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THEMATIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES

How do you identify yourself? Using the circle below, create a pie chart that shows your identities, with the size of each pie piece relating to how aware you are of each identity on a daily basis.

DO NOW

Be able to explain how various identities, cultures, and values have been preserved or changed in diff erent contexts of U.S. history Focus on gender, class, race, and ethnicity

IDENTITY

What does it mean to be American? Discuss with a partner and jot down your thoughts.

AMERICAN IDENTITY

Examine how various economic and labor systems, technological innovations, and government policies have shaped American society

WORK, EXCHANGE, & TECHNOLOGY

Examine migration across borders and long distances transformed North America

PEOPLING

Examine debates over the role of the state in society and its potential as an active agent for change

POLITICS & POWER

Examine how various world actors have competed for territory and resources of the North American continent, infl uencing the development of both American and world societies and economies.

AMERICA IN THE WORLD

Analyze the interaction between the environment and Americans in their eff orts to survive and thrive.

ENVIRONMENT & GEOGRAPHY

Examine the development of aesthetic, moral, religious, scientific, and philosophical principles and consider how these principles have aff ected individual and group actions.

IDEAS, BELIEFS, & CULTURE