American History Toolkit

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• Understanding Arab Refugees Unit Plan
  CreatorThe Arab American National Museum, located in Dearborn, Michigan, is the nation's only museum focused on connecting people to Arab Americans' history, art, and culture.

  PublisherEnglish
• This Land is Our Land Inquiry Unit: "How did (does) Europeans’ view of land impact their (our) relationship and interactions with Indigenous peoples?"
  SOCIAL STUDIES: 3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the early history of Michigan interacted with, adapted to, used, and/or modified their environments.
  DescriptionSOCIAL STUDIES: 3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the early history of Michigan interacted with, adapted to, used, and/or modified their environments.3 – H3.0.6 Use a variety of sources to describe interactions that occurred between Indigenous Peoples and the first European explorers and settlers in Michigan.5 – U1.4.1 Describe the convergence of Europeans, Indigenous Peoples, and Africans in the Americas after 1492 from the perspective of these three groups.5 – U2.1.1 Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including: - interactions with Indigenous Peoples, including the trading of goods, services, and ideas among Europeans and Indigenous Peoples.5 – U2.1.2 Describe significant developments in the New England colonies, including: - interactions with Indigenous Peoples, including the trading of goods, services, and ideas among Europeans and Indigenous Peoples, growth of agricultural (small farms) and non-agricultural (shipping, manufacturing) economies.5 – U2.1.3 Describe significant developments in the Middle colonies, including: - interactions with Indigenous Peoples, including the trading of goods, services, and ideas among Europeans and Indigenous Peoples.6 – G2.2.3 Explain how culture and experience influence people’s perception s of places and regions. 6 – G4.3.2 Describe patterns of settlement and explain why people settle where they do and how people make their livings.6 – C1.1.1 Compare and contrast different ideas about the purposes of government in different nations, nation-states or governments. 6 – P3.1.1 Integrate Michigan process and skills standards into a grade-appropriate project. Clearly state a global issue as a question of public policy, trace the origins of the issue, analyze various perspectives, and generate and evaluate alternative resolutions. Identify public policy issues related to global topics and issues studied.7 – H1.2.2 Read and comprehend a historical passage to identify basic factual knowledge and the literal meaning by indicating who was involved, what happened, where it happened, what events led to the development, and what consequences or outcomes followed.7 – H1.2.3 Identify the point of view (perspective of the author) and context when reading and discussing primary and secondary sources. 7 – H1.2.4 Compare and evaluate differing historical perspectives based on evidence.7 – G4.3.3 Explain the patterns, causes, and consequences of major human migrations.7 – G4.4.1 Identify factors that contribute to conflict and cooperation between and among cultural groups.7 – G4.4.2 Describe examples of cooperation and conflict in the era being studied.LITERACY/ELA RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

  CreatorAn Oakland University Student and C3 Teachers

  PublisherC3 Teachers
• Lawmakers or Lawbreakers? The Crosswhites and Community of Marshall, Michigan
  4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region.
  Description 4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individ­uals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region. 4 – G1.0.3 Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States. 4 – C5.0.3 Describe ways in which people can work together to promote the val­ues and principles of American democracy. 4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue.
• It Starts With Me! Lesson Plan
  K – C5.0.1 Describe situations in which they demonstrated self-discipline and individual responsibility.
  DescriptionK – C5.0.1 Describe situations in which they demonstrated self-discipline and individual responsibility.K – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others. 1 – C5.0.2 Explain important rights and how, when, and where members of American society demonstrate their responsibilities by actively participating in civic life.1 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about a school issue. 1 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others. 2 – C5.0.2 Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. 2 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.3 – P3.1.1 Identify public issues in Michigan that influence the daily lives of its citizens.3 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others. 4 – C5.0.2 Explain rights of citizenship, why rights have limits, and the relationships between rights and responsibilities. 4 – C5.0.3 Describe ways in which people can work together to promote the values and principles of American democracy. 4 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.5 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue. 5 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.5 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue. 5 – P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.

  PublisherMichigan Department of EducationClick here for a full list of Black history resources that can be used all year long.
• Big Moves: This is the Rope Read Aloud
  1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life.
  Description1-H2.0.2: Investigate a family history for at least two generations, identifying various members and their connections in order to tell a narrative about family life. 3-G4.0.2: Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).4-G2.0.2: Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.4-G4.0.1: Use a case study or story about migration within or to the United States to identify push and pull factors (why they left, why they came) that influenced the migration."

  PublisherMichigan Department of Education