Gainesville High School

Unit 01:  Foundations of Reading and Writing for Young Scholars At the end of the this unit, students will be able to:  Using annotations and notes to make predictions, generate questions, make connections, identify key ideas based on text evidence, summarize and paraphrase, etc.to understand an author’s message Focus on understanding the author's background, author’s purpose, intended audience, and context before attempting to understand text meaning in self-selected texts.  Understand a text by creating and sharing personal connections derived from annotations and evaluating ideas in other texts Practice fundamentals of research Practice the stages of the writing process to produce formal correspondence and a reflective personal essay

Literature: (Fiction) To Kill a Mockingbird, Part 1 by Harper Lee & Paired Reading:  House Taken Over by Julio Cortázar (SAVAS),(Nonfiction) Emmett Till by Jessica McBirney (CommonLit), Scottsboro Boys by Jessica McBirney (CommonLit)

Writing: Expository paragraphs using RACES

Grammar & Mechanics: Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: Grade 10

Unit 01: Foundations for Becoming a Critical Reader, Writer, and Thinker 
At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 

Review and practice foundational comprehension and close reading strategies

Understand author’s background, author’s purpose, intended audience, and context before attempting to understand text meaning in self-selected texts

Understand a text by creating and sharing personal connections 

Practice fundamentals of research by reading and analyzing a variety of sources to gather and synthesize reliable, credible information

Produce formal correspondence and a reflective personal essay

Apply previously learned grammar mechanics and conventions to edit their writing

Synthesize context with vocabulary resources

Work productively with a group through active listening and effective speaking to positively impact their own reading processes and comprehension strategies

Unit 01: Strategies for Critical Reading and Response 

Review and practice foundational comprehension and close reading strategies, including using annotations and notes to make predictions, generate questions, make connections, identify key ideas based on text evidence, summarize and paraphrase, etc. to understand an author’s message
Understand author’s background, author’s purpose, intended audience, and context before attempting to understand text meaning in self-selected texts
Understand a text on a deeper level by creating and sharing personal connections derived from annotations and evaluating ideas in other texts
Practice fundamentals of research by reading and analyzing a variety of sources to gather and synthesize reliable, credible information in order to learn about a topic
Produce formal correspondence and a reflective personal essay
Consider how author’s purpose, topic, audience, and context impact the messages communicated in their writing
Apply previously learned grammar mechanics and conventions to edit their writing.
Synthesize context with vocabulary resources, like dictionaries, to help determine the meaning of new or unfamiliar words encountered while reading
Practice how to work productively with a group through active listening and effective speaking to positively impact their own reading processes and comprehension strategies
 

Unit 02:  Literary Texts: Analysis and Composition

At the end of the this unit, students will be able to: 

Read multiple fictional, literary/narrative nonfiction, poetry, and drama texts to identify and analyze the similarities and differences in genre characteristics, literary elements, and literary devices

Discuss the Authors’ message in text.

Analyze perspectives and themes represented in the texts through note taking and annotating

Utilize text evidence to support their inferences

Create, revise and edit two literary texts of their own

Literature: (Fiction) To Kill a Mockingbird, Part 2 by Harper Lee & Paired Reading: The Censors by Luisa Valenzulela (SAVAS), (Nonfiction) Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe (SAVAS), Neither Justice nor Forgetting: Defining Forgiveness (SAVAS)

Writing: Expository paragraphs as responses to literature using RACES

Grammar & Mechanics: Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: Grade 10

Unit 02: The Literary Analysis Essay and Composing Original Literary Texts 

At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 

Read multiple fictional, literary/narrative nonfiction, poetry, and drama texts to identify and analyze the similarities and differences in genre

Analyze perspectives and themes represented in the texts, while employing strategies to support comprehension

Study the concept of author’s message (theme), literary elements and devices, genre characteristics, author’s craft, historical context, and the relationship between these features

Utilize text evidence to support inferences

Utilize these genre characteristics and literary elements and devices in writing

Conduct light research to aid in the creative process of writing their own original literary text

Brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, and publish a literary analysis essay and an original literary text

Confer with peers in order to learn other students’ thoughts about ways author’s craft reveals meaning in literary texts

Unit 02: Analyzing Literary Texts and Composing the Literary Analysis Essay

Read multiple fictional, literary/narrative nonfiction, poetry, and drama texts to identify and analyze the similarities and differences in genre characteristics, literary elements, and literary devices 
Analyze perspectives and themes represented in the texts while employing strategies to support comprehension
Study the concept of author’s message (theme), literary elements and devices, genre characteristics, author’s craft, historical context, and the relationship between these features. 
Utilize text evidence to support their inferences with special attention given to ensure well-connected text evidence is utilized to support ideas and conclusions. 
Utilize genre characteristics and literary elements and devices in their own writing. 
Conduct light research to aid in the creative process of writing their own original literary text.
Brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, and publish a literary analysis essay and two literary texts. 
Apply author’s craft and genre characteristics learned during reading comprehension activities and assignments to their own writing products.
Confer with peers in order to learn other students’ thoughts about ways the author's craft reveals meaning in literary texts.
 

