SALTA 5th grade

3 Weeks May 2 - May 20

Week

Essential Question

Why do historical conficts often occur when basic needs or rights are threatened? ● I can describe the role of the United States during one of the following wars (World War I, the Great Depression and World War II). ● and how the USA became a world power. ● I can identify a major social movement (civil rights) and its leader during the 20 th century. ● Discuss the principles of just war theory, the basis of international agreements such as the Geneva Conventions that regulate the conduct of nations in wartime. ● Compare and contrast two different leaders of a human rights movement and the process they used to further their cause. Standard 5: Students will address the causes, consequences and implications of the emergence of the United States as a world power. Objective 1 Describe the role of the United States during World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. a. Review the impact of World War I on the United States. b. Summarize the consequences of the Great Depression on the United States (e.g. mass migration, the New Deal). c. Analyze how the United States' involvement in World War II led to its emergence as a superpower. Objective 2 Assess the impact of social and political movements in recent United States history. a. Identify major social movements of the 20th century (e.g. the women's movement, the civil rights movement, child labor reforms). b. Identify leaders of social and political movements Objective 3 Evaluate the role of the United States as a world power. a. Assess differing points of view on the role of the US as a world power (e.g. infuencing the spread of democracy, supporting the rule of law, advocating human rights, promoting environmental stewardship). b. Identify a current issue facing the world and propose a role the United States could play in being part of a solution (e.g. genocide, child labor, civil rights, education, public health, environmental protections, suffrage, economic disparities).

Student Learning Targets

Example Performance Assessment

Content Standards

depression, migration, superpower, democracy, rule of law, human rights, suffrage, genocide

Essential Vocabulary

Just War Theory Social Studies: 5.1, ELA: RI.5.1, RI.5.6, RI.5.8, SL.5.2

Guidance for Integration

Discuss the principles of just war theory, the basis of international agreements such as the Geneva Conventions that regulate the conduct of nations in