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A More Perfect Union (Abridged)

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Title:

 A More Perfect Union (Abridged)

URL:

 https://www.readworks.org/article/A-More-Perfect-Union-Abridged/d5960bea-21cf-4729-a96e-7c0e3cd9fd64

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Type: Learning Activity

Overview:

In this reading passage, students learn about President Barack Obama and his beliefs in unity: "But I have asserted a firm conviction—a conviction rooted in my faith in God and my faith in the American people—that working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact, we have no choice if we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union."

A vocabulary activity and question set is included. 

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 6
United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present
12 ) Evaluate significant political issues and policies of presidential administrations since World War II.

•  Identifying domestic policies that shaped the United States since World War II
Examples: desegregation of the military, Interstate Highway System, federal funding for education, Great Society, affirmative action, Americans with Disabilities Act, welfare reform, Patriot Act, No Child Left Behind Act

•  Recognizing domestic issues that shaped the United States since World War II
Examples: McCarthyism, Watergate scandal, political assassinations, health care, impeachment, Hurricane Katrina

•  Identifying issues of foreign affairs that shaped the United States since World War II
Examples: Vietnam Conflict, Richard Nixon's China initiative, Jimmy Carter's human rights initiative, emergence of China and India as economic powers

•  Explaining how conflict in the Middle East impacted life in the United States since World War II
Examples: oil embargoes; Iranian hostage situation; Camp David Accords; Persian Gulf Wars; 1993 World Trade Center bombing; terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; War on Terrorism; homeland security

•  Recognizing the election of Barack Obama as the culmination of a movement in the United States to realize equal opportunity for all Americans
•  Identifying the 2008 presidential election as a watershed in the use of new technology and mass participation in the electoral process
Unpacked Content
Strand: Economics, Geography, History, Civics and Government
Course Title: United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Evaluate the domestic and foreign policies of the US following WWII.
  • Explain the domestic issues that shaped the US following WWII.
  • Explain the causes of the intensifying conflict in the Middle East and the impact on life in the US.
  • Describe the importance of the election of Barack Obama in the movement to provide equal opportunities for all Americans.
  • Describe the technological advances used in the 2008 presidential election and its influence on voter participation.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • Interstate Highway System
  • Great Society
  • affirmative action
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Welfare Reform
  • Patriot Act
  • No Child Left Behind
  • McCarthyism
  • Watergate Scandal
  • impeachment
  • Hurricane Katrina
  • Vietnam Conflict
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis
  • Camp David Accords
  • Persian Gulf Wars
  • domestic and foreign policy
  • desegregation
  • human rights
  • embargo
  • terrorism
  • equal opportunity
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • The significant political issues and policies of American presidents since WWII.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Appraise the value of technological advances.
  • Cite evidence to support historical events.
  • Evaluate the foreign and domestic policies of the US after WWII.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • We can evaluate the politics and policies of American presidents since WWII.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.6.12- List significant policy changes of the late 20th century and their causes including desegregation of the military, federal education funding, and No Child Left Behind Act.
SS.AAS.6.12a - Understanding the election of Barack Obama as the culmination of a movement in the United States to realize equal opportunity for all Americans and how the 2008 presidential election as a watershed in the use of new technology and mass participation in the electoral process.
Tags: Barack Obama, equal opportunity, politics, president
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Author: Ginger Boyd
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