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Content Area Social Studies
Standard 6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21st Century All students will acquire the skills needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by working collaboratively to address the challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected world.
Grade Level By the end of grade 4
Content Statement Strand CPI# Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)
Active citizens in the 21st century:
  • Recognize that people have different perspectives based on their beliefs, values, traditions, culture, and experiences.
  • Identify stereotyping, bias, prejudice, and discrimination in their lives and communities.
  • Are aware of their relationships to people, places, and resources in the local community and beyond.
  • Make informed and reasoned decisions by seeking and assessing information, asking questions, and evaluating alternate solutions.
  • Develop strategies to reach consensus and resolve conflict.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the need for fairness and take appropriate action against unfairness.
A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights
6.3.4.A.1 Evaluate what makes a good rule or law.                                                                                                                          
6.3.4.A.2 Contact local officials and community members to acquire information and/or discuss local issues.                                                                                                                          
6.3.4.A.3 Select a local issue and develop a group action plan to inform school and/or community members about the issue.                                                                                                                          
6.3.4.A.4 Communicate with students from various countries about common issues of public concern and possible solutions.                                                                                                                          
B. Geography, People and the Environment
6.3.4.B.1 Plan and participate in an advocacy project to inform others about environmental issues at the local or state level and propose possible solutions.                                                                                                                          
C. Economics, Innovation, and Technology
6.3.4.C.1 Develop and implement a group initiative that addresses an economic issue impacting children.                                                                                                                          
D. History, Culture, and Perspectives
6.3.4.D.1

Identify actions that are unfair or discriminatory, such as bullying, and propose solutions to address such actions.

 

 


Content Area Social Studies
Standard 6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21st Century All students will acquire the skills needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by working collaboratively to address the challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected world.
Grade Level By the end of grade 8
Content Statement Strand CPI# Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)
Active citizens in the 21st century:
  • Recognize the causes and effects of prejudice on individuals, groups, and society.
  • Recognize the value of cultural diversity, as well as the potential for misunderstanding.
  • Critically analyze media to assess different viewpoints and detect bias, opinion, and stereotypes.
  • Listens open-mindedly to views contrary to their own.
  • Collaboratively develop and practice strategies for managing and resolving conflict.
  • Demonstrate understanding of democratic values and processes.
  • Recognize that the actions or inactions of individuals, groups, and nations can have intended and unintended consequences.
  • Challenge unfair viewpoints and behavior by taking action.
  • Make informed and reasoned decisions.
  • Accept decisions that are made for the common good.
A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights
6.3.8.A.1 Deliberate on a public issue affecting an upcoming election, consider opposing arguments, and develop a reasoned conclusion.                                                                                                                          
6.3.8.A.2 Participate in a real or simulated hearing to develop a legislative proposal that addresses a public issue, and share it with an appropriate legislative body (e.g., school board, municipal or county government, state legislature).                                                                                                                          
6.3.8.A.3 Collaborate with international students to deliberate about and address issues of gender equality, child mortality, or education.                                                                                                                          
B. Geography, People and the Environment
6.3.8.B.1 Evaluate alternative land use proposals and make recommendations to the appropriate governmental agency regarding the best course of action.                                                                                                                          
C. Economics, Innovation, and Technology
6.3.8.C.1 Contact local officials and community members to obtain information about the local school district or municipal budget and assess budget priorities.                                                                                                                          
D. History, Culture, and Perspectives
6.3.8.D.1

Engage in simulated democratic processes (e.g., legislative hearings, judicial proceedings, elections) to understand how conflicting points of view are addressed in a democratic society. 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Content Area Social Studies
Standard 6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21st Century All students will acquire the skills needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by working collaboratively to address the challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected world.
Grade Level By the end of grade 12
Content Statement Strand CPI# Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)
Active citizens in the 21st century:
  • Determine the credibility and value of information, while also considering context, point of view, and multiple perspectives.
  • Analyze sources of prejudice and discrimination and propose solutions to eliminate them.
  • Collaboratively evaluate possible solutions to problems and conflicts that arise in an interconnected world.
  • Critically analyze information, make ethical judgments, and responsibly address controversial issues.
  • Communicate through rational and persuasive written and oral arguments to present solutions to controversial issues.
  • Make informed and reasoned decisions and accept responsibility for the consequences of their actions and/or inactions.
  • Take actions that result in a more just and equitable society.
A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights
6.3.12.A.1 Develop a plan for public accountability and transparency in government related to a particular issue(s) and share the plan with appropriate government officials.                                                                                                                          
6.3.12.A.2 Compare current case studies involving slavery, child labor, or other unfair labor practices in the United States with those of other nations, and evaluate the extent to which such problems are universal.                                                                                                                          
B. Geography, People and the Environment
6.3.12.B.1 Collaborate with students from other countries to develop possible solutions to an issue of environmental justice, and present those solutions to relevant national and international governmental and/or nongovernmental organizations.                                                                                                                          
C. Economics, Innovation, and Technology
6.3.12.C.1 Participate in a real or simulated hearing about a social issue with a related economic impact (e.g., growing health care costs, immigration), and justify conclusions after weighing evidence from multiple experts and stakeholders.                                                                                                                          
D. History, Culture, and Perspectives
6.3.12.D.1

Analyze current laws involving individual rights and national security, and evaluate how the laws might be applied to a current case study that cites a violation of an individual's constitutional rights.

Social Studies Skills Table

Essential Question: What are effective strategies for accessing various sources of information and historical evidence, determining their validity, and using them to solve a problem or find a solution to a public policy question?
Social Studies Skill K-4 5-8 9-12
Chronological Thinking
  • Place key historical events and people in historical eras using timelines.
  • Construct timelines of the events occurring during major eras.
  • Compare present and past events to evaluate the consequences of past decisions and to apply lessons learned.
  • Explain how the present is connected to the past.
  • Explain how major events are related to one another in time.
  • Analyze how change occurs through time due to shifting values and beliefs as well as technological advancements and changes in the political and economic landscape.
Spatial Thinking
  • Determine locations of places and interpret information available on maps and globes.
  • Select and use various geographic representations to compare information about people, places, regions, and environments.
  • Construct various forms of geographic representations to show the spatial patterns of physical and human phenomena.
  • Use thematic maps and other geographic representations to obtain, describe, and compare spatial patterns and information about people, places, regions, and environments.
  • Use maps and other documents to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and growth of economic and political systems.
  • Relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions.
Critical Thinking
  • Distinguish fact from fiction.
  • Compare and contrast differing interpretations of current and historical events.
  • Distinguish valid arguments from false arguments when interpreting current and historical events.
  • Identify and use a variety of primary and secondary sources for reconstructing the past (i.e., documents, letters, diaries, maps, photos, etc.).
  • Assess the credibility of sources by identifying bias and prejudice in documents, media, and computer-generated information.
  • Evaluate sources for validity and credibility and to detect propaganda, censorship, and bias.
Presentational Skills
  • Use evidence to support an idea in a written and/or oral format.
  • Select and analyze information from a variety of sources to present a reasoned argument or position in a written and/or oral format.
  • Take a position on a current public policy issue and support it with historical evidence, reasoning, and constitutional analysis in a written and/or oral format.