of armed
conflicts.
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Practiced/Ongoing Skills: (not assessed)
1. The Student Will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions.
2. TSW create and apply strategies for understanding assigned readings, determining or
clarifying the meaning of unknown and multi-meaning words and phrases.
3. TSW consider the purposes, audiences, and points of view of primary source
documents.
4. TSW develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and
rewriting his or her work.
Suggested Materials:
Basic resource: Ellis, Elisabeth Gaynor and Anthony Esler. World History: The Modern
Era. Boston: Pearson, 2014.
Primary source documents describing motives, methods and outcomes of armed conflicts,
including letters, journals and speeches, as well as poems, short stories and art work.
Academic writing on the causes and consequences of war, such as excerpts of von
Clausewitz’s “On War,” or Stoessinger’s Why Nations Go to War.
Technology Links:
Destiny WebPath Express (found in school library)
Pearsonsuccessnet.com provides a wealth of material connected to each chapter of the
text. There are many supplements and activities available for both teachers and students
on this site. Access to this resources is included as part of the textbook license.
History.com contains many readings, video clips, and full-length videos, free of charge.
Crash Course World History is a series of 42 10-12 minute videos, which may be
accessed through Khan Academy or YouTube, or purchased on DVD. These can provide
quick overviews of a time period or serve as discussion starters over specific questions
from a period.
Suggested Assessment Tools and Strategies:
1) Teacher-generated or publisher provided tests and written assignments.
2) Teacher observation and student participation in classroom activities.
3) Continuity and Change Over Time or Comparison essays from The College Board or
from AP World History test preparation books (TSW 2- 4).
4) Research report on the specific causes or impacts of elements related to
revolution/war (TSW 5).
5) A short story or fictional journal in which the main character explores the way
revolution/war has impacted his/her life (TSW 5).
6) A “final exam” requiring students to answer questions from across all of the essential
units studied in conjunction with this unit, including terms, names, events, and/or
theories. (TSW 1-4).
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Suggested Unit (S08) Rubric:
Name _____________________________________Class________ Date _______________
• All TSW’s must be mastered for a ‘B’.
• 4 of 5 ‘A’-level blocks should be met for an ‘A’.
• Teachers may choose to use their own rubrics; however, all TSW’s must be assessed. Teachers
should remember that even at the ‘B’ level, students are expected to be able to produce work
independently or display engagement with the material. Copying a list or definition from a book
should not be considered mastery of an outcome. To display mastery at the ‘A’ level, students are
expected to exhibit higher order thinking skills. Students must independently assess, evaluate,
interpret, or infer, rather than repeat a memorized response.
The Student Will...
‘A’ LEVEL
‘B’ LEVEL
define teacher selected terms,
including “revolution” and
“war,” considering all the
specific conflicts studied during
this unit.
I generated my own definitions I defined the required
of terms specified by the
number of terms specified
teacher, demonstrating their
by the teacher.
applicability to the events
studied in the unit.
compare armed conflicts across
multiple regions within a single
period.
I indicated similarities and
differences between specific
events in armed conflicts in
different regions at the same
time, speculating on the
reasons for the similarities and
differences.
I indicated similarities and
differences between
specific events in armed
conflicts in different
regions at the same time.
compare armed conflicts across
multiple periods.
I indicated similarities and
differences between specific
events in armed conflicts
across different periods,
speculating on the reasons for
the similarities and
differences.
I indicated similarities and
differences between
specific events in armed
conflicts across different
periods.
identify continuities and changes
in the motives, methods, and
outcomes of various armed
conflicts.
I inferred reasons for the
identified continuities and
changes.
I identified both
continuities and changes in
motives, methods and
outcomes of armed
conflicts.
create an original piece of work
(essay, presentation, short story,
poem, video, etc.) which
demonstrates generalizations
about the causes and
consequences of armed conflicts.
I created an original work that
demonstrated an understanding
of the primary causes and
multiple consequences that
armed conflicts may produce.
I created an original work
that demonstrated at least
one cause and one
consequence of armed
conflicts.
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