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The state of South Carolina standards are designed to survey world civilizations from prehistory to present day. This year will be full of wonder and discovery, as we teach through an inquiry model. Some topics that will be covered include: Classical Civilizations, Exploration, Renaissance, Global Interdependence, and Global Conflict. Some heavier topics you may want to be aware of include: genocide (Holocaust), world religions, and transatlantic slave trade. These topics will be taught at an age-appropriate level.
There are 6 deconstructed skills we will work on throughout the year embedded into the standards:
CO: Comparison- Utilize broad characteristics of historical developments to create a comparative analysis.
CE: Causation- Analyze significant turning points in history to assess multiple long-term and short-term causes and effects.
P: Periodization- Organize a historical narrative into time periods using units of time (e.g., decades, half-centuries, centuries) and significant turning points.
CX: Context- Identify historical context by analyzing historical developments using specific references to time, place, and broader circumstances.
CC: Continuities and Changes- Identify and explain significant theme-based patterns of continuities and changes within a period of time.
E: Evidence- Identify, source, and utilize different forms of evidence, including primary and secondary sources, used in an inquiry-based study of history.