Department Materials
& Templates

This document details which skills and practices students should be proficient in as they progress from one grade to the next (Vertical Alignment)

It also documents grade level benchmarks relating to assessment types and common grading practices, categories, and percentages

NRCSD SS Link Hub

Link Hub

Quick links to the most important websites and documents utilized by NRCSD Social Studies teachers.

Copy of ss-framework-k-8.pdf

NYS Social Studies Framework
Grades K - 8

Copy of ss-framework-9-12 (19).pdf

NYS Social Studies Framework
Grades 9-12

DRAFT NRCSD Seal of Civic Readiness Info Sheet

NYSED Seal of Civic Readiness

The New York State Seal of Civic Readiness is a formal recognition that a student has demonstrated the civic knowledge, skills, mindsets, and experiences necessary to become an actively engaged citizen. Civic readiness is the ability to make a positive difference in the public life of our communities through the combination of civic knowledge, skills and actions, mindsets and experiences.


Grade level projects (grades 8, 9 & 12) are located in each grades' respective webpage.

(2023) Enduring Issue Planning Sheet

Enduring Issues Essay Format

NRCSD SS Civic Literacy Essay Department Format 2021

Civic Literacy Essay Format

Writing LEQ 2023

AP Vertical Alignment

LEQ

DBQ One Sheet

AP Vertical Alignment

DBQ

How to Attack the Thesis Paragraph

AP Vertical Alignment

Theses

SAQ Intro

AP Vertical Alignment

SAQ