Goals

This year in Social Studies, the students will be covering the history of North Carolina and its development as a state. This study will be broken down into several units. These units are the following:

Preview Unit -Introduction to N.C. and U.S. geography Unit 1 - Revolution 1754-1783 Unit 2 - A New Republic 1784-1848 Unit 3 - A House Divided 1849-1876 Unit 4- The Gilded Age 1877-1913 Unit 5 - Early 20th Century 1914-1929 Unit 6 - Depression and War 1930-1945 Unit 7- American Equality and the Twilight Struggle 1946-1973 Unit 8 - American Superpower 1974-2014

In these units, I will try to integrate different content areas and project based learning. Technology will also be used in the form of video creation, internet research, power point, and other media.