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Standards for History and Social Science Practice – Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12
Standards for History and Social Science Practice – Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12
1 Demonstrate civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Civic knowledge includes the core knowledge in the Content Standards relating to civics and government, economics, geography, and history.
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4 Analyze the purpose and point of view of each source; distinguish opinion from fact. Students need to be exposed to readings that represent a variety of points of view in order to become discerning and critical readers. They need to be able to identify th
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Literacy Standards for History and Social Science
Literacy Standards for History and Social Science
Grades 6-8 Reading Standards for Literacy in the Content Areas: History/Social Science
Craft and Structure
4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
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5 Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally), including how written texts incorporate features such as headings.
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10 Independently and proficiently read and comprehend history/social studies texts exhibiting complexity appropriate for the grade/course.
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Grade 8 – United States and Massachusetts Government and Civic Life
Grade 8 – United States and Massachusetts Government and Civic Life
Topic 1. The philosophical foundations of the United States political system – Supporting Question: What were the roots of the ideas that influenced the development of the United States political system?
4 Explain how British ideas about and practices of government (e.g., the Magna Carta, the concept of habeas corpus, the Mayflower Compact, self-government, town meetings, the importance of education and literacy, the House of Burgesses, colonial legislature
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Topic 2. The development of the United States government – Supporting Question: How did the framers of the Constitution attempt to address issues of power and freedom in the design of the new political system?
10 Summarize the Preamble and each article in the Constitution, and the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights; explain the reasons for the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in 1791.
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6 Apply knowledge of the history of the American Revolutionary period to determine the experiences and events that led the colonists to declare independence; explain the key ideas about equality, representative government, limited government, rule of law, n
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7 Analyze the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation; and describe the crucial events (e.g., Shays’ Rebellion) leading to the Constitutional Convention.
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8 Identify the various leaders of the Constitutional Convention and analyze the major issues (e.g., distribution of political power, rights of individuals, representation and rights of states, slavery) they debated and how the issues were resolved.
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Topic 3. The institutions of United States government – Supporting Question: How do the institutions of the U.S. political system work?
15 Describe the role of political parties in elections at the state and national levels.
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Topic 4. Rights and responsibilities of citizens – Supporting Question: What is the role of the individual in maintaining a healthy democracy?
19 Define and provide examples of fundamental principles and values of American political and civic life (e.g., liberty, the common good, justice, equality, tolerance, law and order, due process, rights of individuals, diversity, civic unity, patriotism, con
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25 Analyze issues involving liberty in conflict with equality or authority, individual rights in conflict with the common good, or majority rule in conflict with minority rights.
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Topic 5. The Constitution, Amendments, and Supreme Court decisions – Supporting Question: How has the content and interpretation of the Constitution evolved over time?
30 Explain the historical context and significance of changes in the Constitution, including key amendments. Examples of amendments include the:
b. 19th Amendment (1920):women’s right to vote in federal and state elections
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c. 26th Amendment (1971): lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 in federal elections
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31 Analyze the Constitutional issues that caused the Civil War and led to the eventual expansion of the power of the Federal government and individual civil rights.
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32 Explain the historical context and significance of laws enacted by Congress that have expanded the civil rights and equal protection for race, gender, disability (e.g., the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1965 Voting Rights Act, 1990 Americans with Disabilities Ac
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34 Research, analyze, and report orally or in writing on one area (a, b, or c, below) in which Supreme Court decisions have made significant changes over time in citizens’ lives:
b. Interpretations of the due process clause and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment; for example:
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) – The Court dismissed the case brought by Dred Scott, an African American, to obtain his freedom from slavery, 7-2, on the grounds that African Americans were not citizens, that the Congress could not ban slavery in federal t
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Topic 7. Freedom of the Press and News/Media Literacy – Supporting Question: How does a free press support a democratic government?
45 Explain why freedom of the press was included as a right in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and in Article 16 of the Massachusetts Constitution; explain that freedom of the press means the right to express and publish views on politi
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46 Give examples of how a free press can provide competing information and views about government and politics.
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