Unit 03: Informative Texts: Analysis and Composition
At the end of the this unit, students will be able to: 

Identify the author’s purpose, intended audience, and thesis as well as how the author uses evidence, facts, and details to support a thesis through close reading strategies, such as note taking and annotating

Summarize and paraphrase texts as part of the comprehension process and utilize text evidence to support understanding.

Research by reading a variety of sources to gather and synthesize reliable, credible information

Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, and edit multi-paragraph informational essays

Literature: (Drama)The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
& Paired Reading: (Fiction) *Excerpts from The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (SAVAS) 
Greatest Gift (short story It's a Wonderful Life is based upon)

Writing:  Guided Introductions & Conclusions for expository essays; expository essay

Grammar & Mechanics: Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: Grade 10

*if time allows
 

Unit 03A: Rhetorically Analyzing and Composing Informational and Argumentative Texts
At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 
 
Identify the rhetorical situation of each text, as well as how the author uses types of evidence, facts, and details along with rhetorical devices and/or fallacies to support their key ideas and claim

Summarize and paraphrase texts as part of the comprehension process and utilize text evidence to support their understanding

Gather reliable and credible information about texts and their rhetorical situations to aid in the textual analysis process

Apply genre characteristics and author’s craft to their own writing products

Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, and edit multi-paragraph rhetorical analysis essays

Focus on capitalization, spelling, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement, and employing a variety of sentence structures

Analyzing and Composing Texts that Argue and Inform

Analyze a variety of informational and argumentative texts for key ideas and the way in which organizational patterns and text features convey ideas. 
Summarize and paraphrase texts as part of the comprehension process and utilize text evidence to support their understanding. 
Practice fundamentals of research by reading a variety of sources 
Apply the author's craft to their own writing products.
Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, and edit a variety of informational and argumentative texts, including a resume, cover letter, multi-paragraph research reflection, multimodal argumentative presentation, informational essay, and argumentative essay. 
Apply author’s craft and utilize genre characteristics learned during informational and argumentative text analysis to their own writing products, including the use of rhetorical devices and appeals and avoidance of logical fallacies. In revising, students review their texts for clarity, development, organization, style, word choice, and sentence variety.

Unit 04: Argumentative Texts: Rhetorical Analysis and Composition

At the end of the this unit, students will be able to: 

Analyze a variety of argumentative texts in order to identify and explain each author’s claim and key ideas as well as how their use of evidence, rhetorical devices, logical fallacies, and treatment of counterarguments. 

Utilize close reading strategies such as note taking and annotating to support their comprehension of sources, including analyzing the rhetorical situation of each text (author’s purpose, intended audience, context, occasion, and topic), the thesis/claim, genre characteristics, and author’s craft

Evaluate source material to determine whether a text is reliable, unbiased, and credible

Apply author’s craft, rhetorical devices, and genre characteristics to their own writing products to communicate ideas effectively

Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a verbal/multimodal argumentative presentation with researched support

Literature: Selections from (Nonfiction) Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand & Twelve Mighty Orphans by Jim Dent, Abolishing Child Labor Laws by Betsy Wood (CommonLit), FDR and The New Deal by Mike Kubic (CommonLit),(Fiction) Where is Here by Joyce Carol Oats (SAVAS), Poetry:  Blind by Fatima Noot, The Blind Seer of Ambon by W.S. Merwin and On His Blindness by Jorge Luis Borges (SAVAS)

Writing:  Argumentative Independent Introductions and Conclusions, Argumentative Essays

Grammar & Mechanics: Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: Grade 10
 

Unit 03B: Analyzing Argumentative Texts with the Rhetorical Analysis Essay
At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 
Use close reading strategies to identify the rhetorical situation of each text as well as how the author uses types of evidence, facts, and details to support their key ideas and claim

Summarize and paraphrase texts and utilize text evidence to support understanding

Practice basic research strategies in order to gather reliable and credible information about texts and their rhetorical situations to aid in the textual analysis process

Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, and edit multi-paragraph rhetorical analysis essays

Focus on capitalization, spelling, pronoun-antecedent agreement, subject-verb agreement, and employing a variety of sentence structures

Unit 04: Opposing Viewpoints: Composing the Argumentative Research Essay
At the end of this unit, students will be able to: 

Research, locate, and analyze credible primary and/or secondary sources to collect and evaluate information on a chosen topic

Analyzing the rhetorical situation of each text, the thesis/claim, genre characteristics, and author’s craft

Evaluate source material to determine whether a text is primary or secondary
 
Identify the rhetorical techniques and genre characteristics when evaluating their peers’ argumentative research essays

Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a formal argumentative research essay 

Review conventional and nonconventional choices in punctuation, grammar, and spelling that are most effective for their purpose, genre, and intended audience

Unit 03B: Analyzing Argumentative Texts through the Rhetorical Analysis Essay

Identify the rhetorical situation of each text as well as how the author uses types of evidence, facts, and details along with rhetorical devices to support their key ideas and claim. 
Summarize and paraphrase texts as part of the comprehension process and utilize text evidence to support their understanding. 
Practice basic research strategies in order to gather reliable and credible information about texts and their rhetorical situations to aid in the textual analysis process. 
Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, and edit multi-paragraph rhetorical analysis essays. 

