American History Curriculum | Development | Explanation of the American History Template | Pacing Guide

#14 Content Title: Carter Presidency-Today (1976 - Present)

Estimated Number of Days: 7-10

Essential Question(s):

  • How do people react to change?

  • To what extent should American values affect our involvement in world affairs?

  Concept/Topic
(State Standard)		 Questions Why Connections to Past and Parallels to Present Vocabulary
1.

Carter Administration
(14.B, !6.B, 16.C)
Middle East Diplomacy

 How did Carter’s values affect foreign policy? Explains our involvement in the Middle East today. Energy Crisis of the 70s versus high gas prices today. Essential vocabulary that students can relate to/use today
(bullet represents
U-46 academic vocabulary)

  • Political Culture

  • Globalization

    Conservatism

    Free Enterprise

    Tariffs

    Reverse Discrimination

    Affirmative Action
    • 2. Conservatism
    (15.C, 16.A, 16.C)
    Economic Policies
    Affirmative Action
    Moral Majority    		 How did conservative policies affect the United States? Demonstrates the influence of Conservatism on government policy. President Bush and the Republican control of the presidency
    3. Politics of Peace and War
    (16.A)    		 How did the fall of the Soviet Union affect the United States? Shows the United States reaction to the events in the rest of the world. The U.S. relationship with the world
    4. Globalization
    (16.B, 16.C, 17.B)
    International Treaties
    Technology
    Clashing Religious Values
    Immigration Policy    		 a) How does globalization affect the United States?

    b) How have
    religious
    fundamentalists
    affected domestic
    and foreign
    policies?    		 Our daily lives are tied to globalization. Technology / Economic Policies

    Essential Skills
    (What you want students to be able to do as a result of interacting with this content.)     		Examples of Primary Documents

    Map Reading
    (ACT- Generalizations)

    Persuasive Essay
    (ACT-Cause and Effect)

    Interpreting Political Cartoons
    (ACT-Author’s Point of View and Main Idea)

    Power Point Presentations

    Reagan’s speech at the Berlin Wall

    Bush’s speech on the Persian Gulf War

    Newspapers from 9/11

    Draft District U-46 American History High School Curriculum

    Revised February 28, 2007 / March 14, 2007 / March 16, 2007 / March 22, 2007 / June 13, 2007

    American History Subcommittee: D. Castelvecchi, J. Cook, G. Crespo, C. Cummins, N. DelValle, R. Denning, J. Devine, K. Dircks, K. Gac, J. Havemann, H. Kornick, S. Kueper, S. McCusker, N. Pavoris, J. Prado, J. Stephens, M. Thornton, and R. Watson