Dominican International School Social Studies COURSE SYLLABUS GRADE LEVEL: 5 SCHOOL YEAR: 2017-18 TEACHER: Mr. Black EMAIL: sblack@dishs.tp.edu.tw COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Social Studies course is designed to create reflective and knowledgeable thinking and decision making through the following: visual learning skills, research skills, social skills, communication skills and citizenship skills. To combine knowledge and skills as one and also to identify situations in which it would be useful. The students should be able to identify the next situation; How can I love and cherish my country, how to explore and to encounter, how to find new environments and how to make a living in them, how to become independent, how to govern ourselves, how to cross frontiers, how to handle conflict and resolution, how to analyze and respect both our own viewpoints and the points-of-view others hold, how to cope with change and how to handle responsibility and freedom. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Quarter 1: By the end of this quarter, students should be able to work as part of a team, carrying out the role assigned to and agreed by them. Students should also be able to use their research skills to complete a cultural project independently. Students should be able to give, receive, and act on constructive feedback from peers and teachers. Students should appreciate and describe the importance of natural resources to human survival and advancement, and be able to discuss how the environment and humans shape and form each other. Students will also be able to describe the features of some early civilizations, including their travels and migrations to Asia, America and Europe. Students can summarize how technology shaped early exploration, and relate it to how technology affects their own lives. Students should be able to appraise and assess pros and cons of the Columbian Exchange, and relate it to how modern day cultural exchanges may positively or negatively affect them personally. The lesson and page numbers correspond to the equivalent lesson and page numbers in the student textbook.
Quarter 2: By the end of this quarter students should be able to work as part of a team, assigning suitable roles and responsibilities for each group member. Groups should be able to discuss and generate ideas on a topic to allow them to take part in class debates respectfully and constructively. Students should be able to appreciate that there are various reasons why some causes are worth fighting for, and relate this to their own lives and current world events. Students should be able to critically analyze reasons for the American War of Independence, comparing and contrasting the different viewpoints held by the various groups and individuals involved. Students should be able to summarize and describe America s road from a group of colonies to its status of a young nation, including the problems and difficulties these people faced as a young nation. The lesson and page numbers correspond to the equivalent lesson and page numbers in the student textbook. Quarter 3: During this quarter the students will discover how new inventions can radically change peoples lives both positively and negatively, and relate this to the impact of new inventions on their own lives. Students should be able to confidently explain reasons why many Americans moved west in the 1800s, and relate this to present-day population movements. Students will learn about the various push and pull factors which affect the life choices of people (such as where they live), and relate this to their own lives. Students will independently research a famous immigrant to or from their country and deliver a presentation to their peers to be constructively assessed by them. The lesson and page numbers correspond to the equivalent lesson and page numbers in the student textbook. Quarter 4: In Quarter 4, students will be able to give examples of the horrors of modern warfare, describing the effects of various categories of weaponry used during World War One. Students should begin to appreciate how great hardship can affect how people act and behave, and debate the moral questions which arise from the development of highly destructive weapons. Students should also demonstrate an understanding of how life changed for a variety of Americans in the 1920s due to consumerism, and critically evaluate the changes to working lives of people in the industrial age. They should also be able to link this to developments in their own lives and age. Students should be able to demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between supply and demand, and how this can affect producers/consumers. The lesson and page numbers correspond to the equivalent lesson and page numbers in the student textbook.
