Course Outline

Curriculum Course Outline

The course I am creating is a 7th and 8th grade Social Studies class on World War II.  There will be 7 units: The Eve of War (1939), Geography (1940), Wartime Experiences (1941-1942), Politics and the War (1943), Racism and Imperialism (1944), Morality (1945), and Impacts of the War. I planned my course using the Proficiency Based Graduation Standards for the state of Vermont.  My course addresses a number of the Global Citizenship standards from each category--Inquiry, History, Economics, Geography, and Civics, Government, and Society.  The standards build upon each other.  For instance, unit 2 focuses on geography.  Students need to have a basic understanding of the geography of the war before they can explain how location impacts wartime experiences in unit 3.  Some standards repeat each other.  This is good in the sense that students will become very good at meeting these standards.  However, I also want to address a variety of standards.  As I plan more and think about the lessons for my unit, I hope to bring in more standards.