Implementing a U.S. History in Global Context Approach RMHS Social Studies Department Integrated U.S./World Curriculum Caroline Allison, Dave Blanchard, Jim DeBenedictis, Reading Memorial High School

Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework, Grades 8-12 Pathways Pathway 1 Grade 8: World History I, Grade 9: World History II, Grade 10: U.S. History I, Grade 11: U.S. History II, Pathway 2 Grade 8: World History I, Grade 9: U.S. History I, Grade 10: U.S. History II, Grade 11: World History II, Pathway 3 Grade 8: U.S. History I, Grade 9: World History I, Grade 10: World History II, Grade 11: U.S. History II, Pathway 4 Grade 8: World History I, Grade 9: World History II, Grade 10: U.S. History I, Grade 11: U.S. History II, Grade 12: World History III, Pathway 5 Grade 8: World History I, Grade 9: U.S. History I, Grade 10: U.S. History II, Grade 11: World History II, Grade 12: World History III,

RMHS Curriculum Implementation, Rationale, and Process Drawbacks of State Pathways Advantages of RMHS Pathway ► Some material taught twice ► Gives impression U.S. and world history are separate ► MCAS was scheduled to test US History from Revolution to today (11 th grade) ► Avoid redundancy ► Shows connections between U.S. and world history ► All of US history taught in high school – benefits for MCAS test (11 th grade)

RMHS Integrated U.S./World Curriculum ► History 8: Fall of Rome to the Renaissance ► History 9: Exploration to 1815 ► History 10: Industrial Revolution to 1914 ► History 11: World War I to Present

History 9 Unit 1: The Renaissance and the Reformation Unit 7: The Enlightenment Unit 2: The Age of Exploration Unit 8: The Road to Independence, Unit 3: America – The Atlantic World, to 1600 Unit 9: The French Revolution and Napoleon Unit 4: European Colonization of the Americas, Unit 10: The Constitution of the United States, Unit 5: The Age of Absolutism Unit 11: The Origins of American Politics, Unit 6: Growth of the American Colonies,

History 10 Unit 1: The Industrial Revolution in Europe and America Unit 7: Nationalism and the Growth of Democracy in Europe Unit 2: World Revolution, Romanticism & Jacksonian America Unit 8: Growth of the Industrial Revolution & US Labor Movement Unit 3: US Antebellum I: Religion, Reform and Growing Sectionalism Unit 9: The American West, the Emergence of Populism & and the Turner Thesis Unit 4: US Antebellum II: The Coming of the Civil War Unit 10: New Imperialism & US as a World Power Unit 5: US Civil WarUnit 11: The Gilded Age Unit 6: ReconstructionUnit 12: The Progressive Reform Era

History 11 Unit 1: The Great War and Its Aftermath Unit 7: The Decline of Colonialism and the Emergence of the Third World Unit 2: The Russian Revolution & Lenin and Stalin’s Impact Unit 8: America in the 1960s and Early 1970s Unit 3: The Rise and fall of Capitalism in the United States in the 20’s and 30’s Unit 9: Israel and the Middle East Unit 4: Asia in UpheavalUnit 10: Ronald Reagan the Triumph of Conservatism Unit 5: The Second World War and the Holocaust Unit 11: The Age of the Hyper- power Unit 6: The Origins of the Cold War Unit 12: Global Issues and Challenges Reform Era

HISTORY 10 THEMES Interconnection between US & World ► Nationalism ► Revolution and Reaction ► Impact of Science and Technology ► Role of the Individual in History ► Reform ► Economics in History ► Imperialism ► Democracy/Democratic Governments

Sample 10 th Grade Lesson/Mini-Unit The Women’s Movement: Bringing Seneca Falls to Today Women's rights. [graphic]. [United States, ca. 1870] American Antiquarian Society.

Sample 11 th Grade Lesson/Mini-Unit Iron Jawed Angels: A Movie Guide for Teachers

Resources and Materials ► Textbooks: In Class and Online ► Shared Departmental Folders, Online ► Other Resources

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