American History

American History Course Outline

Month	Time Period	Areas of Focus	Resources
August	1860s-1870s	Civil War and Reconstruction	Civil War Home Reconstruction Webquest
September	1880s-1900s	Industrial Revolution, Progressive Era, and Immigration
October	1900s-1920s	World War I, Roaring 20s
November	1920s-1930s	Crash, Depression, New Deal
December	1940s	World War II (European Front and Japanese Front)
January	1950's	Baby Boom, Red Scare, Cold War, Korean War
February	1960s	Civil Rights, MLK, Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK, Vietnam, Confrontation
March	1970s	Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate, Bicentennial, Cesar Chavez
April	1980s	Ronald Reagan, US and Soviet relations,
May	1990s-2000s	Electronic Age and Technology Explosion, Gulf War, Bill Clinton, OJ Simpson, 9/11, War on Terror, Social Networking

Teacher Resources

Eight Components of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)
English Language Learners
http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/doi/esl/SIOP.htm

Classroom Instruction that Works
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning Strategies
http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/doi/curriculum/MCREL.htm

Possible Textbook
http://college.cengage.com/history/us/gillon/am_exp/2e/students/index.html