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Standard 1.0 Political Science
Topic
A. The Foundations and Function of Government
Indicator
- 1. Analyze the characteristics and structure of various systems of government around the world
Objectives
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of unlimited government, such as authoritarian and dictatorships
- Explain and demonstrate how nation-states interact with each other
- Using multi-perspectives, describe and trace how past events assisted or impeded the development of nations, such as the founding of Israel, the break up of the Soviet Union
Indicator
- 2. Analyze the historic events, documents, and practices that are the foundations of political systems around the world
Objectives
- Examine and report examples of historic events, documents and practices that have influenced individuals and groups around the world, such as the UN Declaration of Rights, German reunification, the formation of NATO, and Apartheid
Indicator
- 3. Analyze the roles of governments around the world regarding public policy and issues
Objectives
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the various policies of governments in addressing issues, such as health, poverty, crime, security, and environmental concerns
- Analyze the effects that different world issues have on shaping international responses, such as rainforest conservation, pollution, climate change, and energy sources (oil drilling, coal, nuclear)
Topic
B. Individual and Group Participation in the Political System
Indicator
- 1. Analyze the methods used by individuals and groups to shape governmental policy and actions
Objectives
- Compare methods used to change governments, such as coups, elections and revolts
- Evaluate ways citizens use, monitor and influence the formation and implementation of public policy
- Describe how political parties and special interest groups influence and change government policy, such as third parties, and non-governmental organizations
Indicator
- 2. Analyze the importance of civic participation as a citizen of the world
Objectives
- Analyze the relevancy of sources and perspectives of information such as internet sites and online newspapers
- Analyze the concept of a global citizen and how the awareness and responsibilities have changed during the information age
Topic
C. Protecting Rights and Maintaining Order
Indicator
- 1. Examine the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen of the world
Objectives
- Justify the responsibilities associated with certain human rights in a global society such as a commitment to world peace and the elimination of poverty.
- Explain how international rules and laws protect individual rights and protect the common good, such as the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, European Union membership, Geneva Conventions
Indicator
- 2. Analyze how governments, organizations, and policies around the world protect or fail to protect the rights of individuals and groups
Objectives
- Analyze how the definition of the common good differs in limited and unlimited governments
- Debate the need to balance between providing for the common good and how protecting individual rights differ in governments around the world
- Describe the role of international organizations and policies in maintaining order during a time of crisis, such as the International Red Cross/Red Crescent, the United Nations, the Geneva Conventions, and the World Health Organization
Standard 2.0 Peoples of the Nation and World
Topic
A. Elements of Culture
Indicator
- 1. Analyze characteristics that are used to organize people into cultures
Objectives
- Apply understandings of the elements of culture to the studies of modern world regions, such as art, music, religion, government, social structure, education, values, beliefs and customs
- Describe the characteristics of democratic and authoritarian societies
Topic
B. Cultural Diffusion
Indicator
- 1. Analyze how diverse cultures shape a pluralistic society
Objectives
- Identify cultural groups within a contemporary world region
- Describe how migration contributes to the diversity of nations and regions
Indicator
- 2. Examine how increasing diversity in global societies results from immigration, settlement, and economic development
Objectives
- Examine policies related to human rights, such as foreign aid, subsidies to developing countries, ethnic persecution and economic sanctions
- Examine contemporary world wide concerns that affect international relationships, such as world health, nation building, national security, and human rights
Topic
C. Conflict and Compromise
Indicator
- 1. Analyze major sources of tension, cooperation, and conflict in the world and the efforts that have been made to address them
Objectives
- Evaluate causes of conflict in the global community, such as Apartheid, the acquisition of natural resources, the decline of communism, ethnic persecution, and domestic and international terrorism
- Analyze and describe the efforts of world nations and groups to assist in the resolution of conflicts within and among regions, such as the United Nations, the International Red Cross/Red Crescent, United States Agency for International Development and other humanitarian organizations
