U.S. History - 11th Grade
Full Curriculum Bundle
My US History / American History full year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! Intended for 11th grade, but usable for other grade levels.
I detail all instructional days for the entire year, and include FULL descriptions of all content and concepts with new teachers in mind. You won’t have to lift a finger!
Full curriculum for U.S. History includes ALL of the following:
OVERVIEW (see INDIVIDUAL UNITS section for more detail)
- Works independent of a textbook!
- Access to all curriculum updates for life!
- Access to the Classroom Economy Game!
- Pacing for regular and block schedule classes
- Curriculum covers the Colonial Era through the 21st century
- Weekly engaging Jig-saw and other group activities
- 20 Classroom Gallery Walk Activities
- 20 Group Jigsaw Activities (introducing key terms)
- 33 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- 8 ESCAPE ROOM Classroom Activities
- 5 SCAVENGER HUNT Activities
- 4 RIDDLE RACE Games
- 3 SURVIVAL Games
- 2 Classroom Skits
- 2 Group Film Projects
- Men Who Built America, Episode 4: Blood is Spilled – Question Sheet
- 4 Classroom Debates, with full instruction sets, materials, and rubrics
- 16 Research Projects featuring Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and conventional research
- 75+ Primary Source Analysis Sheets
- 20 Secondary Sources across 10 Activities
- An End of Year Project
- 39 personally-crafted PowerPoint Presentations + Lecture Notes
- Innovative in-class currency system to engage and motivate students!
- A set of print-and-go Substitute Teacher activities
- Explanations of ALL lecture information and activities for each Mini-Unit!
- Detailed video tutorials on how to use the bundle and its contents
- Student short answer and long essay models
- Fun classroom review games to engage students and reinforce learning
Assessments
- 14 editable quizzes + keys
- 4 multiple-choice tests + keys (includes Midterm and Final)
- 14 short answer questions + keys
- 8+ essays to choose from + keys
- Simplified essay and project rubrics
Review
- Comprehensive Review Timelines
- Personalized Review Games
- Profile information for Quizlet
- PDF on how I teach writing, content, grade, structure the class, and review
INDIVIDUAL UNITS
Unit 1 Topics (1607-1865)
- The English Colonies
- Colonial Governments
- The American Revolution
- The New Government: The Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution
- Issues with the Courts: Federalist Judges and Judicial Review
- Manifest Destiny
- American Social Changes: The Market Revolution and First-Wave Feminism
- Sectionalism: 1800-1861
- The American Civil War
Unit 1 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 12 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Motivations for Settlement of the English Colonies
- Colonial Survival Game
- Twitter Group Activity: The English Colonies
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the American Revolution
- TikTok Group Activity: Revolutionary Ideals
- Escape Room 1: American Revolution
- Riddle Race Game: The U.S. Constitution
- Gallery Walk: Motivations for American Expansion and Settlement
- Group Research Project: Westward Expansion
- Newspaper Project: American Expansionism and Treaties
- Matching Game: Westward Expansion
- Gallery Walk: Impact of the Market Revolution
- Instagram Group Activity: 19th-Century Social Change and Sectionalism
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Sectionalism (1820-1860)
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the American Civil War
- Escape Room 2: American Civil War
- Classroom Debate: Causes of the Civil War
- 25 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 2 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 9 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Unit Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
Unit 2 Topics (1865-1920)
- The Reconstruction Era
- Segregation and Discrimination in the late-19th and early-20th Centuries
- The Western Frontier and American Indian Policy from 1862-1890
- Industrialization and Immigration in the late-19th Century
- The Second Industrial Revolution
- American Imperialism in the late-19th Century
- The Progressive Era
- Problems with Progressive Reforms
- World War I
- The Home Front and Post-War Issues
Unit 2 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 9 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Reconstruction Policies
- Western Settler Survival Game
- Matching Game: Reconstruction
- Riddle Race Game: Reconstruction Figures and Policies
- Group Research Project: Reconstruction
- Newspaper Project: Reconstruction Policies and Events
- Gallery Walk: Instances of American Imperialism
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: American Indian Policies (1865-1890)
- Twitter Group Activity: American Indian Policy
- Gallery Walk: Impact of the Industrial Revolution
- Escape Room 3: Industrial Revolution
- Men Who Built American Episode 4 Questions
- Classroom Debate: Pros and Cons of Industrialization
- Gallery Walk: Progressive Era Policies
- Instagram Group Activity: The Progressive Era
- Political Cartoon: The Progressive Era
- Newspaper Project: Progressive Era Figures, Policies, and Events
- Gallery Walk: Causes of World War I
- TikTok Group Activity: World War I
- Escape Room 4: World War I
- Group Film Activity: World War I (propaganda)
- 25 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 3 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 10 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Midterm Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
Unit 3 Topics (1920-1960)
- The Roaring Twenties
- U.S.-Latin American Relations
- The Great Depression
- The New Deal
- World War II: The European Theatre
- World War II: The Pacific Theatre
- World War II: The American Home Front
- World War II: Effects and Legacy
- The Bipolar Cold War
- The Korean War
- The Booming Fifties
Unit 3 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 6 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Impact of the Roaring Twenties
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, Scopes Trial
- Instagram Group Activity: Roaring Twenties
- Classroom Skit: 1920s Culture
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the Great Depression
- Escape Room 5: The Great Depression
- Riddle Race Game: The Great Depression Figures and Policies
- Newspaper Project: Great Depression Events, Figures, and Policies
- Twitter Group Activity: The New Deal
- Gallery Walk: Causes of World War II
- Group Research Project: Key Battles of WWII
- Escape Room 6: World War II
- Gallery Walk: Impact of World War II
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Impact of WWII
- Classroom Debate: The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
- Gallery Walk: Preliminary Events of the Cold War
- Escape Room 7: The Cold War
- TikTok Group Activity: The Cold War
- Classroom Skit: 1950s Culture
- 20 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 3 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 10 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Unit Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
Unit 4 Topics (1960-2016)
- The Civil Rights Movement
- The Great Society
- Counterculture
- The Vietnam War
- The Nixon Administration
- The Reagan Administration
- The End of the Cold War
- New World Role
- The War on Terror
- The Great Recession
- The Digital Age
Unit 4 Materials
- 5 group jig-saw activities
- 6 Crash Course History Question Sheets
- Gallery Walk: Events of the Vietnam War
- Escape Room 8: The Vietnam War
- Twitter Group Activity: The Civil Rights Movement
- Newspaper Project: Civil Rights Events, Figures, and Policies
- TikTok Group Activity: The New Left
- Riddle Race Game: The New Left Figures, Movements, and Programs
- Gallery Walk: Causes of the 1970s Oil Crises (1973 and 1979)
- Matching Game: Events of the 1960s and 1970s
- Group Film Project: New Left Counterculture
- Gallery Walk: Events that led to the End of the Cold War
- Escape Room 9: End of the Cold War
- Instagram Group Activity: Events of the End of the Cold War
- Gallery Walk: The War on Terror
- Scavenger Hunt Activity: Policies of Clinton, Bush, and Obama
- Classroom Debate: The War on Terror
- Digital Age Survival Game
- Group Research Project: The Digital Age
- Gallery Walk: Assessing Globalization
- End of Year Project: Historical Era Reflections
- 16 Primary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 2 Secondary Sources + Question Sheets and key
- 10 PowerPoint Presentations
- 4 quizzes + keys
- 4 short-answer questions + keys
- 1 MCQ Unit Test + key
- 3 essay questions + keys
