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Standards, Guiding
Questions, and
Essential Learnings
Washington State EALR’s Addressed
in this Project
Geography:
3. The student observes and analyzes
the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- 3.1 identify and examine
people’s interaction with and impact on the environment
- 3.2 analyze how the
environment and environmental changes affect people
- 3.3 examine
cultural characteristics, transmission, diffusion, and interaction
Economics:
The student
understands basic economic concepts and analyzes the effect of economic
systems on individuals, groups, and society.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- comprehend key economic
concepts and economic systems
- observe major forms of
business and related careers
- comparing requirements
and benefits of various careers
History:
The student
examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments, turning
points, chronology, and cause-and-effect relationships in U.S., world, and
Washington State history.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- understand historical
time, chronology, and causation
- how events occur in time
and place, are sequenced chronologically, and impact future events
- analyze the historical
development of events, people, places, and patterns of life in U.S.,
world, and Washington State history
- examine the influence of
culture on U.S., world, and Washington State history
The student applies
the methods of social science investigation to investigate, compare and
contrast interpretations of historical events.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- investigate and research
- use sources of
information such as historical documents, eyewitness accounts, photos,
works of art, letters, and artifacts to investigate and understand
historic occurrences
- analyze historical
information
- evaluate different
interpretations of major events in U.S., world, and Washington State
history
Essential Academic Learning
Requirements in Reading
1) The student
understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
1.1 use word recognition and word
meaning skills to read and comprehend text
1.2 build vocabulary through
reading
1.3 read fluently, adjusting reading for purpose
and material
1.5 use features of non-fiction text and computer software such as
titles, headings, pictures, maps, and charts to find and understand
specific information
2) The student
understands the meaning of what is read.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
2.1
comprehend important ideas and details
2.2 expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and
synthesizing information and ideas
2.3 think critically and analyze authors' use of language, style,
purpose, and perspective
Social Studies Curriculum
Unit:
Elements of Civilizations: A study of the factors that affect the
rise and fall of civilizations
Critical Content: Basic concepts of culture, geography, economics,
ethics and belief systems, political systems, social systems
Guiding Questions: History 4 - How do individuals shape history? Civics
1 - What are the needs of people that lead to an organized system of
decision-making?
Textbook Connection:
Armento, Beverly
J., Gary Nash, Christopher Salter, Karen Wixson. A Message of
Ancient Days. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company. 1991. Chapter 11 and 12, pages 327-387.
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