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Table of Content
1. LEARNING CONTEXT
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL
DESCRIPTION OF CLASSROOM
2. UNIT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The unit goal is make connections between multiple perspectives of
historical events and to analyze the major themes that connect events in
U.S. history since the Vietnam War.

The objective is that students will be able to analyze primary source

documents successfully enough to make connections between multiple
perspectives of significant events in U.S. history.

Students will also be able to synthesize the significant factors

contributing to a historical event or concept.
BENCHMARKS
High School Curriculum - U.S. History post 1945 will explore post war America
and the rise of the U.S. as a global power. The containment of
communism as it shaped U.S. policy will be evaluated, especially as it
relates to global conflict. Civil Rights, the counterculture movement and
the changes that shaped current culture will also be explored.
State Standards:
CCG: Define and clarify an issue so that its dimensions are well understood.
• SS.HS.SA.01 Define, research, and explain an event, issue, problem, or
phenomenon and its significance to society.
CCG: Acquire and organize materials from primary and secondary sources.
• SS.HS.SA.02 Gather, analyze, use, and document information from various
sources, distinguishing facts, opinions, inferences, biases, stereotypes,
and persuasive appeals.
• SS.HS.SA.03 Understand what it means to be a critical consumer of
information.
CCG: Explain various perspectives on an event or issue and the reasoning
behind them.
• SS.HS.SA.04 Analyze an event, issue, problem, or phenomenon from
varied or opposed perspectives or points of view.
CCG: Historical Skills: Identify and analyze diverse perspectives on and
historical interpretation of historical issues and events.
• SS.HS.HS.04 Understand how contemporary perspectives affect historical
RATIONAL
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 PRETEST
Please answer the following questions with as much detail as
you have.