- Analyze and describe efforts by nations to promote cooperation within and among those regions, such as the creation of the International Monetary Fund, North American Free Trade Agreement, World Bank, European Union and world-wide healthcare initiatives
Standard 3.0 Geography
Topic
A. Using Geographic Tools
Indicator
- 1. Use geographic tools to locate places and describe the human and physical characteristics in the contemporary world
Objectives
- Use maps to compare geographic locations of places and regions
- Use photographs and thematic maps to compare human and physical characteristics of places and regions
- Analyze geographic issues and problems
Topic
B. Geographic Characteristics of Places and Regions
Indicator
- 1. Analyze interrelationships among physical and human characteristics that shape the identity of places and regions around the world
Objectives
- Identify and describe physical characteristics that influenced human settlement
- Explain how physical and human characteristics of a region such as vegetation, climate, minerals, population density and religion, affect its economic growth and the way people make a living
- Analyze how regional characteristics and interests including economic development, climate, and the environmental impact government policies
- Identify geographic factors that have influenced international relations and economic development in world regions, such as trade, infrastructure, and health issues
Indicator
- 1. Describe and analyze population growth, migration and settlement patterns in contemporary world regions
Objectives
- Identify reasons why people migrate, such as economic opportunity, climate, political reasons and government policies
- Evaluate the consequences of migration and settlement in various regions of the world, such as employment, changes in population and cultural diversity/conflict
- Explain how regional population patterns, trends, and projections affect the environment and influence government policies
Topic
D. Modifying and Adapting to the Environment
Indicator
- 1. Analyze why and how people in contemporary world regions modify their natural environment and the impact of those modifications
Objectives
- Identify trade offs of using resources to pursue economic opportunities v. preserving the environment, such as water use, the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and strip mining
- Evaluate the consequences of modifying the natural environment, such as desertification, air pollution, and climate change
- Identify and explain land use issues that illustrate the conflict between economic growth, deforestation, mining, and burning fossil fuels
Standard 4.0 Economics
Topic
A. Scarcity and Economic Decision-making
Indicator
- 1. Analyze the decisions that people made because resources were limited relative to economic wants for goods and services in contemporary world regions
Objectives
- Identify the opportunity cost of economic decisions made by individuals, businesses, and governments such as decisions about investing in education
Indicator
- 2. Analyze how scarcity of economic resources affects economic choices in contemporary world regions
Objectives
- Describe how goals of countries affect the use of resources in the pursuit of economic growth, and sustainable development
- Identify tradeoffs made in economic decisions by producers and consumers
- Explain how available resources affect specialization and trade
Indicator
- 3. Analyze how technological changes have affected the consumption and production in the contemporary world
Objectives
- Give examples of how technology has changed consumption of goods and services, such as the development of computers
- Examine why technology has changed job skills and the influenced productivity
Indicator
- 4. Compare the levels of specialization and economic development in different parts of the contemporary world
Objectives
- Analyze examples of specialization that result from economic resources
- Describe the standard of living and the quality of life in a world region using data, such as Gross National Product (GNP), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), per capita income and the Human Development Index (HDI)
- Identify factors that have influenced economic development in various regions, such as individuals, corporations, natural resources, technology, military power, population growth, international organizations, infrastructure and public health issues
Topic
B. Economic Systems and the Role of Government in the Economy
Indicator
- 1. Evaluate the types of economic systems in countries throughout the contemporary world
Objectives
- Examine how different economic systems, traditional, command, market, and mixed answer the basic economic question of what, how, and for whom to produce
- Describe examples of decisions in (traditional economies, such as the economic roles of men and women
- Describe examples of command modern economies, such as government ownership of land and other resources
Indicator
- 2. Analyze the role of government in the economies of contemporary societies
Objectives
- Explore how government spending and taxation influence an economy's ability to grow and provide jobs and services
- Evaluate the trade-offs of government regulations