Unit 04: Opposing Viewpoints: Composing the Argumentative Research Essay
Research, locate, and analyze credible primary and/or secondary sources to use in writing.
Utilize close reading strategies to support their comprehension of sources, including analyzing the rhetorical situation of each text,the thesis/claim, genre characteristics, and author’s craft. 
Evaluate source material to determine whether a text is primary or secondary as well as reliable, unbiased, and credible. 
Identify the rhetorical techniques and genre characteristics when evaluating their peers’ argumentative research essays.
Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a formal argumentative research essay that utilizes persuasive rhetorical techniques and attempts to avoid logical fallacies. 
Support their position and ideas with paraphrased and directly quoted text from credible sources and apply proper academic formatting of in-text citations and an annotated bibliography page according to a specified style guide.
Engage in collaboration to refine their research plan, research proposal, and the writing process.
 

Unit 05: Finding Connections across Literary, Informational, and Argumentative Texts

At the end of the this unit, students will be able to: 

Identify similarities and differences in the authors’ messages, application of genre characteristics, and use of author’s craft

Utilize close reading strategies, such as note taking and annotating, to make connections between the texts and reflect on how the authors use genre to support their purposes

Apply genre characteristics and author’s craft to their own writing products.

Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish original texts in multiple genres of their choice

Demonstrate a holistic understanding of editing

Engage in discussions to analyze texts. They also engage in the peer review process

Literature: Selections (Both Fiction & Nonfiction) from EOC English II 2022 & 2023 Released Tests, Understanding Forgiveness (SAVAS), (Fiction) *The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (SAVAS) ,(Nonfiction) Revenge of the Geeks by Alexandra Robbins (SAVAS), Encountering the Other by Ryszard Kapucinski (SAVAS) 

Writing:  Argumentative, Expository Essays and Correspondence principles applied to essay writing

Grammar & Mechanics: Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 10

*If not read during 3rd six weeks

Unit 05: Making Connections across Texts with Rhetorical and Literary Analysis 

Identify similarities and differences in the authors’ messages, application of genre characteristics, and use of author’s craft

Make connections between the texts and reflect on how the authors use genre to support their purposes

Apply genre characteristics and author’s craft to their own writing products

Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish their analysis of multiple genres and author’s craft in a comparative analysis essay

Apply author’s craft genre characteristics to their own writing products

Review texts for clarity, coherence, development, organization, style, and tone

Demonstrate a holistic understanding of editing, including making conventional and nonconventional choices in punctuation, grammar, and spelling

Students engage in the peer review process to discuss and share ideas about the writing of others
 

Unit 05: Making Connections Across Texts with Rhetorical and Literary Analysis

Analyze several texts that represent a variety of genres connected by topic in order to identify similarities and differences in the authors’ messages, application of genre characteristics, and use of author’s craft. 
Utilize close reading strategies to make connections between the texts and reflect on how the authors use genre to support their purposes. Apply genre characteristics and author’s craft to their own writing products.
Brainstorm/plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a short analytical response and a comparative analysis essay. 
Demonstrate a holistic understanding of editing, including making conventional and nonconventional choices in punctuation, grammar, and spelling that are most effective for their purpose, genre, and intended audience.
Engage in discussions to analyze text and discuss and share ideas about others’ writing. 
 

Unit 06: Producing Genres Authentically in a Real World Context 

At the end of the this unit, students will be able to: 

Research and locate credible primary and secondary sources and read a variety of texts, including multimodal, on a chosen topic with the purpose of collecting and evaluating information on the topic. 

Utilize close reading strategies, such as note taking and annotating, to support their comprehension of sources.

Apply the author's craft, including multimodal elements, to their own writing products to communicate ideas effectively.

Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a multimodal research product that includes credible and clear information, employing a variety of modes, such as images, charts, audio, and/or video to effectively communicate their message/ purpose

Engage in a peer review process to discuss and share ideas about their presentations and to gain feedback on how to improve their final presentation.

