Dates Week COS# Standards / Objectives References Taught Tested College and Career Ready Standards The following CCRS will be demonstrated throughout the entire course. 1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. 2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. 3. Identify key steps in a text s description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes a law, how interest rates are raised or lowered). 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies. 5. Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally). 6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).. Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts. 8. Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text. 9. Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic. 10. By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. First Quarter Introduction to Course 1-3 Aug 10-28 10.3 10.2 10.0 10.1 3.0 Unit 1: Citizenship Explaining character traits that are beneficial to individuals and society. Explaining how United States citizenship is acquired by immigrants. Describe individual and civic responsibilities of citizens of the United States. Differentiating rights, privileges, duties, and responsibilities between citizens and noncitizens. Unit 2: Foundations of Government Compare the government of the United States with other governmental systems, including monarchy, limited monarchy, oligarchy, dictatorship, theocracy, and pure democracy. Chap. 1: Lesson 1, p. 4-10 Chap. 1: Lesson 2, p. 11-16 Chap. 1: Lesson 3, p. 18-25 Chap. 1: Lesson 4, p. 26-33 Chap. 2: Lesson 1, p. 40-4
2.1 Describing the influence of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Paine, Niccolò Machiavelli, Charles de Montesquieu, and François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) on the political system of the United States. Chap. 2: Lesson 3, p. 54-61 5.3 Unit 3: The Constitution Explaining concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances among the three branches of state and national governments. Chap. 3: Lesson 1, p. 2- Chap. 3: Lesson 2, p. 8-85 Chap. 3: Lesson 3, p. 86-91 Chap. 3: Lesson 4, p. 92-9 U.S. Constitution: p. 101-124 4-6 Aug 31- Sep 18 10.0 1 6.0 6.1 6.2 13.0 NOTE: September 1 Constitution Day Unit 4: The Bill of Rights and Amendments Describe individual and civic responsibilities of citizens of the United States. Compare changes in social and economic conditions in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Explain the importance of juvenile, adult, civil, and criminal laws within the judicial system of the United States. Explaining rights of citizens as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights under the Constitution of the United States. Explaining what is meant by the term rule of law. Identify contemporary American issues since 2001, including the establishment of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the enactment of the Patriot Act of 2001, and the impact of media analysis. Chap. 4: Lesson 1, p. 128-133 Chap. 4: Lesson 2, p. 134-139 Chap. 4: Lesson 3, p. 141-145 Chap. 4: Lesson 4, p. 146-151
11.2 Tracing the political and social impact of the modern Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to the present, including Alabama's role. -9 Sep 21- Oct 9 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Unit 5: Citizens and the Law Explain the importance of juvenile, adult, civil, and criminal laws within the judicial system of the United States. Explaining rights of citizens as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights under the Constitution of the United States. Explaining what is meant by the term rule of law. Justifying consequences of committing a civil or criminal offense. Contrasting juvenile and adult laws at local, state, and federal levels. Chap. 14: Lesson 1, p. 394-402 Chap. 14: Lesson 2, p. 403-409 Chap. 15: Lesson 1, p. 416-420 Chap. 15: Lesson 2, p. 421-428 Chap. 15: Lesson 3, p. 429-433 Second Quarter 10-12 Oct 12-30 5.0 5.1 5.3 1 13.0 5.2 Unit 6: Branches of Government Compare duties and functions of members of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Locating political and geographic districts of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Explaining concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances among the three branches of state and national governments. Compare changes in social and economic conditions in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Identify contemporary American issues since 2001, including the establishment of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the enactment of the Patriot Act of 2001, and the impact of media analysis. Describing the organization and jurisdiction of courts at the local, state, and national levels within the judicial system of the United States. Chap. 5: Lesson 1, p. 158-164 (map on p. AL 2) Chap. 5: Lesson 2, p. 165-169 Chap. 5: Lesson 4, p. 1-181 Chap. 6: Lesson 1, p. 188-193 Chap. 6: Lesson 2, p. 194-199 Chap. 6: Lesson 4, p. 205-211 Chap. : Lesson 1, p. 218
13-15 Nov 2-20 1 12.1 12.2 Unit : Political Parties, Voting, and Elections Describe how the United States can be improved by individual and group participation in civic and community activities. Identifying options for civic and community action. Determining ways to participate in the political process. Chap. : Lesson 2, p. 223-228 Chap. : Lesson 3, p. 229-234 Chap. : Lesson 4, p. 235-241 Chap. 8: Lesson 1, p. 248-253 Chap. 8: Lesson 2, p. 254-261 Chap. 9: Lesson 1, p. 268-26 Chap. 9: Lesson 2, p. 2-283 16-18 Nov 30-Dec 18 4.0 4.1 5.0 5.1.0 Unit 8: State and Local Government Describe structures of state and local governments in the United States, including major Alabama offices and officeholders. Describing how local and state governments are funded. Compare duties and functions of members of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Locating political and geographic districts of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Unit 9: Economics and Personal Finance Determine how people organize economic systems to address basic economic questions regarding which goods and services will be produced, how they will be distributed, and who will consume them. AL Handbook, p. AL 1- Chap. 12: Lesson 1, p. 343-353 Chap. 12, Lesson 2: p. 354-358 Chap. 11: Lesson 1, p. 316-319 Chap. 11: Lesson 2, p. 32-328 Chap. 16: Lesson 1, p. 440-445 Chap. 16: Lesson 2, p. 446-451 Chap. 16: Lesson 3, p. 452-459
8.0 8.3.1.2 11.1 8.3 8.1 8.2 9.0 Appraise the relationship between the consumer and the marketplace in the economy of the United States regarding scarcity, opportunity cost, trade-off decision making, and the stock market. Comparing economic systems, including market, command, and traditional. Using economic concepts to explain historical and current developments and issues in global, national, state, or local contexts. Example: increase in oil prices resulting from supply and demand Analyzing agriculture, tourism, and urban growth in Alabama for their impact on economic development. Determining benefits of Alabama's role in world trade. Comparing economic systems, including market, command, and traditional. Describing effects of government policies on the free market. Identifying laws protecting rights of consumers and avenues of recourse when those rights are violated. Apply principles of money management to the preparation of a personal budget that addresses housing, transportation, food, clothing, medical expenses, insurance, checking and savings accounts, loans, investments, credit, and comparison shopping. Chap. 1: Lesson 1, p. 466-40 Chap. 1: Lesson 3, p. 4-481 AL Handbook, p. AL 8-14 Chap. 20: Lesson 1, p. 542-54 Chap. 18: Lesson 1, p. 488-494 Chap. 18: Lesson 2, p. 495-502 Chap. 18: Lesson 3, p. 503-509