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EGUSD TAH Lessons Aligned to California History-Social Science Standards

Grade 5          Grade 8          Grade 11

Grade 5 - Making a New Nation

Standard Title/Author/Lesson
H-SS 5.1; E-LA (Writing) 5.4

Loyalist vs. Patriots: A Persuasive Argument Lesson Plan
Authors: Liz Muller, Edna Batey Elementary School

Loyalist vs. Patriots
Persuasive Flyer Rubric
Persuasive Flyer 2
H-SS 5.3.1., 5.3.2, 5.4.1; E-LA (Writing) 5.2.4A

Colonial Unit
Authors: Jennifer Wilbanks, Case Elementary School & Mike Nelson, Dillard Elementary School

Colonial Unit
H-SS 5.4.6

My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk About Slavery
Authors: Nancy Shea, Dillard Elementary School

My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk About Slavery
H-SS 5.4.6

Indentured Servitude and Slavery
Author: Brian Seifert, David Reese Elementary School

word icon Indentured Slave Lesson
word icon Triangle Trade Map
H-SS 5.6.3

Women in the Revolution
Authors: Patti Van Der Kamp, Kirchgater Elementary School

Women in the Revolution
Revolutionary Women Cards - 1
Revolutionary Women Cards - 2
Revolutionary Women Cards - 3
Revolutionary Women Cards - 4
We Can Do It
H-SS 5.7.2, 5.7.3, 5.7.4

The Bill of Rights: Rights, Reasons, and Responsibilities!
Author: Ann Foster, Edna Bately Elementary School

Bill of Rights Lesson
Student Worksheet 1
excel icon Student Worksheet 2
work icon Student Worksheet 3
E-LD Writing

Colonial Writing/Trades Essay
Authors: Sue Jendricks & John Maher, Florin Elementary School

Colonial Trades Essay
Graphic Organizer - Colonial Trades

Grade 8 - Growth and Conflict

Standard Title/Author/Lesson
H-SS 8.6

Women Speak Out for Equal Rights
Author: Alisa Bernacchi , Edward Harris Middle School

Student Lesson
Teacher Notes
H-SS 8.11

Reconstruction and Segregation
Author: Julie Van Houten, Edward Harris Middle School

Reconstruction and Segregation Lesson
Reconstruction and Segregation Chart
Amendment Essay
Reconstruction

  General Resources
People, Places, and Things: 1820 - 1850

Grade 11 - Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century

Standard Title/Author/Lesson
H-SS 11.1

A Legal Perspective on the Struggle for Civil Rights
Author: Kimiko Oto and Bill Cuthbertson, Monterey Trail High School

A Legal Perspective on the Struggle for Civil Rights Lesson
British Policies in the Colonies Chart
Significant Events in the Founding of the Nation - Worksheet 1
Significant Events in the Founding of the Nation - Worksheet 2
Significant Events in the Founding of the Nation - Web 1
Significant Events in the Founding of the Nation - Web 2
US History Standard 11.1
H-SS 11.1.3; 11.7.5; 11.9.4; 11.10.2; 11.10.7

Marbury v. Madison: The Case for the Most Important Case in Civil Rights
Author: John Buckmaster, Valley High School

Marbury v. Madison: The Case for the Most Important Case in Civil Rights

H-SS 11.10

Civil Rights (Voting Rights, 15th Amendment, Voting Rights Act)
Author: Donald Azevada, Laguna Creek High School

Civil Rights
15th Amendment
Voting Rights Act
The Right to Vote
H-SS11.10; 11.10.6

The Civil Rights Movement- How did we get here?
Author: Beatriz Anguiano, Laguna Creek High School

How Did We Get Here?
The U.S. Constitution and Civil Rights
H-SS 11.10

Muckraking Magazine Project
Author: Kristen Cornelius

Muckraking Magazine Lesson
Abigail Adams Letters
Teacher Notes
Women's Suffrage

H-SS 11.10

A Legal Perspective on the Struggle for Civil Rights
Author: E. Smith

A Legal Perspective on the Struggle for Civil Rights Lesson
A Legal Perspective on the Struggle for Civil Rights

H-SS 11.10

America's Second Civil War
Author: Chris Hardwicke

America's Second Civil War
America's Second Civil War

 

General Resources

Liberty Quotes

People, Places, and Things: 1860 -1890

For questions or additional information on EGUSD's Teach American History Grant, contact Don Azevada
Note: Image of soldiers in TAH logo was copied with permission from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.