Literature: (Nonfiction, Memoir) Night by Eli Wiesel & Paired Readings: (Nonfiction) Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive by Desmund Tutu, (Poetry) They are Hostile Nations by Margaret Atwood, Under a Certain Little Star by Wistawa Szymborska 

Writing:  Review Argumentative, Expository and Correspondence prior to STAAR admin.  After STAAR, Research, write Annotated Bibliography topic developed based on in-class readings

Grammar & Mechanics: Easy Grammar Ultimate Grade 10

Unit 06: Producing Authentic Composition with Multiple Genres and Modes

Research and locate credible primary and secondary sources and read a variety of texts, including multimodal. 
Research requirements that are necessary for their career in which they intend to pursue and argue the importance of their chosen career in the future
Practice presentation skills through a presentation and a peer editing evaluation. The end product is the result of students researching, reading, and writing many different informational, argumentative, and/or literary products as well as collaborating with others on an authentic product relevant to their personal goals.
Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a multimodal research presentation that includes credible and clear information, employing a variety of modes such as images, charts, audio, and/or video to effectively communicate their message/ purpose
Properly citing and ethically utilizing source material through a works cited page along with the presentation
 

Unit 06: Producing Authentic Composition with Multiple Genres and Modes

Research and locate credible primary and secondary sources and read a variety of texts, including multimodal
Research requirements that are necessary for their career in which they intend to pursue and argue the importance of their chosen career in the future. 
Practice presentation skills through a presentation and a peer editing evaluation. The end product is the result of students researching, reading, and writing many different informational, argumentative, and/or literary products as well as collaborating with others on an authentic product relevant to their personal goals.
Brainstorm, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish a multimodal research presentation that includes credible and clear information, employing a variety of modes such as images, charts, audio, and/or video to effectively communicate their message/ purpose.
Review their presentation for clarity, coherence, development, organization, style, and tone. Expectations in this bundle emphasize properly citing and ethically utilizing source material through a works cited page along with the presentation.
Engage in a peer review process to discuss and share ideas about their presentations and to gain feedback on how to improve their final presentation.

Unit 01: Political Philosophy: Governments Are Instituted Among Men 
Learn about the development of political thought over time, and about the debates, about compromises that surrounded the creation of the Constitution, and about the significant political contributions of selected political leaders in the United States. 
Practice inquiry skills by acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 02: The U.S. Constitution: The Blessings of Liberty
Learn about principles of limited government reflected in the U.S. Constitution, the amendment process, and the rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. 
Practice inquiry skills by acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 
 

Unit 01: Thinking Like a Historian

Review the four historical thinking skills of narration, interpretation, explanation, and judgment by using those skills in the context of a familiar story. 
Be provided with a familiar narrative of which they already have background knowledge. 
Be provided with at least one to two documents to practice document analysis in order to ensure they have an understanding of the practices of sourcing, contextualizing, and close reading prior to employing those skills in subsequent units. 

Unit 02: Growing Pains – the Gilded Age 1877-1898 

Study about the final settlement of the frontier; the industrialization and rise of big business in America; and the urbanization of America, along with the rise of political machines and the eventual civil service reform.

Unit 01: Thinking Like a Historian 

Review the four historical thinking skills of narration, interpretation, explanation, and judgment by using those skills in the context of a familiar story. 

Practice document analysis in order to ensure students have an understanding of the practices of sourcing, contextualizing, and close reading prior to employing those skills in subsequent units. 

Unit 02: Foundations of Civilization 8000 BC-500 BC

Learn major events of the twentieth century following the Second World War.  

Study the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the Cold War, including the spread of communism in Eastern Europe and East Asia and the decolonization movements that took place in colonial regions. 

Study about the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the social, economic and cultural impact of globalization, as well as the continued challenges of recognizing, protecting, and expanding human rights.

 

Unit 03: A Federalist System: A More Perfect Union 
Learn about the federalist governmental system created by the Founding Fathers. 
Study about the division and sharing of power between federal, state, and local governmental bodies along with comparing the U.S. federalist system with other governmental systems. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 04: The Branches of Government: Of the People, By the People, For the People
Study about the structures and function of each of the branches of government. 
Learn about the bicameral legislative branch along with how legislation is created. 
Learn about the role of the executive branch, the process for electing the President, and the functions of the federal bureaucracy. 
Learn about the federal judicial system, along with the role the courts play in the protection of individual rights through due process. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity.

Unit 03: Reforming America – the Progressive Era 1898-1920 

Learn about how progressive reformers brought about social and political change at the local, state, and national level; the emergence of the Progressive Party; and how reform legislation changed the relationship between business and government.

Unit 04: Emergence as a World Power – Spanish-American and First World Wars 1898-1920 

Examine the U.S. foreign policy in the early twentieth century including, involvement in the Spanish-American War; the development of U.S. foreign policy in regards to Latin America, China and Japan; and involvement in the First World War. While the causes of the First World War are reviewed in this unit, the primary focus of study involves examining U.S. entry into the First World War as well as U.S. actions in the war (1917-1918). 
Study the varying points of view regarding ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, focusing on Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the debate regarding the League of Nations.

