*IMPORTANT* Note to Parents:
5th grade social studies will start in 1776 and will lead us to present day. There are many topics in our recent history that are sensitive subjects to many people. Your students have already expressed a deep interest in U.S. and world history, as we've briefly touched on topics such as World War II, Nazi Germany, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement. I have been impressed by their ability to think deeply and ask relative questions; however, sometimes these questions require a parent to explain, as I am very cautious when describing historical events.
My number one goal for this year is to encourage your students to be critical thinkers. This involves being able to make informed decisions and hold discussions regarding important subjects in an educated and respectful way. If your student comes home with questions related to subjects that we have discussed in school, please assist them in developing their world view and encourage them to read, learn, and explore history in a responsible way.
With that being said, if there is a social studies topic or discussion that you do not want your student to take part in, please let me know.
Thank you!
5th grade social studies will start in 1776 and will lead us to present day. There are many topics in our recent history that are sensitive subjects to many people. Your students have already expressed a deep interest in U.S. and world history, as we've briefly touched on topics such as World War II, Nazi Germany, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement. I have been impressed by their ability to think deeply and ask relative questions; however, sometimes these questions require a parent to explain, as I am very cautious when describing historical events.
My number one goal for this year is to encourage your students to be critical thinkers. This involves being able to make informed decisions and hold discussions regarding important subjects in an educated and respectful way. If your student comes home with questions related to subjects that we have discussed in school, please assist them in developing their world view and encourage them to read, learn, and explore history in a responsible way.
With that being said, if there is a social studies topic or discussion that you do not want your student to take part in, please let me know.
Thank you!
Social Studies
USA Studies - 1850 to Present
The Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the 3 branches of government.
Social studies weekly: Trouble Between the States
The Great War Continues
Reconstruction
Events of Lincoln's Life
After the Civil War
Revisiting Recontruction
Growing Pains After the Civil War
Social studies weekly: Trouble Between the States
- 5.2 I can interpret sectional difference between the North and the South in economics, transportation, and population.
- 5.4 I can draw on information from multiple print or digital resources explaining the events that made slavery a national issue during the mid-19th century, including:
- Missouri Compromise
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Compromise of 1850
- Brook’s attack on Sumner
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- John Brown’s Raid
- Dred Scott case
- 5.5 I can evaluate each candidate in the campaign of 1860 and analyze how that campaign reflected the sectional turmoil of the country.
- 5.11 Explain the significance and outcome of the major battles and identify their location on a map or visual representation, including:
- Fort Sumter
- First Battle of Bull Run
- Fort Henry and Donelson
- Shiloh
- Antietam
- Gettysburg
- Vicksburg
- Chickamauga
- Franklin
- Nashville
- Appomattox Court House
- 5.12 I can draw on informational text, explain the roles of the military and civil leaders during the Civil War, including:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Jefferson Davis
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Robert E. Lee
- Frederick Douglas
- Clara Barton
- 5.14 Use concrete words, phrases, and sensory details to describe the experience of the war on the battlefield and home front.
- 5.16 Evaluate and debate the rationales for the Emancipation Proclamation.
- 5.6 Explain with supporting details why Tennessee was divided on the issue of seceding and the events that led it to eventually leave the Union to include: state convention vote of 1861, the Free and Independent State of Scott, Hurst Nation, East Tennessee mostly pro-Union and divided families.
- 5.7 Determine the meaning of the terms of this period with a visual representation, including:
- Union and Confederate States
- Yankees and Rebels
- Blue and Gray
- Johnny Reb and Billy Yank
- 5.9 Identify the Border States and the efforts of both sides to secure them to their cause.
The Great War Continues
Reconstruction
Events of Lincoln's Life
After the Civil War
Revisiting Recontruction
Growing Pains After the Civil War