III.

Unit Standards, Goals, and Objectives

UnitStandards:

AnalyzecontinuityandchangeinerasoverthecourseofUnitedStateshistory
(1.2.e)
InvestigatecausesandeffectsofsignificanteventsinUnitedStateshistory(1.2.f)
Describeandanalyzethehistoricaldevelopmentandimpactoftheartsand
literatureonthecultureoftheUnitedStates(1.3.f)
Evaluateahistoricalsourceforpointofviewandhistoricalcontext(1.1.a)
Investigatethehistoricaldevelopmentofandimpactofmajorscientificand
technologicalinnovations(1.3.b)
ExamineandevaluateissuesofunityanddiversityfromReconstructiontopresent
(1.2.h)
AnalyzethecomplexityofeventsinUnitedStateshistory(1.2.g)
AnalyzeideascriticaltotheunderstandingofAmericanhistory(1.3.e)

UnitGoals:

Studentswillanalyzepostwarconditionsandhowsocietyreactedtothese
conditions.Topicsinclude:laborunrest,theredscare,andrestrictive
immigrationpolicies.
o Standards:1.2.e;1.2.f;1.2.g;1.3.e.
StudentswillexamineAmericasreturntoisolationismandcompareittoprewar
foreignpolicyideals.
o Standards:1.2.e;1.1.a;1.2.g;1.3.e.
Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofhowtechnologyinfluencedsocietal
changes.
o Standard:1.3.b.
Studentswillanalyzepopularculturechanges.
o Standard:1.3.f.
Studentswillunderstandhowthiserareflectedconflictsandtensionsinour
society.Topicsinclude:rural/urbandifferences,Prohibition,clashofscienceand
religion,andtheGreatMigration.
o Standards:1.2.h;1.1.a;1.2.f.
StudentswillcompareandcontrastchangesintheAmericanlifestyleduringthe
1920sbasedonthemanychangestakingplaceinthesocial,politicaland
economicarenas.
o Standards:1.3.f;1.3.b;1.2.e.

UnitObjectives:

Studentswilluseprimaryandsecondarysourcestomakeinferencesaboutthe
natureofAmericansocietybeforeandduringtheRoaringTwenties.
o Standard:1.1a
Studentswillsynthesizewhathasbeenlearnedabouttechnologicalinnovation,
culturalchanges,anddomesticandforeignpoliciesduringthe1920sbycreatinga
unitprojectportfolio.Projectchoicesinclude:analyzeandcreateapolitical
cartoon,analyzeandwriteapoem,createachildrensbook,createanewspaper
article,createanewscast.Studentswilluselaptopstocreatework.
o Standards:1.2.f;1.3.f;1.1.a;1.3.b;1.2.g;1.3.e.
StudentswillunderstandtherootsoftheRedScareandtheeventsitprecipitated
withaclassroomdiscussionanddebate.
o 1.2.e;1.2.f;1.1.a;1.2.h;1.2.g.
Studentswillidentifytherootsofisolationismandthepoliciesassociatedwithit
bytakingaquizandparticipatinginaclassroomdiscussion.Studentswilluse
theirphonestotakethequiz.
o Standards:1.2.e;1.2.f;1.1.a;1.3.e.
Studentswilldiscussandanalyzewhattherestrictionsonimmigrationwereand
whytheywereused.
o Standards:1.2.h;1.2.g;1.3.e.
Studentswillbeabletojudgetheeffectsofthetechnologicaladvancesofthe
timesandidentifyhowtheyinfluencedlifeinthe1920s.Studentswillwatcha
silentfilmandlistentoaradiopodcast.
o Standards:1.3.b;1.2.e.
Studentswillbeabletoanalyzehowmovies,massmedia,andspectatorsports
influencedpopularcultureandsetthestageforlaterentertainmentintheUnited
Statesbycomparingandcontrastingcharacteristicsfromthe1920sandfrom
today.
o Standards:1.2.e;1.3.f;1.3.b.
StudentswillbeabletoevaluatethedivisionsinAmericabyanalyzingprimary
sourcesandsecondarysourcesandinterpretinggraphsandmaps.Studentswill
usetheirknowledgeofpercentilestointerpretandfindthepatterninthegraph.
o Standards:1.1.a;1.2.h;1.2.g.

TheobjectivesstatedaboverepresentthefullrangeofBloomsTaxonomy.Withevery
objectivestudentsareengaginginhigherorderthinkingandareconstantlysynthesizing,
analyzing,andevaluating.Studentsareaskedtotakethiscontentknowledgeandthink
aboutthegreaterconsequencesithadinthefuture.Ratherthanhavingstudents

regurgitateinformation,theywillbemakingconnectionstomoderndayandevaluating
howpastactionshaveinfluencedthefuture.Studentswillusethisinformationandcreate
theirownopinionsabouthowithasevolvedthesocial,political,andeconomiclandscape
intheUnitedStates.Byusingthesehigherorderthinkingskills,studentsaremorelikely
tofindmeaninginthecontentandretaintheinformation.
EssentialQuestions:
WhatwerepostwarconditionslikeinAmerica?Whatsignificanteventsoccurred
asaresultoftheseconditions?
HowdidAmericansrespondtotheirfearofcommunism?
Whatsocial,economic,andpoliticalchangesoccurredinthe1920s?
Howdidsocial,economic,andpoliticalchangesimpactAmericainthe1920s?
Howdidtechnologicaladvances,suchasmassproductionoftheautomobile,
radioandmoviefilms,changesocietyandsetthestageforlateradvancements?

Assessments:
Formative
o Exittickets
o Quickwrites
o Groupdiscussion
o Quizzes
o Homework
Summative
o PortfolioProject
o Unittest
Vocabulary:
A.MitchellPalmer
SaccoandVanzetti
CalvinCoolidge
JohnL.Lewis
WarrenG.Harding
KelloggBriandPact
Isolationist
QuoteSystem
TeapotDomeScandal
InstallmentPlan
Bootlegger
Fundamentalism
Flapper

BabeRuth
F.ScottFitzgerald