Unit 03: Emergence and Collapse of Classical Empires 500 BC-600 AD

Study about the growth of more sophisticated political entities, specifically empires that emerged from the core of the River Valley Civilizations including: 
1) the characteristics of empires; 2) the characteristics of Persian rule; 
3) the consolidation of imperial rule in India with the Gupta and Mauryan dynasties; 
4) the development of dynastic rule in China; 
5) the establishment of legal and governmental systems in classical Greece and Rome;
6) the political, scientific and cultural legacies of the classical civilizations; 
7) the collapse of the classical empires, especially Han China and the Roman Empire. 

Examine how the expansion of empires provided political stability and cultural unity during the time period as well as increased cultural diffusion, including the spread of religion.

 

Unit 05: Governmental Policies: Establishing Justice and Promoting the General Welfare
Learn about the role of the government in the economy of the United States, about the development of foreign policy, and about how court decisions affect cultural change in the United States. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 06: The Political Process: We the People 
Complete their study of the U.S. government with an examination of how individuals and groups participate in the political process. 
Learn about the role of political parties in the political process, about how individuals and groups go about influencing the political process, about how political geographic divisions are created, and about the rights, responsibilities, duties, and obligations of citizens in the political process. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. instruction and assessment.
 

Unit 05: Boom Time – 1920s America 1920-1929

Study about the economic prosperity of the 1920s; the rising of nativism in 1920s society; and the social and cultural changes of the1920s that resulted in clashes between those embracing new values and those wanting to preserve traditional society.

Unit 06: Economic Bust – the Great Depression 1929-1939 

Study about the causes of the Great Depression along with the economic and social impact of the depression; the economic impact of the “Dust Bowl” on the agricultural sector; and about the provisions of the New Deal along with its impact on the role of government.
 

Unit 04: Medieval Rebuilding and Reconsolidation 600-1450

Study about the growth of more sophisticated political entities, specifically empires that emerged from the core of the River Valley Civilizations including: 
1) the characteristics of empires; 
2) the characteristics of Persian rule;
3) the consolidation of imperial rule in India with the Gupta and Mauryan dynasties; 
4) the development of dynastic rule in China; 
5) the establishment of legal and governmental systems in classical Greece and Rome;
6) the political, scientific and cultural legacies of the classical civilizations; 
7) the collapse of the classical empires, especially Han China and the Roman Empire. 

Examine how the expansion of empires provided political stability and cultural unity during the time period as well as increased cultural diffusion, including the spread of religion.

Unit 05: Interactions and Diffusion 600-1450 

Study about the increasing interactions between various groups during the Post-Classical Era and the resulting changes in social, cultural, and economic patterns. 

Examine diffusion along the Silk Routes, the Indian Ocean trade complex, and trade along the trans-Saharan routes; the nature of the interactions between Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; the changes brought about by the creation of the Mongol Empire; and the events that led to the end of the feudal and manorial structures of medieval Europe.
 

Unit 01: Political Philosophy: Governments Are Instituted Among Men 
Learn about the development of political thought over time, and about the debates, about compromises that surrounded the creation of the Constitution, and about the significant political contributions of selected political leaders in the United States. 
Practice inquiry skills by acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 02: The U.S. Constitution: The Blessings of Liberty
Learn about principles of limited government reflected in the U.S. Constitution, the amendment process, and the rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. 
Practice inquiry skills by acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 07: Total War – the Second World War 1939-1945 

Study about the rise of dictatorships in Europe and how that contributed to the cause of a second world war. 
Examine the reasons for the United States’ entry into the war, and the responses on the home front, including Executive Order 9066 as well as the economic and social changes brought about by U.S. involvement in the war. 
Study the military involvement of the United States in the fighting of the Second World War by examining significant battles, the fighting on two fronts, the military and political leadership during the war, and the decision to drop atomic bombs.

Unit 08: Differing Ideologies – The Cold War 1945-1970s 

Examine the Cold War policies developed to address Soviet aggression and the involvement of the United States in Korea; the economic prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s; the domestic issues surrounding the Cold War; and the fighting of the Vietnam War along with the public response to the war in Vietnam.
 

Unit 06: An Expanding World 1450-1750

Study about the increasing interactions between various groups during the Post-Classical Era and the resulting changes in social, cultural, and economic patterns. 

Examine diffusion along the Silk Routes, the Indian Ocean trade complex, and trade along the trans-Saharan routes; the nature of the interactions between Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; the changes brought about by the creation of the Mongol Empire; and the events that led to the end of the feudal and manorial structures of medieval Europe.

Unit 07: Ideas Change the World 1450-1750 

Study about the increasing interactions between various groups during the Post-Classical Era and the resulting changes in social, cultural, and economic patterns.

