Unit 9: National Identity in a Digital Age (New Unit 8)
Duration of Days: 15
The long term and short term causes and effects of 9/11 Terror attacks
How Americans balance National Security with personal liberties in Digital Age
How natural and man made catastrophes impact trade, politics and migration
How multimedia platforms are changing American politics
Create a presentation that explains the long term causes of 9/11 attacks from Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Gulf War first attack on WTC through the attack on the USS Cole.
Write a comparative essay about balancing national security vs. civil liberties after the passage of the Patriot Act.
Watch a documentary on causes and efffects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and resposibility of federal governmnet in times of crisis.
Slideshow
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Term Causes of 9/11 | 4 |
| 2 | The Dawn of the Information Age | 1 |
| 3 | The Social Media Revolution | 1 |
| 4 | Globalization and the Rust Belt | 1 |
| 5 | Demographic Shifts & The 21st Century Census | 1 |
| 6 | Polarization and the "Echo Chamber" | 1 |
| 7 | Modern Civil Rights (LGBTQ+ & #MeToo) | 1 |
| 8 | Media Literacy & "Post-Truth" Politics | 1 |
| 9 | Environmentalism and Global Policy | 1 |
| 10 | Privacy, Surveillance, and Big Data | 1 |
| 11 | The 2020s Identity | 1 |
| 12 | Assessment | 1 |