Curriculum standards

Michigan Standards:

8th Grade Social Studies Standards - Michigan

Michigan.gov Social Studies Standards see page 50, 76

From Kim Rowland our Curriculum Consultant from GRPS Museum school:

• Below are the 8th grade standards that we would like to include in the extended learning.
• We could also look at the Civics standards.

F1 Political and Intellectual Transformations of America

F1.1 Describe the ideas, experiences, and interactions that influenced the colonists’ decisions to declare independence by analyzing

• colonial ideas about government (e.g., limited government, republicanism, protecting individual rights and promoting the common good, representative government, natural rights) (C2)

• experiences with self-government (e.g., House of Burgesses and town meetings) (C2)

• changing interactions with the royal government of Great Britain after the French and Indian War (C2)

I can describe factors that influenced the colonist’s decision to declare independence.

• Ideas about government;
• Experiences with self-government;
• Interactions with the British government.

F1.2 Using the Declaration of Independence, including the grievances at the end of the document, describe the role this document played in expressing

• colonists’ views of government

• their reasons for separating from Great Britain. (C2)

I can describe the role the Declaration of Independence played in expressing colonial views on government and reasons for separation.

F1.3 Describe the consequences of the American Revolution by analyzing the

• birth of an independent republican government (C2)

• creation of Articles of Confederation (C2)

• changing views on freedom and equality (C2)

• and concerns over distribution of power within governments, between government and the governed, and among people (C2)

I can describe the consequences of the American Revolution using the following:

• Birth of independent republican government;
• Articles of Confederation;
• Changing views of freedom and equality;
• Distribution of power.

United States Standards:

• Each state does standards differently but this is an organization working on national standards
• https://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands

1. Culture
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity.
2. Time, Continuity, and Change
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy.
3. People, Places and Environments
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments.
4. Individual development and Identity
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity.
5. Individuals, Groups and Institutions
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions.
6. Power, Authority, and Governance
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create, interact with, and change structures of power, authority, and governance.
7. Production, Distribution, and Consumption
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
8. Science, Technology, and Society
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of relationships among science, technology, and society.
9. Global Connections
   • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of global connections and interdependence.
10. Civic Ideals and Practices
    • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.