Examine diffusion along the Silk Routes, the Indian Ocean trade complex, and trade along the trans-Saharan routes; the nature of the interactions between Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; the changes brought about by the creation of the Mongol Empire; and the events that led to the end of the feudal and manorial structures of medieval Europe
 

 

 

Unit 03: A Federalist System: A More Perfect Union 
Learn about the federalist governmental system created by the Founding Fathers. 
Study about the division and sharing of power between federal, state, and local governmental bodies along with comparing the U.S. federalist system with other governmental systems. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 04: The Branches of Government: Of the People, By the People, For the People
Study about the structures and function of each of the branches of government. 
Learn about the bicameral legislative branch along with how legislation is created. 
Learn about the role of the executive branch, the process for electing the President, and the functions of the federal bureaucracy. 
Learn about the federal judicial system, along with the role the courts play in the protection of individual rights through due process. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity.

Unit 09: Liberty and Justice for All – Civil Rights Movement 1900-1970s

Trace the development of the civil rights movement from Reconstruction to modern times, including the desegregation of the military and Brown v. Board of Education (1954) which were not addressed in the previous unit.
Learn about the early efforts of civil rights leaders to use the courts to overturn legal segregation; the advances the movement made with the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the expansion of the movement to include a variety of political organizations that worked to advance the civil rights of African Americans, Mexican Americans, American Indians, and women; the legislative gains made by the movement as part of Johnson’s Great Society; the arguments and actions of those in opposition to the movement; and about various landmark court cases and changes that were made to the U.S. Constitution to ensure the protection of civil rights

Unit 10: A Growing World Presence – New National Directions 1970-1990

Learn about the increasing complexity of the political and economic relationships with China, the Soviet Union, and nations in the Middle East, especially with the presidencies of Nixon, Carter, and Reagan. 
Study the economic changes, the growing environmentalism, and the political resurgence of conservatism that characterized the 1970s and 1980s.
 

Unit 08: Political Revolutions 1750-1914

Learn about the American Revolution, and the French Revolution in order to compare the two revolutions. 
Learn about how the ideas of the Enlightenment impacted both revolutions.
Study about the political changes to the whole of Europe and Latin America brought about by the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon.

Unit 09: Industrialization and Imperialism 1750-1914
 
Learn about the causes and consequences of industrialization including the shift in Europe from an agriculturally based economy to an industrial economy and the resulting political, economic, and social changes. 
Examine the new economic theories that emerged in response to industrial working conditions. 
Study about the increasing nationalistic competition and rising imperial power of western European nations along with the effects of imperialism in Asia and Africa.

Unit 05: Governmental Policies: Establishing Justice and Promoting the General Welfare
Learn about the role of the government in the economy of the United States, about the development of foreign policy, and about how court decisions affect cultural change in the United States. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. 

Unit 06: The Political Process: We the People 
Complete their study of the U.S. government with an examination of how individuals and groups participate in the political process. 
Learn about the role of political parties in the political process, about how individuals and groups go about influencing the political process, about how political geographic divisions are created, and about the rights, responsibilities, duties, and obligations of citizens in the political process. 
Acquiring information from various sources, identifying multiple viewpoints in sources, and evaluating sources for bias and validity. instruction and assessment.
 

Unit 10: Global Conflicts 1914-Present 

Learn about the causes and consequences of industrialization including the shift in Europe from an agriculturally based economy to an industrial economy and the resulting political, economic, and social changes. 
Examine the new economic theories that emerged in response to industrial working conditions. 
Study about the increasing nationalistic competition and rising imperial power of western European nations along with the effects of imperialism in Asia and Africa.

Unit 11: An Interdependent World 1914-Present

Learn about major events of the twentieth century following the Second World War. 
Study the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the Cold War, including the spread of communism in Eastern Europe and East Asia and the decolonization movements that took place in colonial regions. 
Study about the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the social, economic and cultural impact of globalization, as well as the continued challenges of recognizing, protecting, and expanding human rights.
 

Unit 1: Numbers and Operations
Sets, subsets, & operations with rational numbers
Operations with rational numbers & basics of personal financial literacy

Unit 2: One-Variable Equations and Inequalities
One variable two-step equations and inequalities
Equations and equalities with geometric attributes

 

Unit 1: Value and Magnitude of Rational Numbers
Number sets
Ordering rational numbers

Unit 2: Statistics with Univariate Data
Scientific notation
Mean absolute deviation

Unit 3: One-Variable Equations, Inequalities and Their Applications
Modeling one variable equations & inequalities
Solving one variable equations & inequalities
 

Unit 1: Linear expressions, equations and inequalities (one variable)
Algebraic Expressions
Formulas
Literal Equations

Unit 2: Introduction to Functions

Unit 2: One-Variable Equations and Inequalities
Financial literacy and the family budget

