9th Grade Global History Curriculum Map

First Semester: Global History I

Eras 4-6

(http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/SS_HSCE_210739_7.pdf)

Content Theme
Rise and Fall of
Civilizations
Cultural Exchange
- Trade
- Technology Advances
- Human
Interaction/Conflict
Revolutions
- Political/Intellectual
- Cultural

Reoccurrin
g
Concepts*

Common Core Skills

Belief Systems
Reading
Political Systems
- Indentifying Main ideas in Text
Economic Principles
- Identifying Sequence and
Democratic
Cause and Effect in Text
Principles
- Using Context to Define Terms
- Analyzing Charts, Graphs, and
other Data
- Comparing and Contrasting
Text
- Analyzing primary and
secondary sources
- Comparing viewpoints of
multiple sources

Emergence of the Modern

World
- Cultural/Scientific
Advances
- Religious Upheaval
- Exploration

* Concepts studied
throughout each
theme all semester

Writing
- Writing arguments focused on
historical
- Writing informative/explanatory
texts including the narration of
historical events
- Developing clear and coherent
writing through the writing
process
- Conducting short as well as
more sustained research
projects
- Searching and evaluating a
variety of information sources

Product/Assess
ment
Examples
Test/Quizzes
Essay Writing
Projects
Assessment Examples
- Exit Slips
- Summary
Sentences
- Venn Diagrams
- Population Graph
Analysis
- Primary/secondary
sources evaluation
- Position and
Defense
- Compare and
Contrast
- T-Charts
- Identifying Cause &
Effect
- Reading for a
purpose/Main Ideas
- Identify patterns in
events or behavior
- Describe and
illustrate how
common themes
are found across

9th Grade Global History Curriculum Map

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effectively
Use technology to produce,
publish, and display
information

different cultures
Distinguish
between Fact and
Opinion

Second Semester: Global History II

Eras 6-8

(http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/SS_HSCE_210739_7.pdf)

Content Theme
Modernization
- Industrialization
Imperialism
- Colonialism
- Nationalism
Global Crisis &
Achievement
- Global Alliances
- World War
- Increasing Government
and Political Power
- Comparative Global
Power
Cold
-

War & Its Aftermath

Independence
Decolonization
Democratization

Reoccurrin
g
Concepts*
Political Systems
Economic
Principles
Democratic
Principles

Common Core Skills

Reading
- Indentifying Main ideas in Text
- Identifying Sequence and Cause
and Effect in Text
- Using Context to Define Terms
- Analyzing Charts, Graphs, and
other Data
- Comparing and Contrasting Text
- Analyzing primary and
secondary sources
- Comparing viewpoints of
multiple sources
Writing
- Writing arguments focused on
historical
- Writing informative/explanatory
texts including the narration of
historical events
- Developing clear and coherent

Product/Assess
ment
Examples
Test/Quizzes
Essay Writing
Projects
Assessment Examples
- Exit Slips
- Summary
Sentences
- Venn Diagrams
- Population Graph
Analysis
- Primary/secondary
sources evaluation
- Position and
Defense
- Compare and
Contrast
- T-Charts
- Identifying Cause &
Effect

9th Grade Global History Curriculum Map

Movements
Contemporary Global
Issues
- Population
- Resources
- Patterns of Global
Interactions
- Conflict, Cooperation,
and Security

* Concepts
studied
throughout each
theme all
semester

writing through the writing

process
Conducting short as well as
more sustained research
projects
Searching and evaluating a
variety of information sources
effectively
Use technology to produce,
publish, and display information

Reading for a
purpose/Main Ideas
Identify patterns in
events or behavior
Describe and
illustrate how
common themes
are found across
different cultures
Distinguish
between Fact and
Opinion