Students audit historical texts to evaluate the strength of causal claims based on evidence rather than mere chronology.
A master curriculum framework for World History that defines standards, objectives, skills, learning goals, and vocabulary for nine instructional units spanning 1200 C.E. to the present.
A master curriculum framework for Civic Literacy that defines standards, objectives, skills, learning goals, and vocabulary for thirteen instructional units.
A master curriculum framework for American History that defines standards, objectives, skills, learning goals, and vocabulary for thirteen instructional units.
A focused exploration of how the unique geography of the Nile River Valley shaped the development, stability, and culture of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
A comprehensive 60-minute lesson on the key figures, geography, and military factors of World War II's global theaters, aligned with TN standard US.50.
A comprehensive lesson on the shift in U.S. foreign policy from isolationism to interventionism under FDR, focusing on the key legislative and diplomatic steps leading to World War II.
A 25-minute lesson examining the rise and methods of control of 20th-century totalitarian leaders Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, and Hideki Tojo. Students analyze how economic instability and nationalist fervor paved the way for absolute power.
A cumulative assessment covering the Roaring Twenties through the New Deal, focusing on primary source analysis.
Examines the legal and political challenges to the New Deal, including the Supreme Court and individual critics.