- Analyze the ways that governments can help or impede economic activity, such as providing a stable monetary system, protecting property rights, maintaining infrastructure and providing public goods and services
- Examine the impact of regulatory agencies in different countries, such as consumer behavior, air traffic management, and environmental protection
Indicator
- 3. Describe the money and banking systems in various countries in the contemporary world
Objectives
- Explain why a stable money and banking system is necessary for an economy to grow and prosper
Standard 5.0 History
Topic
B. Emergence, Expansion and Changes in Nations and Empires
Indicator
- 1. Analyze the growth and the development of nations in the contemporary world
Objectives
- Describe the social, political and economic impacts of various world religions on a global society, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism
- Compare the effects of political and cultural changes in nations such as independence movements and democratic reforms
Topic
C. Conflict between Ideas and Institutions
Indicator
- 1. Analyze the major sources of tension and conflict in the contemporary world
Objectives
- Describe how the changes in political structures impacted individuals and groups
- Examine the impact of philosophies and policies of leaders in the modern world
Indicator
- 2. Analyze the major traditions, customs and beliefs of world religions and their expansion
Objectives
- Explain how the establishment of religions in areas caused conflict
- Analyze the political and social impact of religious and traditions in areas such as Europe and the Middle East
Standard 6.0 Social Studies Skills and Processes
Topic
A. Read to Learn and Construct Meaning about Social Studies
Indicator
- 1. Use appropriate strategies and opportunities to increase understandings of social studies vocabulary
Objectives
- Acquire and apply new vocabulary through investigating, listening, independent reading and discussing a variety of print and non-print sources
- Identify and use new vocabulary acquired through study of relationships to prior knowledge and experiences
- Use context clues to understand new social studies vocabulary
- Use new vocabulary in speaking and writing to gain and extend content knowledge and clarify expression
Indicator
- 2. Use strategies to prepare for reading (before reading)
Objectives
- Identify the characteristics of informational texts, such as print features, graphic aids, informational aids, organizational aids, and online features
- Preview the text by examining features, such as the title, pictures, maps, illustrations, photographs, charts, timelines, graphs, and icons
- Set a purpose for reading the text
- Ask questions and make predictions about the text
- Make connections to the text using prior knowledge and experiences
Indicator
- 3. Use strategies to monitor understanding and derive meaning from text and portions of text (during reading)
Objectives
- Identify and use knowledge of organizational structures, such as chronological order, cause/effect, main ideas and details, description, similarities/differences, and problem/solution to gain meaning
- Reread slowly and carefully, restate, or read on and revisit difficult parts
- Use a graphic organizer or another note-taking technique to record important ideas or information
- Look back through the text to search for connections between and among ideas
- Make, confirm, or adjust predictions about the text
- Periodically summarize or paraphrase important ideas while reading
- Visualize what was read for deeper meaning
- Explain personal connections to the ideas or information in the text
Indicator
- 4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)
Objectives
- Identify and explain what is directly stated in the text
- Identify, paraphrase, or summarize the main idea of the text
- Determine and explain the author's purpose
- Distinguish between facts and opinions
- Explain whether or not the author's opinion is presented fairly
- Explain what is not directly stated in the text by drawing inferences
- Confirm or refute predictions made about the text to form new ideas
- Connect the text to prior knowledge or personal experiences
- Draw conclusions and make generalizations based on the text, multiple texts, and/or prior knowledge
Topic
B. Write to Learn and Communicate Social Studies Understandings
Indicator
- 1. Select and use informal writing strategies, such as short/response/essay answer/ brief constructed responses, journal writing, note taking, and graphic organizers, to clarify, organize, remember, and/or express new understandings
Objectives
- Identify key ideas
- Connect key ideas to prior knowledge (personal experience, text and world)
Indicator
- 2. Use formal writing, such as multi-paragraph essays, historical investigations, research reports, letters, summaries, to inform
Objectives
- Identify form, audience, topic, and purpose before writing
- Organize facts and/or data/statistics to support a topic
- Provide introduction, body, and conclusion
- Cite sources when paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting
- Enhance text with graphics, such as charts, maps, and diagrams
Indicator
- 3. Use formal writing, such as multi-paragraph essays, historical investigations, editorials, and letters to persuade
