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U.S. History Projects/Assignments

Fall Semester

Unit #1: Foundations of American History

  1. Organized Binder for Fall Semester

  2. Check-In on Ideals
     

  3. Link for Constitution Nearpod (expires at end of unit)
        Period 1
        Period 2
        Period 3
     

  4. Check-In on Constitution
     

  5. Drag & Drop Ideals During the Civil War

    • Period 1 Link​

    • Period 2 Link

    • Period 3 Link
       

  6. Juneteenth Extra Credit Questions and Reading
     

  7. American Ideals Paragraph​

 

 

Unit #2: Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization

  1. Superhero or Villain Comic Strip

  2. Check-In on European Immigration
     

  3. Links for Chinese Immigration Nearpod (expires at end of unit)​
    Period 1
    Period 2
    Period 3
     

  4. Industrialization Paragraph

  5. Extra Credit: African American Experience Nearpod​​​


   6.Check-In on Problems of the Era
 

   7. Muckraker Nearpod (expires at end of unit)

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link
     

   8. Muckraker Animoto Video Project

   9. Check-In On Progressive Success & Failures

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Unit #3: America Becomes a World Power

1.  Check-In on Foreign Policy
 

2. Imperialism Around the World Padlet​​

4. America Becomes a World Power Extra Credit handout
 

5. Foreign Policy Twitter Assignment


6. Imperialism Paragraph​

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7. Check-In on World War I 

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8. Treaty of Versailles EdPuzzle
 

Unit #5: Between the Wars​
 

  1. 1920s Research Project​

​​  2. Extra Credit: 1920s Reading Questions

  3. 1920s Terms Matching Game
 

  4. Check- In on Great Depression
 

  5. Check-In on New Deal

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  6. New Deal Paragraph

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  7. Spring Binder

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Spring Semester

​Unit #1: World War II

1.Check-In on Causes of World War II

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2. Road to War Poster Project

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3. Extra Credit: Japanese Internment

4. Japanese Internment Nearpod (If the video does not work try this youtube link)

5. WWII Unit Paragraph

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6. World War II Ends Nearpod

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7. Check-In on End of World War II

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Unit #2: Early Cold War

​   1. Early Cold War Events Timeline Nearpod

   2. Second Red Scare Nearpod (if the "Burt the Turtle" Video Link is not working, try this link.

   3. Cold War Continues Nearpod​

   4. Early Cold War Paragraph

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Unit #3: Conformity & Change​

  1. 1950s Rock Music Nearpod
        - Period 1 Link
    ​    - Period 2 Link
        - Period 3 Link
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  2. Youth Culture Terms Check-In
     

  3. Civil Rights Timeline

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Writing Portfolio Project

    1. Directions

    2. Approved Source List

    3. In-Text Citations Directions

    4. MLA8 Citing Cheet Sheet

    5. Source Information for Second Semester Projects

    5. Works Cited Directions

    6. End of Year Writing Checklist

    7. Rubric

    8. General Directions for Writing

      

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Unit #4: The Vietnam Conflict

   1. Extra Credit: Getting Drafted

   

   2. Protest Music Nearpod

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   3. 1968 Nearpod (for absent students)
 

   4. 1968 Check-In

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   5. American Dreams Project

 

Research Project​

1. Directions

2. Topics

3. Topic Research Guide

4. Research Requirements

5. Choosing A Source

6. Link to Databases

7. MLA Citing Cheat Sheet

8. How to Create a Works Cited Page

9. Summary Example

10. Scoresheet​​

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Unit #5: Modern Foreign Policy

     1. End of Cold War Timeline Nearpod (SALT LINK)

   

     2. Check-In on End of Cold War

     

     3. 9-11 EdPuzzle Link 

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