UNITS |
Wks |
THEME |
BIBLE |
LANG. |
Art |
LIT. |
UNIT |
| 1. Great Expectations |
2 |
Commitment |
The Great Disappointment & Advent history |
Prepositions & creative writing |
Mural; set Art Standards |
Shades of Gray
Fair Weather
Voyage on the Great
Titanic Out of the Dust
Weedflower
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Crossing the Wire
|
Author's Chair |
| 2. A Nation Divided (Civil War) |
4 |
Integrity and Fighting for your beliefs |
Advent history |
Writing to Persuade & Nouns |
Living History Camp & photography unit; music of era |
Living History Camps - North & South | |
| 3. Reshaping the Nation |
3 |
Forgiveness & Determination |
Life of Paul - part one & SDA history |
Writing story with conflict and a turning point & Verbs |
Homesteading simulation; cooking - soup, bread, and/or cornbread |
Citizenship Celebration | |
| 4. This Land is Our Land (1900 +) |
3 |
Acceptance |
Growth of early Christian Church; 1888 Movement & SDA history; 1Thess. |
Expressive writing & biography & Adjectives | Keeping simple accounts' song "This Land is Your Land" |
World's Fair | |
| 5. Freedoms & Frustrations (1920 +) |
3 |
Sense of Humor | Life of Paul - part two & SDA Church; Titus |
Research paper; Infinitives and Adverbs |
Cartooning; demonstrations of house-to-house salesperson |
Send shoe box full of presents | |
| 6. The Depression |
2 |
Resource- |
The book of James |
Pronouns and Creative Writing |
Mural | Depression Party | |
| 7. Patriotism & Prosperity (1940 +) |
3 |
Loyalty |
A Closer Look at God's Government |
WW II Scrapbook |
Scrapbooking |
Veteran's Interview | |
| 8. A Cry for Freedom (1960 +) |
3 |
Tolerance |
Colossians; Study of Holy Spirit | Conjunctions & Interjections; Narratives; poetry |
Interviews |
Freedom Fair | |
| 9. As the World Turns (1980 +) |
4 |
Responsibility |
Philippians; Christian Leaders Today; Jesus' Return |
Clarification writing |
Junk Sculpture; Cardboard models |
This is Your Life | |
| 10. My Life Today | 2 |
Influence |
choice of projects |
Autobiography |
(Projects) | Teacher choice |