Standards

While planning our unit, we kept in mind the Michigan United States History Standards. We are viewing this primarily as a unit in a high school US History course. Listed below are several important standards we hoped to address to some extent during our unit.
 * K1.1 Know the deﬁning characteristics of the disciplines of history and geography.
 * K1.2 Know that each discipline is subject to criticisms and limitations; be aware of the primary criticisms of history and geography.
 * K1.4 Understand historical and geographical perspectives.
 * P1.1 Use close and critical reading strategies to read and analyze complex texts pertaining to social science; attend to nuance, make connections to prior knowledge, draw inferences, and determine main idea and supporting details.
 * P1.2 Analyze point of view, context, and bias to interpret primary and secondary source documents.
 * P1.3 Understand that diversity of interpretation arises from frame of reference.
 * F2.1 Describe the major trends and transformations in American life prior to 1877 including changing political boundaries of the United States.
 * 7.2.4 Responses to Genocide – Investigate development and enactment of Hitler’s “ﬁnal solution” policy, and the responses to genocide by the Allies, the U.S. government, international organizations, and individuals (e.g., liberation of concentration camps, Nuremberg war crimes tribunals, establishment of state of Israel).
 * 8.3.1 Civil Rights Movement – Analyze the key events, ideals, documents, and organizations in the struggle for civil rights by African Americans.
 * Civil Rights Expanded – Evaluate the major accomplishments and setbacks in civil rights and liberties for American minorities over the 20th century including American Indians, Latinos/Latinas, new immigrants, people with disabilities, and gays and lesbians.