Unit 1 - People and Places

Week	Unit	Content	Strategies	Assessment
1	People and Places	Where on earth is CA?	California Title Page Map of the World Map of USA Review Questions	World Map Quiz
2		California’s Regions	The Coast Central Valley Mountains Deserts Identify regions on a Map	Make a Diorama depicting a region of CA OR Write a Travel Brochure of a region of CA
3		California’s Resources	Minerals People Forests Farmland Water	Unit Written Quiz Written Paper on CA resources.
4	The First Californians	Discovering the First Californians	Trace Origins of the CA Indians Learn how Archeologists learn about how people lived long ago.	Research Report on a famous Archeologist
5		Living with the Land	Salmon Fishers Boat Builders Desert Farmers	Chart organizing information about the three tribes.
6		Life in an Indian Village	Daily Activities Miwok Village Traditions Myths and Legends	Chapter Review Test A Diary Entry of Life in an Indian Village
7	Colonial California	Early Explorers	New Trade Route Spanish Exploration New Settlements Longitude and Latitude	Longitude and Latitude Test Roleplay – Life on a Galleon
8		First European Settlers	Missions Diary Entries A Time Line	Summary of the setting up of Missions Time Line of Family
9		The Mission System	Missions Presidios Pueblos	Map of The Missions (with labels and description)
10		Life on a Mission	A Daily Routine Understanding Culture	Short Talk and Display of Life on a Mission Written Test
11	Mexican California	Traders in California	Mexican War of Independence Traders	Barter System Project
12		From Missions to Ranchos	The Indians Ranchos and Rancheros Identify Cause and Effect	Oral Quiz
13		Ranchos and Pueblos	Rancho Life Pueblo Life	Research and Plan Talk about Life as a Vaquera at Work
14	Newcomers change California	Pioneers in California	Trappers Traders Settlers Measuring Distances on Map	Written Essay on ONE Pioneer
15		Mexico Defeated	Bear Flag Revolt US War with Mexico

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