Analy High School SDC Social Studies

Four Year Macro-Plan

Year Emphasis Key Outcomes Resources Connections

’06-‘07	Cultural Geography	Content: Seven continents Content: City-country-continent knowledge Content: Recognition of world monuments Content: Map fundamentals Skill: Internet navigation Skill: Application/practice of cognitive processes Skill: Applied language arts	Pace World Geography and Cultures, Amazing Race Season 1	Measurement (maps, math) Physical science (landforms) Concept of culture (peer pressure)
’07-‘08	World History through the Renaissance	Content: Recognition of influential people as historical figures, major gods and monuments Content: Recognition of artistic and scientific contributions Content: Vocabulary and facts Skill: Keyboarding Skill: Application/practice of cognitive processes Skill: Applied language arts	World History Shorts, Book 1 World History, Follett Biography of the Millennium	Astronomy Agriculture Artistic contributions Inventions Foundations of physics and chemistry Age of Invention (electricity, telephone, cotton gin, etc.) Roots of Language
’08-‘09	World History including World/U.S. History from 1750 to present	Content: Principles & Facts from learned from the Scientific Revolution Content: Principals & Facts learned from the Industrial Revolution Content: Democratic Principals Skill: Word document manipulation Skill: Application/practice of cognitive processes Skill: Applied language arts	World History Shorts, Book 2 Frontier House, 1900’s House, Manor House, 1940’s House, Colonial House	Transportation Medical discoveries/health Industrial Revolution incl. basics of production line, compensation Daily living skills (sewing, cooking)
’09-‘10	U.S. History, California History, Government, Economics	Content: U.S. Geography, especially states and major landforms Content: Legal and Civic Principles (law, civil rights, voting, citizenship, civic responsibility) Content: Conceptual framework for cultural change over time Skill: Integrated technology (keyboarding, internet research, word documents) Skill: Application/practice of cognitive processes Skill: Applied language arts	America’s Story The 50 States	Consumer math incl. taxes, insurance Modern medicine/health Workplace technology Consumer technology Modern science such delivery of city services, water purification, etc.