ASSESSMENT: Students will be assessed both formatively and summatively throughout the duration of the course, and will be assessed by the teacher and their peers on individual, pair, and group tasks. Guided by the teacher and rubrics, they are also expected to self-assess to highlight their own strengths and their areas of development. They will be assessed on their knowledge and understanding of American history and geography, and how this links to their own lives in a broader context. Ways in which this will be done will include but are not limited to; reading comprehension tasks, conducting debates about a special issue, illustrating and summarizing main ideas, individual and group research projects, role-play, written quizzes, and so on. All assessments both formal and informal will be linked to the Common Core Standards, the goal of which is to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn. Other formative assessment techniques, for example "Fist to Five," will be used to ensure students develop their ability to reflect on their own learning. PRIMARY TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCES Social Studies - My World: Building Our Country. Boston: Pearson. 2013 Social Studies - My World: The Growth of Our Country. Boston: Pearson. 2013 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please see Google Classroom for more information. Class code: uvhpyf
Schedule of Instruction SUBJECT: 1st QUARTER TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections.) Week / Date Week 1 Aug 3 rd to 4 th Only 1.5 Days Week 2 Aug 7 th to 11 th Only 4 Days Week 3 Aug 14 th to 18 th Week 4 Aug 21 st to 25 th Week 5 Aug 28 th to Sep 1 st Week 6 Sep 4 th to 8 th Week 7 Sep 11 th to 15 th Week 8 Sep 18 th to 22 nd Week 9 Sep 25 th to 27 th Only 3 Days Q1 EXAMS Oct 2 nd and 3 rd (Half Days) Topic / Projects / Assessments Thursday Orientation in the morning. M/H School regular class after lunch Citizenship and Skills for Social Studies Lesson 3.1: 21 st Century Skill: Working in Teams Tuesday (Half Day) Blessing in the morning Chapter 1: The First Americans Lesson 1: Ancient American Civilizations People Arrive in the Americas p4-5 Learning to Use the Land, p6 Mayan and Aztec Cultures, p6-7 Chapter 1: The First Americans Lesson 2: Adapting to Different Places The Native Americans of North America (How Does the Environment Shape How We Live?), based on p12-17 & p29 Comparing Cultures (based on p18-21 & 24) Chapter 2: The Age of Exploration Lesson 1: Technology Shapes Exploration Why Do People Explore? p30 Searching for Riches, p35 Better Navigation Tools & Improved Shipbuilding, p36-37 Chapter 2: The Age of Exploration Lesson 1: Technology Shapes Exploration Portuguese Explorers & Reaching India, p38-41 Lesson 2: Explorers for Spain Columbus Sets Sail, p44-45 Cortés and the Aztecs, p46 Ferdinand Magellan, p47 Chapter 2: The Age of Exploration Lesson 2: Explorers for Spain Settling in the Americas, p50-51 Lesson 3: The Columbian Exchange and Cultural Understanding Changing Ways of Life, p52 and Harmful Effects, p53 Lower School Math Challenge & Fire Drill Chapter 2: The Age of Exploration A Powerful Exchange, p54-55 Cultures Collide, p56-57 Researching and Presenting About Different Cultures Quarter Review Quarter Exam or Final Project Due
2 nd QUARTER TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections.) Week / Date Week 1 (10) Oct 5 th to 6 th Only 2 Days Week 2 (11) Oct 11 th to 13 th Only 3 Days Week 3 (12) Oct 16 th to 20 th Week 4 (13) Oct 23 rd to 27 th Week 5 (14) Oct 30 th to Nov 3 rd Week 6 (15) Nov 6 th to 10 th Week 7 (16) Nov 13 th to 17 th Week 8 (17) Nov 20 th to 24 th Topic / Projects / Assessments Lesson 1: Tensions With Britain What is Worth Fighting For? p140 & p183 Trouble Over Taxes, p144 Lesson 1: Tensions With Britain Trouble Over Taxes, p144 No Taxation Without Representation! p145 The Colonists Take Action, p146 LS Career Awareness Week Lesson 1: Tensions With Britain New Taxes From Great Britain, p147-p148 Townshend Acts Repealed, Mostly, p149 Lesson 2: The Colonists Rebel The Boston Massacre, p152-153 Book Fair Oct 25-26 & Religion Week Lesson 2: The Colonists Rebel The Boston Tea Party, p154 Great Britain Reacts, p155-156 Paul Revere s Ride, p157 Lesson 2: The Colonists Rebel The First Shots, p158-159 Lessons 4: On the Battlefield and at Home The First Victories, p166-167 Washington Crosses the Delaware, p168-169 C.S.L. Proficiency Test & Language Laughter Lesson 5: Winning Independence Advantages and Allies, p174 175 The Fighting Spreads, p176 African Americans Fight for Freedom, p177 Young Shakespeare Lesson 5: Winning Independence The Battle of Yorktown, p178 Ending the War, p179 Thanksgiving Mass Chapter 7: The Young Nation Grows Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase Moving West, p234-235
