Grace Christian School Scope and Sequence

History Department – 10th Grade

Quarter	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter
Concepts	Discovery and Exploration Revolutionary War	Wars of the United States Great Awakening,	Westward Expansion Civil War Progressive Era	Roaring 20s World Wars Toward a better Future
Critical Thinking	Freedom and Responsibility Why do we have rules and laws? 2. Describe how changes in technology, transportation and communication affect the location and patterns of economic activities and use of productive resources.	Analyze Times of Challenge and Promise 2. Explain how Jim Crow laws legalized discrimination based on race. 3. Analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality and its impact on the changing status of minorities since the late 19th century.	What is power? Who has it? Who decides? Trace the development of the United States as a world power with emphasis on a. the Spanish-American War b. United States imperialism in the Far East, South Pacific, Caribbean and Central America	1. Describe the ways in which government policy has been shaped and set by the influence of political parties, interest groups, lobbyists, the media and public opinion with emphasis on a. extension of suffrage , b. labor legislation , c. civil rights legislation , d. military policy , e. environmental legislation f. business regulation , g. educational policy
Special Projects / Maps	Continents and Oceans, Western Hemisphere	Mock Trial	Land Forms in Oklahoma Civil War Battles Maps	Current Political Maps
Videos	Squanto Patriot	In search of Longitude	Civil War Battles Dances With Wolves	Will Rogers
Citizenship	How can an individual make a difference?	Write letters to Federal State and City officials	Analyze historical and contemporary examples of citizen movements to bring about political change.	Write letters to State and City officials