For Teachers - Core Content

SS-07-5.1.2, SS-08-5.1.2 

SS-05-5.1.1

Students will use a variety of Primary and secondary sources(e.g., artifacts, daires, maps, timelines) to describe significant events in the history of the US and interpret different perspectives.

Court Programs (Mock Trial)

SS-EP-1.2.1

Students will describe how their local government is structured (e.g. mayor, city, council Courts) and compare theirs to other communities in Ky

Students will describe various forms of interaction (compromise, cooperation, conflict, competition) that occur between individuals/ groups at home and school

SS-EP-4.1.3

Students will describe how different factors (e.g. rivers mountains) influence where
Human activities were/ are located, in the community.

SS-EP-1.2.1

Students will describe how their local government is structured (e.g. mayor, city council, judge executive, fiscal courts, local courts) and compare to other Kentucky communities.

SS-EP-5.2.3

Students will describe changes over time in Communication, technology, transportation, and education in the community.

DOK 2

SS-04-4.1.3

Students will describe how different factors (e.g. rivers mountains) influence where
Human activities were/are located, in Kentucky

Students will identify and compare the cultures of diverse groups and explain why people explored and settled in Kentucky.

Students will compare changes over time in communication, technology, transportation, and education in Kentucky.

DOK 3

SS- 05.4.4.3

Students will describe significant historical events in each of the broad history periods and years in US history (colonization and settlement,

Students will describe patterns of human settlement in early civilization prior to 1500 A.D. and explain how these patterns were influenced by human needs

Students will explain why and give examples of how human populations changed and or migrated because of factors such as war, disease, economic opportunity and technology in early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.

Students will explain how conflict ad competition (e.g. political, economic, religious, ethnic) occurred among individuals and groups in the United States prior to Reconstruction.

SS-08-4.1.2

Students will describe how different factors (e.g. rivers, mountains, plains harbors) affected where human activities were located in the U.S. prior to Reconstruction.

Students will describe patterns of human settlement in the United States prior to Reconstruction and explain how these patterns were influenced by human needs.

Students will explain why and give examples of how human populations changed and or migrated because of factors such as war, disease, economic opportunity and technology in the United States prior to Reconstruction.

DOK 3

SS-08-4.4.2

Students will describe ways in which the physical environment both promoted and limited human activities in the United States prior to Reconstruction.

SS-08-4.4.4

Students will compare and contrast different perspectives that people have about how to use the land (e.g. farming, industrial, residential, recreational) in the US prior to Reconstruction.

Students will describe the political, social, economic and cultural differences (eg. Slavery, tariffs, industrialisms, Agrarianism, federal vs. states’ rights) among sections of the U.S. and explain how these differences resulted in the American Civil war.

Students will explain and evaluate the impact of significant social, political and economic changes during the Progressive Movement (e.g. industrial capitalism, urbanization, political corruption, initiation of reforms), World War I (e.g. imperialism to isolationism, nationalism), and the Twenties (e.g. economic prosperity, consumerism, woman’s suffrage)

Students will evaluate how the Great Depression, New Deal policies and World War II transformed America Socially and politically at home (e.g. stock market crash, relief, recovery, reform initiatives, increased role of government in business, influx of women into the workforce, rationing) reshaped its roles in world affairs (e.g. McCarthyism, U.S. involvement in Vietnam).

DOK 3

Students will explain the events and conditions that led to the “Great Convergence” of European, African, and Native American people beginning in the late 15th Century, and analyze how America’s diverse society developed as a result of these events.

DOK 3

SS- HS 2.2.1

Students will explain how various human needs are met through interaction in and among social institutions ( e.g. family, religion, education, government, economy) in the modern world ( 1500 AD to present and the U.S. reconstruction to present).

Students will explain the reasons why conflict and competition (e.g. violence, difference of opinion, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and genocide) may develop as cultures emerge in the modern world ( U.S. reconstruction to present).

Students will compare and contrast the ways in which various Reconstruction plans were approached and evaluate the outcomes of Reconstruction.

Students will explain and give examples of how after WWII, America experienced economic growth (e.g. suburban growth), struggles for racial and gender equality (e.g. Civil Rights Movement), the extension of civil liberties (e.g. desegregation, Civil Rights Acts) and the conflict over political issues (e.g. McCarthyism, US. Involvement in Vietnam).