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Explain the effect of the rule of law in protecting property rights, individual rights, and the common good.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast a direct democracy with a republican form of government.
Generate resourceExplain how the principles and ideals shape local, state, and national government.<ul><li>Liberty/Freedom</li><li>Democracy</li><li>Justice</li><li>Equality</li></ul>
Generate resourceExplain the basic principles and ideals within documents and the roles played by the framers as found in significant documents:<ul><li>Declaration of Independence</li><li>United States Constitution</li><li>Bill of Rights</li><li>Pennsylvania Constitution</li></ul>
Generate resourceSummarize individual rights guaranteed by the PA Constitution and the U.S. Constitution.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast rights and responsibilites of citizenship in the community, state, and nation.
Generate resourceDescribe the responsibilities and powers of the three branches of government.
Generate resourceDefine and compare the role and structure of local, state, and national governments.
Generate resourceIdentify leadership positions and their primary duties at the local, state, and national levels.
Generate resourceDescribe the voting process, including registration, primaries, and general elections.
Generate resourceCompare ways that people meet their needs with how they meet their wants. Describe how resources are combined to produce different goods and services.
Generate resourceDefine opportunity cost and describe the opportunity cost of personal choice.
Generate resourceDescribe the interaction of consumers and producers of goods and services in the state and national economy.
Generate resourceDescribe how prices influence both buyers and sellers and explain why prices may vary for similar products.
Generate resourceExplain the influence of private economic institutions on the local and state economy.
Generate resourceExamine how various economic systems address the three basic questions.<ul><li>What to produce?</li><li>How?</li><li>For whom?</li></ul>
Generate resourceDescribe the impact of government involvement in state and national economic activities.
Generate resourceExplain why people specialize in the production of goods and services and divide labor.
Generate resourceExplain how multinational corporations contribute to economic interdependence.
Generate resourceExplain how transportation, communication networks, and technology contribute to economic interdependence.
Generate resourceDescribe how the availability of goods and services is made possible by the work of members of the society.
Generate resourceDescribe how common geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places, and environment.
Generate resourceDescribe and locate places and regions as defined by physical and human features.
Generate resourceDescribe the human characteristics of places and regions using the following criteria:<ul><li>Population</li><li>Culture</li><li>Settlement</li><li>Economic activities</li><li>Political activities</li></ul>
Generate resourceDescribe and explain the effects of the physical systems on people within regions.
Generate resourceDescribe and explain the effects of people on the physical systems within regions.
Generate resourceExplain continuity and change over time using sequential order and context of events.
Generate resourceDifferentiate between fact and opinion, multiple points of view, and primary and secondary sources to explain historical events.
Generate resourceIdentify a thesis statement using appropriate primary and secondary sources.
Generate resourceExplain the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups from Pennsylvania.
Generate resourceDescribe the importance of significant historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to Pennsylvania history.
Generate resourceExplain how continuity and change have impacted Pennsylvania history.<ul><li>Belief systems and religions</li><li>Commerce and industry</li><li>Technology</li><li>Politics and government</li><li>Physical and human geography</li><li>Social organizations</li></ul>
Generate resourceExplain how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the history and development of Pennsylvania.<ul><li>Ethnicity and race</li><li>Working conditions</li><li>Immigration</li><li>Military conflict</li><li>Economic stability</li></ul>
Generate resourceExplain the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups to United States history.
Generate resourceExplain the importance of significant historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to United States history.
Generate resourceExplain how continuity and change have impacted U.S. history.<ul><li>Belief systems and religions</li><li>Commerce and industry</li><li>Technology</li><li>Politics and government</li><li>Physical and human geography</li><li>Social organizations</li></ul>
Generate resourceExplain how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the history and development of the U.S.<ul><li>Ethnicity and race</li><li>Working conditions</li><li>Immigration</li><li>Military conflict</li><li>Economic stability</li></ul>
Generate resourceExplain the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups to world history.
Generate resourceIdentify and explain the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history.
Generate resourceExplain how continuity and change have impacted world history.<ul><li>Belief systems and religions</li><li>Commerce and industry</li><li>Technology</li><li>Politics and government</li><li>Physical and human geography • Social organizations</li></ul>
Generate resourceExamine patterns of conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations that impacted the development of the history of the world.
Generate resourceReading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
Generate resourceCite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Generate resourceDetermine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Generate resourceIdentify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
Generate resourceDescribe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
Generate resourceIdentify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
Generate resourceIntegrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
Generate resourceAnalyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Generate resourceBy the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceWriting: Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.
Generate resourceWrite arguments focused on discipline-specific content. <ul><li>Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.</li><li>Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.</li><li>Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.</li><li>Establish and maintain a formal style.</li><li>Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.</li></ul>
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.<ul><li>Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.</li><li>Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.</li><li>Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.</li><li>Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.</li><li>Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.</li><li>Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.</li></ul>
Generate resourceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceWith some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Generate resourceUse technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
Generate resourceConduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Generate resourceDraw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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