This is the biggest unit that we will cover this school year lasting about 30 days (then it's Christmas break! Woo!). This unit begins at the middle of October and also starts our 2nd 9 week grading period. We will be covering Greek influence, Government, and Famous Americans. Seems like we have a lot of big topics to cover! :) Half way to the end! Wow!
Here are the standards that we will be covering:
SS3H1 The student will explain the political roots of our modern democracy in the US.
a. Identify the influence of Greek architecture (columns on the Parthenon, U.S. Supreme Court Building), law, and the Olympic Games on the present.
b. Explain the ancient Athenian's idea that a community should choose its own leaders.
c. Compare and contrast Athens as a direct democracy with the U.S. as a representative democracy.
SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people's rights and freedoms in a democracy.
a. Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (Civil rights), Susan B. Anthony (women's rights), Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Franklin D. Roosevelt (New Deal and World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations and human rights), Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society and voting rights)…
b. Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome and describe how they overcame them.
SS3CG1 The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of a republican form of government.
a. Explain why in the US there is a separation of power between branches of government and levels of government.
b. Name the three levels of government (national, state, local) and the three branches in each (executive, legislative, judicial), including the names of the legislative branch (Congress, General Assembly, county commission or city council).
c. State an example of the responsibilities of each level and branch of government.
SS3CG2 THe student will discuss the character of different historical figures in SS3H2.
a. Describe how the different historical figures in SS3H2 display positive character traits of cooperation, diligence, courage, and leadership.
b. Explain how the historical figures in SS3H2 used positive character traits to support their beliefs in liberty, justice, tolerance, and freedom of conscience and expression.
c. Explain how the historical figures in SS3H2a chose when to respect and accept authority.
Greece is the small country right under the "boot" that is Italy. Greek influence on America is neat because we get to cover a little bit about the Olympics since the Greek started the Olympics. Buildings in America like the Supreme Court building have Greek influenced architecture.
Architecture is the art and science of building. Buildings
today that have columns copy the Greek building style made most famous by the
Parthenon. The Parthenon was a temple built to honor Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare.
Greece also had an impact on our government here in America. Greece was a direct democracy, while America is a representative democracy. In a democracy, the people vote to make decisions.
There are 3 branches of Government here in America: Judicial, Legislative, and Executive.
A neat video by Schoolhouse Rock about the three branches of government:
Click here! --> Branches of Government Game!
~Famous Americans on the next blog :)
As always- please contact me if you need further resources and/or help! :)
Best,
Mrs. Foster