The Louisiana Purchase, p236-237 Week 9 (18) Nov 27 th to Dec 1 st Week 10 (19) Dec 4 th to 8 th Only 4 Days Week 11 (20) Dec 11 th to 15 th Only 2 Days / Exams Dec 18 th to Jan 2 nd Chapter 7: The Young Nation Grows Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase Exploring the West, p237 (Lewis and Clark Expedition) Hardships and Successes, p238-239 Mon Thu - Classes might be interrupted for 60 th Anniversary Celebrations Friday Whole day celebration Quarter Review? Quarter Exam or Final Project Due Christmas Break
3rd QUARTER TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections.) Week / Date Week 1 (21) Jan 3 rd to 5 th Only 3 Days Week 2 (22) Jan 8 th to 12 th Week 3 (23) Jan 15 th to 19 th Week 4 (24) Jan 22 nd to 26 th Week 5 (25) Jan 29 th to Feb 2 nd Week 6 (26) Feb 5 th to 9 th Week 7 (27) Feb 12 th to 14 th Only 3 Days / CNY Week 8 (28) Feb 21 st to 23 rd CNY / Only 3 Days Week 9 (29) Feb 26 th to Mar 2 nd Only 4 Days Topic / Projects / Assessments New Year Mass Lesson 1: Inventions, Roads, and Railroads New Inventions, based on p266-267 Lesson 1: Inventions, Roads, and Railroads Better Transportation, p270-271 The First Railroads, p272-273 Lesson 3: Trails to the West The Westward Trail, p284-285 The Oregon Country, p286 Oregon or Bust! p287 Board Game Project Lesson 3: Trails to the West The Mormon Trail, p288 Trails to the Southwest, p289 Board Game Project Lower School Science Fair Lesson 4: The Californian Gold Rush Gold Fever, p292-293 Searching for Gold, p294 Board Game Project Lesson 4: The Californian Gold Rush The Profit Motive, p295 California Becomes a State, p296-297 Board Game Project Ash Wednesday Mass Chapter 11: Industry and Immigration Lesson 3: Immigration New Immigrants, p404-405 Reasons for Immigration, p406 Chapter 11: Industry and Immigration Lesson 3: Immigration Gaining Entrance, p407 Contribution of a Famous Immigrant (based on p407-408) Wednesday No Class Chapter 11: Industry and Immigration Lesson 3: Immigration Contribution of a Famous Immigrant (based on p407-408) Reaction Against Immigrants, p410-411
Week 10 (30) Mar 5 th to 9 th IOWA TESTS Week 11 (31) March 12 th to 16 th Week 12 (32) March 19 th to 23 rd Only 3 Days / Exams March 26 th to April 6 th Quarter Review Quarter Exam or Final Project Due Easter Break
4th QUARTER TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT (NB: Depending on time and interest, the teacher may delete and/or add other selections.) Week / Date Week 1 (33) Apr 9 th to 13 th Week 2 (34) Apr 16 th to 20 th Week 3 (35) Apr 23 rd to 27 th Week 4 (36) Apr 30 th to May 4 th Week 5 (37) May 7 th to 11 th Week 6 (38) May 14 th to 18 th Week 7 (39) May 21 st to 25 th Only 1 Day / Exams / Graduations Week 8 (40) May 28 th to June 1 st Topic / Projects / Assessments Lenten Activity? Easter Mass? Chapter 13: Good Times and Hardships Lesson 1: World War One Conflict in Europe, p450-451 The United States Enters the War, p452-453 Trench Warfare, p453-454 New Technologies, p454 AP Mock Exams Chapter 13: Good Times and Hardships Lesson 1: World War One On the Home Front, p455 Costs of the War, p456 Chapter 13: Good Times and Hardships Lesson 2: The Roaring Twenties New Products, p458-459 The Culture of the Roaring Twenties, p460 The Jazz Age, p461 Chapter 13: Good Times and Hardships Lesson 3: The Great Depression Trouble for Farmers, p466 More Supply, Less Demand, p467 The Stock Market Crash, p468 The Great Depression Begins, p469-470 Quarter Review and Quarter Exam or Final Project Due Graduating and Promoting Classes, ceremony preparation Graduating & Promoting Classes - no lessons 25 May G5 Promotion Ceremony