Unit 3: Proportional Reasoning with Ratios and Rates
Ratios and rates
Personal budgeting

Unit 4: Graphs and Two-Variable Equations

 

Unit 4: Developing an Understanding of Slope and Y-Intercept
Developing an understanding of slope & y-intercept

Unit 5: Proportional and Non-Proportional Functions
Functions & College costs
Introduction to systems and equations
 

Unit 3: Attributes of Linear Functions and Inequalities

Unit 4: Application of Linear Functions
Formulate Linear Equations 
Real world problems for applying linear functions
Correlation Coefficients

Unit 5:  Similarity
Attributes of similarity
Real world problems on similar shape & scale problems

Unit 6:  Probability
Sample spaces
Simple events and its complement
Making predictions
 

Unit 6: Statistics with Bivariate Data
Create scatter plots & trend lines
Number sets & ordering rational numbers

Unit 7: Transformational Geometry
Reflections, translations & rotations
Dilations

Unit 5: Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

Unit 6: Laws of Exponents, Expressions and Factoring

Unit 7: Circles and Composite Figures
Circumference & area of circles
Conversions & composite figures

Unit 8: Volume and Surface Area
Volumes relationships, nets & surface area
Nets & surface area
Solving for volume
 

 

Unit 8: Angle and Triangle Relationships Involving Real Numbers
Irrational numbers
Pythagorean theorem
Angle relationships

Unit 9: Measurement of Three-Dimensional Figures
Volume of cylinders & cones
Surface area

Unit 7: Quadratic Equations including simplification of numerical radical expressions
Solving Quadratic equations
Applying quadratic equations to real world situations 

Unit 8: Investigation & Application of Quadratic Functions
 

Unit 9: Data Representations
Personal budgets
Statistical data representations

Unit 10: Making Connections
Application of operations with rational numbers
Concepts of proportionality to 2D figures
 

Unit 10: Making Connections
Multiple representations & relationships
Modeling & solving equations 
Transformations
Making connections with the Pythagorean theorem

Unit 11: Financial Planning
 

Unit 9: Investigation and Application of Exponential Functions

Unit 10:  Arithmetic Sequences & Geometric Sequences
 

Unit 11: Essential Understandings of Algebra
Solidifying algebra
Completing inequalities

Unit 12: Essential Understandings of Geometry
Revisit & solidify essential understandings of geometry

Unit 12: Essential Understandings of Algebra
Relationships between bivariate sets of data
Simultaneous linear equations
Scatterplots

Unit 11: Equations and Inequalities
Quadratic and Exponential Functions

Unit 12: Cost Comparison Analysis
 

Unit 1: Cell Structure
Scientific investigation processes
Cells Vs. Viruses

Unit 2: Cellular Processes for homeostasis
Cellular complexity
Cell homeostasis
Cell membrane transport

Unit 3: Cellular Processes for Energy
Photosynthesis & respiration
 

Unit 1: Matter
Process of chemistry investigations
Properties in substances
Separating matter

Unit 2: Atomic Structure/Periodic table
Atomic Theory
Structures of the atom with models
Isotopes
Atomic Mass & Periodic Table
 

Unit 1: Ecosystem Dynamics
Human impacts on Earth
Scientifically examining ecosystems
Dichotomous keys with Texas organisms
Identify & classify native species
Organism roles in ecosystem maintenance
Sustainability with resources & Ecotourism
 

Unit 1: 
Processes for scientific investigations
Investigate physical and chemical properties of changes of state
Analyze physical & chemical properties of elements & compounds

Unit 2: 
Elements of the PeriodicTable
 

Unit 1: 

Scientific investigations of physics
Generate and interpret graphs & charts about motion
Real time technology (motion detectors and photogates)
Kinematics in one dimension and graphing motion

Unit 3 continued: 
Enzymes

Unit 4: Cell Cycle
Cell cycle & View cell cycle stages in the microscope
Mitosis
Disruptions in the cell cycle

Unit 5: Role of Nucleic Acids and Protein synthesis
Gel electrophoresis
How traits are formed by DNA
Protein Synthesis (transcription & translation)

 

Unit 3: Chemical Bonding
Bohr Model, Lewis Dot Structures, Aufbau Principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle, & Hund’s Rule
Conductivity & probeware lab
Electron configurations
Metallic bonds
Molecular forces
VSEPR Theory

Unit 4: Chemical formulas

 

Unit 2: Modeling Earth’s Systems
Abiotic cycles
Geosphere & hydrosphere impacts 
Effects of Earth’s energy transformations
Economic significance of resources within environments & Predicting environmental impacts of their uses

Unit 2 cont:  
Relate elements of the periodic table to physical and chemical behavior & its bonding

