Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.3c
The Standard
- SS24.US2.3
- Evaluate how key figures, events, and trends shaped United States society and culture from the conclusion of World War I through the 1920s.
Explain why the 1920s comprised a period of significant social conflict as manifested by the Scopes trial, growth of the Ku Klux Klan, rise of nativist thinking, the Red Scare, and antisemitism.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify why people fought over evolution lessons and immigration rules. They explain who faced Klan intimidation, antisemitic exclusion, and Red Scare arrests, and why.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why a Tennessee law against teaching human evolution sparked a national argument about public schools and religion. They can distinguish Klan intimidation, immigration quotas, Red Scare arrests, and antisemitic admissions rules by who was targeted and how.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think the Klan targeted only Black Americans, missing its attacks on Jews, Catholics, and immigrants. They may confuse Red Scare raids with immigration quotas or think the Scopes trial banned all science teaching.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Choose two events from the Scopes trial, Klan growth, immigration quotas, Red Scare raids, and antisemitic college admissions rules. For each, name the groups involved and explain the conflict in one sentence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a Scopes headline, Klan map, immigration quota chart, Red Scare raid report, and Jewish admissions article to annotate for conflict.
Ask, "How could one biology lesson become a national dispute over religion and government?" Require evidence from a Scopes headline.
Match cards for Scopes, the Klan, quotas, raids, and Jewish exclusion to five consequence cards; explain one match aloud.
Compare a current school board science curriculum policy with the Scopes law; list who controls classroom content in each.
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