SOCIAL STUDIES NATIONAL STANDARDS

CROSSWALK
MYWAYS CONNECTIONS Assessments

I can apply historical literacy to demonstrate knowledge of

SS.1 Analyzing Historical Events major eras, enduring themes, turning points, and historic
influences in the modern world.
1. Describe the Battle of Yorktown and how it
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ended the American Revolution. 2. Newspaper
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SS.1.1 Evaluate historical outcomes in context How well can I evaluate historical outcomes in context? CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages Announcement of the murder of Julius Caesar. 3.
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Describe the Stanford Prison experiment and its
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effects on our knowledge of learned behavior.
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ELA-LITERACY.RH.2, CCSS.ELA- 1. Primary Source analysis which matches
CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.1.2 Analyze multiple perspectives How well can I analyze factors that shaped perspectives of people in the past? LITERACY.RH.3, CCSS.ELA- individuals or idealogical viewpoints to different
CKH.4 Information, Media, and Technology Skills
LITERACY.RH.6, CCSS.ELA- passages. 2. Role Playing Debate
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.5, 1. Compare and Contrast the policies supported by
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6, CCSS. CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages the Federalists and the Democractic Republicans.
SS.1.3 Analyze historical sources How well can I analyze historical sources?
ELA-LITERACY.RH.8, D2.HIS.6, D2. CKH.4 Information, Media, and Technology Skills 2. Analyze Common Sense and its message to the
HIS.8, D2.HIS.9, D2.HIS.10, D2.HIS. American colonists.
11, D2.HIS.12, D2.HIS.13
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.1, CCSS. 1. Using George Washington's Farewell Address,
ELA-LITERACY.RH.2, CCSS.ELA- explain what he hopes for the American people
CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.1.4 Evaluate the importance of people's actions in shaping outcomes How well can I evaluate the importance of people's actions in shaping historical events? LITERACY.RH.3, CCSS.ELA- and its government. 2. How does the Weimar
CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge
LITERACY.RH.9, D2.HIS.3, D2.HIS. Republic set up Germany for Adolf Hitler's rise to
16 power? 3. Historical Figure interview/costume?
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CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.1.5 Analyze outcomes as either change, continuity, or both How well can I make sense of outcomes as either change, continuity, or both? LITERACY.RH.3, CCSS.ELA-
CKH.3 Communication and Collaboration
LITERACY.RH.9, D2.HIS.2, D2.HIS.7,
D2.HIS.14, D2.HIS.15
I can translate ideas, concerns, and findings into appropriate
SS.2 Engaging as a Citizen and responsible individual or collective action to improve
conditions.
CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages Take U.S. citizenship test. Learn about local
How well can I apply a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make
SS.2.1 Participate in Community D2.CIV.7, D2.CIV.8 CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge governmnets. Contact people in the governmnet to
decisions and take action in my classroom, school, and out-of-school civic contexts?
WA.1 Survey the Learn, Work, and Life Landscapes raise awareness and get involved
CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages Examine past and present immigration laws. Study
How well can I identify and investigate specific problems or issues in my local, national,
SS.2.2 Examine Enduring Problems D2.CIV.11, D2.CIV.12, D4.6 CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge how the effects of immigration have played a role
or global community?
WA.1 Survey the Learn, Work, and Life Landscapes in a countries development.
1. Research multiple forms of government. Find
out how other individuals have participated in the
D2.CIV.1, D2.CIV.2, D2.CIV.3, D2. CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages past. 2. Create a song or poster outlinging major
How well can I assess options for individual and collective action to address local,
SS.2.3 Build Civic Knowledge CIV.4, D2.CIV.5, CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge issues at either the local, state, global, or
regional, and global problems?
D2.CIV.13, D2.CIV.14, D4.7 WA.1 Survey the Learn, Work, and Life Landscapes international level. 3. Write a pamphlet on the
different laws of individuals of Connecticut and
compare them to a few other chosen states.
1. Learn the voting process. 2. Write letters of
CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages action to government from a local and state level.
How well can I plan and take action to address local, national, and global problems by
SS.2.4 Take Action D2.CIV.6, D4.8 CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge 3. Participate at some level – join a committee,
engaging multiple stakeholders and reflecting on key learnings through the experience?
CKH.2 Creativity and Entrepreneurship active in an online forum, attend a meeting of
advocacy group.
I can use geographic representations to analyze relationships
SS.3 Understand Geographic Representations
between place, culture, politics, and economics.
First and mandatory - Understanding how maps
are use and made. Can be videos by watching,
creating own maps, understanding different maps,
understnaind timezones, lat/lon, etc.
How well can I create maps to display and explain the spatial patterns of cultural and CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.3.1 Display and explain spatial patterns D2.GEO.1
environmental characteristics? CKH.4 Information, Media, and Technology Skills
After understanding maps - Use of ArcGIS
Program, mapping exercise looking at a timeline of
maps and how they have changed (Phyiscal and
politcal maps)
How well can I analyze maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to Use of ARCGIS Program, study of India during
CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.3.2 Apply geographic tools explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their political, D2.GEO.2, D2.GEO.3, D2 Partition. Comprensive study using Vox Border's
CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge
cultural, and economic dynamics? Series
I can evaluate human-environmental interactions and use
SS.4 Analyze Human-Environmental Interactions
evidence to explain their impacts.
Case studies: Hoover Dam and the Colorado River;
How well can I analyze relationships and interactions within and between human and D2.GEO.4, D2.GEO.7, D2.GEO.8, CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.4.1 Analyze relationships between human and environmental systems Mekong River Dams in China effecting Cambodia,
physical systems to explain reciprocal influences that occur among them? GEO.10 CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge
Laos; Netherlands and Dike building
1. Create a Google Map highlighting different areas
of pollution, showing images of the sky at night in
How well can I evaluate the impact of human activities on the environmental D2.GEO.5, D2.GEO.6, D2.GEO.9, D2. CK.3 Science, Social Studies, Arts, Languages
SS.4.2 Evaluate the impacts of human activity on environmental systems rural and urban locations. 2. Write a research
characteristics of specific places and regions? GEO.11, D2.GEO.12 CK.4 Interdisciplinary and Global Knowledge
paper on food production and how a specific crop
/ fruit / vegetable is sourced across America.
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English Language Arts Common Core State Standards