Unit 3: 
Nuclear Reactions

Unit 4: 
Water as a solvent
Properties of water solutions
 

Unit 2: 
Calculate: 
Effects of forces on objects, including the Law of Inertia
Relationship between force and acceleration
Nature of force pairs between objects 

Unit 3: 
Analyze & describe accelerated motion in 2D

Unit 6: Genetics
Genetic expressions
DNA in all organisms
Genomes
Modeling meiosis
Genetics crosses
Predict outcomes using Mendelian genetics & chromosomes

Unit 5: Chemical Equations & Reactions
Balancing chemical equations
Differentiating reactions & classifying chemical equations
Compare & contrast reactions

Unit 6: Mole Concept
Moles & molarity calculations
Determine mass of liquids
Avogadro's number 
 

Unit 3: Managing Resources
Land use management
Societal choice impacts 
The value of different energy sources & their pros and cons
Project & presentation on energy sources between developed/ developing countries

Unit 5: 
Understanding chemical changes when substances interact
Mass as it relates to products & reactants
Classify energy changes that accompany chemical reactions
Research environmental impacts of end products of chemical reactions 
 

Unit 4: 
Magnitude of gravitational forces

Unit 5: 
Work Energy theorem
Kinetic and potential energy and their transformations
Mechanical energy of power
Application of the law of conservation of energy
 

Unit 7: Evolution
History of Evolution & Natural selection
Models & communicating a response to natural selection
Evolutionary mechanisms & evolutionary phenomena

Unit 8: Taxonomy 
Dichotomous keys
Taxonomic groups
 

Unit 7: Stoichiometry
Law of Conservation of Mass
Reactions
Balancing chemical equations

Unit 8: Gases
Boyles’, Charles’, Avagadro’s, & Dalton’s Laws
Stoichiometry and the Ideal Gas Law
 

Unit 4:  Population Dynamics

Populations & disruption effects to Earth’s resources
Extinctions & invasive species on populations
Carrying capacity & effects of changes in populations on Ecosystems
Carrying capacity & overpopulation
 

Unit 6: 
Describe & calculate an object’s motion
Measure/graph distance & speed over time

Unit 7: 
Investigate motion changes
Relationships between force, mass, & acceleration
 

Unit 6: 
Momentum of the physical system of power
Conservation of momentum in 1D

Unit 7: 
The 4 laws of thermodynamics & thermal energy transfer

Unit 8: 
Examine oscillatory motion and wave propagation
Compare transverse, electromagnetic, and longitudinal waves
 

Unit 9: Animal Systems
Animal system interactions
In-depth look at viruses
Virus project and presentation

Unit 10:  Plant Systems
Plant system interactions
 

Unit 9: Solutions
Solute concentrations & molarity labs
Dilution calculation labs
Explore solubility

Unit 10: Acids and Bases
Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowery definition 
Oceans acids/bases project & presentation

 

Unit 5: Environmental Impact

Concentrations of dissolved substances in ecosystems
Natural events
Temperature inversions
Pollution
Digital presentation on two areas of the world regarding unit 5 topics
 

Unit 8:
Recognize and demonstrate
that objects and substances in motion have kinetic energy 
Common forms of potential energy

Unit 9: 
Investigate the Law of Conservation of Energy 
Movement of Thermal Energy

Unit 10: 
Longitudinal and transverse waves
Behaviors of waves as they encounter change

Unit 8 cont:
Investigate, analyze, & calculate waves
Investigate image formation & behaviors of waves, including reflection & refraction

Unit 9: 
Weak and strong nuclear forces
Calculate the magnitude of electric forces between two objects
Research and present examples of electric and magnetic forces:  Generators, motors & transformers

Unit 11: Ecosytems
Forest fire ecology
Organism interactions
Bacteria population

Unit 12: Current Developments in Biology 
Biology medical breakthroughs
Biology taxonomy revisions
Virtual anatomy dissections
 

Unit 8: Investigating Factors Impacting Earth Systems
Natural events on ecosystems
Human impacts on watersheds

Unit 9: Investigating Characteristics of the Solar System
Life in the solar system
Space accommodations (including international space station)
 

Unit 11: Thermochemistry
Metal identification
Heat & energy transfer
Specific heat lab investigation with metals
Energy in food with calculating enthalpy

Unit 12: Nuclear Chemistry
Balancing nuclear equations
Nuclear power project
 

Unit 6: Environmental Law Research and Ethics

Environmental laws
Benefits and costs of proposed environmental laws
Environmental Ethics
Environmental Law project & presentation
 

Unit 10 cont: 

Explore waves using real world examples
Electric charges & magnetic forces
Parallel circuits & conductive materials
Energy transformations of renewable and nonrenewable resources and the impact on environments

Unit 10: 
Characterize conductors & insulators based on electric properties
Electric circuit elements

Unit 11: 
Emission spectra & mass energy equivalence
Photoelectric effect & dual nature of light