Objectives
- Identify form, audience, topic, and purpose
- State a clear opinion or position
- Modify or refute a position when appropriate
- Provide reasons and cite reliable supporting evidence
- Demonstrate understandings of social studies knowledge
Indicator
- 4. Use timed, on-demand writing to demonstrate understanding on assessments (Constructed Responses)
Objectives
- Address the topic
- Provide accurate information
- Support topic with appropriate details
- Integrate social studies concepts and skills
Topic
C. Ask Social Studies Questions
Indicator
- 1. Identify a topic that requires further study
Objectives
- Identify prior knowledge about the topic
- Pose questions the about the topic
- Formulate research questions
- Develop a plan for how to answer questions about the topic
Indicator
- 2. Identify a situation/issue that requires further study
Objectives
- Define the situation/issue
- Identify prior knowledge about the situation/issue
- Pose questions about the situation/issue from a variety of perspectives
- Pose questions that elicit higher order thinking responses
- Formulate research questions
- Develop a plan for how to answer questions about the situation/issue
Topic
D. Acquire Social Studies Information
Indicator
- 1. Identify primary and secondary sources of information that relate to the topic/situation/problem being studied
Objectives
- Gather and read appropriate print sources, such as journals, periodicals, government documents, timelines, databases, reference works, and web sites
- Read and obtain information from texts representing diversity in content, culture, authorship, and perspective
- Locate and gather data and information from appropriate non-print sources, such as music, artifacts, charts, maps, graphs, photographs, video clips, illustrations, paintings, political cartoons, multimedia, interviews, and oral histories
- Access and process information that is factual and reliable from readings, investigations, and/or oral communications
Indicator
- 2. Engage in field work that relates to the topic/ situation/ problem being studied
Objectives
- Gather data
- Make and record observations
- Design and conduct surveys and oral histories
Topic
E. Organize Social Studies Information
Indicator
- 1. Organize information from non-print sources
Objectives
- Prioritize information gathered according to importance and relevance
- Distinguish factual from fictional information
- Find relationships among gathered information
- Display information on various types of graphic organizers, maps, and charts
- Summarize information obtained from surveys and field work
Indicator
- 2. Organize information from print sources
Objectives
- Prioritize information gathered according to importance and relevance
- Determine the bias and reliability of a source
- Find relationships among gathered information
- Construct various types of graphic organizers, maps, and charts to display information
Topic
F. Analyze Social Studies Information
Indicator
- 1. Interpret information from primary and secondary sources
Objectives
- Interpret information in maps, charts and graphs
- Interpret information from field studies and surveys
- Analyze a document to determine point of view
- Analyze the perspective of the author to determine if the document or topic is historically significant
- Identify bias and prejudice
Indicator
- 2. Evaluate information from a variety of sources
Objectives
- Compare information from a variety of sources
- Compare information to prior knowledge
- Determine the reliability of the document
- Compare ideas, models, systems, and perspectives
Indicator
- 3. Synthesize information from a variety of sources
Objectives
- Recognize relationships in and among ideas or events, such as cause and effect, sequential order, main idea, and details
- Reconstruct the arguments of issues or events
- Assess the costs and benefits of alternatives
- Modify understandings of social studies concepts and trend
- Verify or change prior understandings based on new information
Topic
G. Answer Social Studies Questions
Indicator
- 1. Describe how the country has changed over time and how people have contributed to its change, drawing from maps, photographs, newspapers, and other sources
Objectives
- Present social studies information in a variety ways, such as mock trials, simulations, debates, and skits
- Engage in civic participation and public discourse
- Use effective speaking techniques to deliver narrative, persuasive, and research presentations
Indicator
- 2. Use historic contexts to answer questions
Objectives
- Use historically accurate resources to answer questions, make predictions, and support ideas
- Explain why historic interpretations vary and are subject to change
- Construct a sound historical interpretation
- Understand the meaning, implication and impact of historic events and recognize that events could have taken other directions
Indicator
- 3. Use current events/issues to answer questions
Objectives
- Summarize the main points of an issue explaining different viewpoints
- Make a decision based on the analysis of issues and evaluate the consequences of these decisions
- Identify and formulate a position on a course of action or an issue
- Propose and justify solutions to social studies problems
Date: 6/20/2006
