The purpose of the LISD Social Studies program is to prepare students through the development of appropriate knowledge, skills and beliefs to be responsible, participatory citizens. We expect our students to assume roles as leaders in our state and nation in the 21 st century. The courses in Social Studies will help accomplish this goal.
RECOMMENDATION
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF GRADE 5 SOCIAL STUDIES
Students study people, places, and societies of the contemporary world. Societies for study are from the following regions of the world: Europe, Russia and the Eurasian republics, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Southwest Asia-North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific realm. Students describe the influence of individuals and groups on historical and contemporary events in those societies and identify the locations and geographic characteristics of various societies. Students identify different ways of organizing economic and governmental systems.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF GRADE 5 SOCIAL STUDIES
Students study the same concepts and areas of the world as the on-level Contemporary World course. Students develop skills for critical reading and writing through dialogue and discourse.
RECOMMENDATION
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Students study the history of Texas from early times to the present. Students examine the full scope of Texas history, including Natural Texas and its People; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads; Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights and Conservatism; and Contemporary Texas eras. The focus in each era is on key individuals, events, and issues and their impact. Students identify regions of Texas and the distribution of population within and among the regions and explain the factors that caused Texas to change from an agrarian to an urban society. Students describe the structure and functions of municipal, county, and state governments, explain the influence of the U.S. Constitution on the Texas Constitution, and examine the rights and responsibilities of Texas citizens.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Students study the same concepts and knowledge base as the on-level Texas History course. Students develop skills for critical reading and writing through dialogue and discourse, including the analysis of documents and timed writing.
RECOMMENDATION
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TEXAS HISTORY
Students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, religious, and social events and issues related to the colonial and revolutionary eras, the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution, challenges of the early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TEXAS HISTORY
Students study the same concepts and knowledge base as the on-level United States History course. Students develop skills for critical reading and writing through dialogue and discourse, including the analysis of documents and timed writing.