Module 11: America in the 20th Century-Social Studies 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 America at the Turn of the Century
  1. Analyze primary sources to develop an image of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.
2 Causes, Course, and Effects of WWI
  1. Identify the causes, course, and effects of World War I.
3 The United States' Involvement in WWI
  1. Summarize the United States’ involvement in World War I.
  2. Critique America's decision to enter World War I.
4 Changes in Suffrage in the 1920s
  1. Identify new laws that affected suffrage in the United States.
5 The Great Depression
  1. Identify the causes and effects of the Great Depression.
6 World War II in Europe
  1. Identify the causes, course, and effects of World War II in Europe.
7 WWII in the Pacific
  1. Identify the causes, course, and effects of World War II in the Pacific.
8 The Civil Rights Movement
  1. Identify the purpose and events of the Civil Rights Movement.
  2. Infer how the Civil Rights Movement impacted people living in the United States then and now.
9 The Race to the Moon
  1. Identify how and why the United States’ space program grew in the 1960s.
  2. Identify the accomplishments of notable individuals in the field of space travel.
10 The Cold War
  1. Summarize the events of the Cold War.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
primary source
World's Fair
the Spanish-American War
Progressives
World War I
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Woodrow Wilson
suffrage
19th Amendment
Indian Citizenship Act
Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the New Deal
World War II
Holocaust
Pearl Harbor
Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow laws
Space Race
Soviet Union
Sputnik
Neil Armstrong
NASA
Cold War
Suez Crisis
Red Scare
Berlin Wall
arms race

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 America at the Turn of the Century 5 20th Century America Worksheet
2 Causes, Course, and Effects of WWI 5 World War I Events Worksheet
3 The United States' Involvement in WWI 5 World War I America Worksheet
3 The United States' Involvement in WWI 6 World War I Opinion Paragraph Assignment
4 Changes in Suffrage in the 1920s 5 1920s Suffrage Laws Worksheet
5 The Great Depression 5 America’s Great Depression Worksheet
5 The Great Depression 6 Great Depression Flowchart Assignment 
7 WWII in the Pacific 5 World War II Events Worksheet
8 The Civil Rights Movement 5 Civil Rights Worksheet
8 The Civil Rights Movement 6 Civil Rights Flashcards Assignment
9 The Race to the Moon 5 Space Race Worksheet
10 The Cold War 5 Cold War Worksheet

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing