Unit Title: New Nations Emerge
Course Title: 7th Grade Social Studies
Pacing: 8 Days
Content Standards: K-12 Vertical Alignment
•7.H.1.2- Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.
•7.H.2.2 - Evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative efforts and consensus building among nations, regions, and groups (e.g. Humanitarian efforts, United Nations, World Health Organization, Non Governmental Organizations, European Union and Organization of -American States).
•7.C.1.1 - Explain how culture unites and divides modern societies and regions (e.g. enslavement of various peoples, caste system, religious conflict and Social Darwinism).
Essential Understanding(s)
The students will understand that…
•H.2.2 - Cooperative efforts in emerging nations had varying levels of effectiveness (i.e. UN in Israel, INC in India, and the decolonization of Africa).
•G.1.2 Migration of religious groups led to the creation of new nations (i.e. Israel, Pakistan, and India).
•C&G.1.4 - The independence of new nations led to the development of very different societies depending on how they emerged (i.e. violent/peaceful, French/British colonies, religion).
•E.1.4 - The personal financial decisions of the Indian people impacted their political and economic independence which improved their quality of life.
•C.1.1 - Religious differences divided the people of Israel/Palestine and India/Pakistan.
Essential Question(s)
•H.2.2 - How did the emergence of new nations create or interrupt peace and prosperity for the people living in these areas (ie: across the continent of Africa, Israel and India)?
•G.1.2 - What were the demographic trends that came out of the creation of Israel and the independence of India?
•C&G.1.4 - What are the similarities and differences between the independence movements of Israel and India?
•E.1.4 - In what ways did personal finance lead to the independence of India?
•C.1.1 - In what ways did religious differences create new nations?
Essential Vocabulary
Students will know...
•Non-violent protest: Gandhi inspired others in his non-violent protests; instead of using weapons, Gandhi used non-aggression, protests, speeches, hunger strikes, boycotts, etc. which led to the independence of India.
•The decolonization across Africa varied from nation to nation, while there were similar themes throughout, each nation gained independence differently.
•Due to generations of exploitation, African nations had to borrow great amounts of money to rebuild their nations, creating a cycle of poverty in many regions.
Course Title: 7th Grade Social Studies
Pacing: 8 Days
Content Standards: K-12 Vertical Alignment
•7.H.1.2- Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.
•7.H.2.2 - Evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative efforts and consensus building among nations, regions, and groups (e.g. Humanitarian efforts, United Nations, World Health Organization, Non Governmental Organizations, European Union and Organization of -American States).
•7.C.1.1 - Explain how culture unites and divides modern societies and regions (e.g. enslavement of various peoples, caste system, religious conflict and Social Darwinism).
Essential Understanding(s)
The students will understand that…
•H.2.2 - Cooperative efforts in emerging nations had varying levels of effectiveness (i.e. UN in Israel, INC in India, and the decolonization of Africa).
•G.1.2 Migration of religious groups led to the creation of new nations (i.e. Israel, Pakistan, and India).
•C&G.1.4 - The independence of new nations led to the development of very different societies depending on how they emerged (i.e. violent/peaceful, French/British colonies, religion).
•E.1.4 - The personal financial decisions of the Indian people impacted their political and economic independence which improved their quality of life.
•C.1.1 - Religious differences divided the people of Israel/Palestine and India/Pakistan.
Essential Question(s)
•H.2.2 - How did the emergence of new nations create or interrupt peace and prosperity for the people living in these areas (ie: across the continent of Africa, Israel and India)?
•G.1.2 - What were the demographic trends that came out of the creation of Israel and the independence of India?
•C&G.1.4 - What are the similarities and differences between the independence movements of Israel and India?
•E.1.4 - In what ways did personal finance lead to the independence of India?
•C.1.1 - In what ways did religious differences create new nations?
Essential Vocabulary
Students will know...
•Non-violent protest: Gandhi inspired others in his non-violent protests; instead of using weapons, Gandhi used non-aggression, protests, speeches, hunger strikes, boycotts, etc. which led to the independence of India.
•The decolonization across Africa varied from nation to nation, while there were similar themes throughout, each nation gained independence differently.
•Due to generations of exploitation, African nations had to borrow great amounts of money to rebuild their nations, creating a cycle of poverty in many regions.