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The 20th Century and
Beyond
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VIII, students will study the United States in the 20th
century, including national celebrations, technological
advances, scientific discoveries, increased
industrialization, and innovations in both
transportation and communication. They will research
significant individuals who have influenced the 20th
century, including such eminent citizens as Cesar
Chavez, Martin Luther King, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt,
and Neil Armstrong. Developments and progress in
improving the equality of opportunity for Americans will
be explored, as well as the events that helped with the
advancement. Customs, celebrations, traditions, and
contributions of various racial, ethnic, and religious
groups in the United States will be considered.
Critical Questions:
- How have technological innovations and scientific
development helped to improve the quality of life in
the 20th Century?
- How have scientific discoveries and technological
innovations benefited society during the 20th Century?
- What are the qualities of good leadership?
- What major events would be considered turning
points during the 20th Century? Why?
Suggested Time Frame: 6 weeks |
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective is
aligned to.
Information in the
brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Use standard grammar,
spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation. (5.26E)
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Create written and visual
material such as journal entries, reports, and graphic
organizer, outlines, and bibliographies. (5.26D); (T10) |
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Incorporate main and
supporting ideas in verbal and written communication. (5.26B) |
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Organize and interpret
information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals
including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps. (5.25C); (T8) |
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Analyze information by
sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-effect
relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding main idea,
summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and
drawing inferences and conclusions. (5.25B); (T8);
(T10); (T11) |
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Predict how future scientific
discoveries and technological innovations could effect life in
the United States. For example, discuss genetic engineering,
robotics, space travel and biomedical sciences. (5.24E);
(T11) |
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Analyze environmental changes
brought about by scientific discoveries and technological
innovations such as air conditioning and fertilizers. (5.24D);
(T10); (T11) |
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Explain how scientific
discoveries and technological innovations in the fields of
medicine, communication, and transportation have benefited
individuals and society in the United States. Discuss
biomedicine, telecommunication, and air travel. (5.24C); (T8) |
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Identify how scientific
discoveries and technological innovations such as the
transcontinental railroad, the discovery of oil, and the rapid
growth of technology industries have advanced the economic
development of the United States. (5.24B); (T8); (T11) |
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Describe contributions of
famous inventors and scientists such as Clarence Birdseye, Neil
Armstrong, and Carl Sagan. (5.24A) |
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Summarize the contributions
of people of selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups to
our national identity. (5.23C); (T8); (T11) |
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Describe customs,
celebrations, and traditions of selected racial, ethnic, and
religious groups in the United States. (5.23B); (T8) |
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Identify the similarities and
differences within and among selected racial, ethnic, and
religious groups in the United States. (5.23A); (T8); (T11) |
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Explain how examples of art,
music, and literature reflect the times during which they are
created. (5.22B) |
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Identify significant examples
of art, music, and literature from the twentieth century in U.S.
history, such as art from Norman Rockwell. (5.22A) |
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Identify and compare
leadership qualities of national leaders, past and present.
(5.20B) |
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Identify leaders in the
national governments, including the president and selected
members of Congress, and their political parties. (5.20A)
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Explain how to contact
elected and appointed leaders in the national government.
(5.19D) |
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Identify significant
individuals such as Cesar Chavez who modeled active
participation in the democratic process. (5.19C); (T8); (T11) |
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Describe the origins and
significance of national celebrations such as Memorial Day,
Labor Day, and Columbus Day. (5.18D) |
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Explain the impact of
American ideas about progress and equality of opportunity on the
economic development and growth of the United States. (5.14F)
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Analyze how developments in
transportation and communication have influenced economic
activities in the United States. (5.14E); (T8) |
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Describe the impact of mass
production, specialization, and division of labor on the
economic growth of the United States. (5.14D); (T8) |
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Apply geographic tools,
including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass
roses, to construct and interpret maps. (5.6A)
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Identify the accomplishments
of Carrie Chapman Catt, D.D. Eisenhower, Martin Luther King,
Jr., Rosa Parks, Colin Powell, Franklin Roosevelt who made
contributions to society in civil rights, women's rights,
military actions and politics. (5.5B); (T8); (T11) |
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Analyze various issues and
events of the 20th century such as urbanization,
industrialization, increased use of oil and gas, world wars, and
the Great Depression. (5.5A) |
