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Standard

Benchmark

Objective

Description

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

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All Students will sequence chronologically the following eras of American history and key events within these eras in order to examine relationships and to explain cause and effect:   The Meeting of Three Worlds (Beginnings to 1620); Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763); Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1815); Expansion and Reform (1801-1861); and Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877); The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900); The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930); The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945); Post War United States (1945-1970); and Contemporary United States (1968-present).  (Time and Chronology)

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Measure chronological time by decades and centuries

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Calculate the span (decades and centuries) of time between historical events

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Place major events in the development of their local community and the state of Michigan in chronological order

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Place major events in the early history of the US in chronological order

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Place major events on a timeline for Native Americans and early pioneers

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All students will understand narratives about major eras of American and world history by identifying the people involved~ describing the setting~ and sequencing the events.  (Comprehending the Past)

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Summarize the sequence of key events in stories describing life from the past in their local community~ the state of Michigan and other parts of the US

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Read~ sequence and describe  key events in the biographies or stories of African Americans and early pioneers~

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Use narratives and graphic data to compare the past of their local community~ and the state of Michigan and other parts of the US with present day life in those places

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Interpret and apply data from maps~ graphs~ timelines~ charts~ tables to compare events from pioneer times to the present

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Recount the lives and characters of a variety of individuals from the past representing their local community~ the state of Michigan and other parts of the US

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Identify and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good character and personal virtue

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All students will reconstruct the past by comparing interpretations written by others from a variety of perspectives and creating narratives from evidence.  (Analyzing and interpreting the Past)

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Use primary sources to reconstruct past events in their local community

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Use local primary sources (e.g. local historians~ interviews~ museums) to reconstruct past events in our local community

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Interpret conflicting accounts of events in both Michigan and US history and analyze the viewpoints of the authors

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Compose simple narratives of events from the history of the state of Michigan and the US

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All students will evaluate key decisions made at critical turning points in history by assessing their implications and long-term consequences.  (Judging Decisions from the Past)

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Identify problems from the past that divided their local community~ the state of Michigan~ and the US and analyze the Interests and values of those involved

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Identify and discuss local controversial issues from the past~ analyzing  the interests and values of those involved

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Select decisions made to solve past problems and evaluate those decisions in terms of ethical considerations~ the interests of those affected by the decisions~ and the short- and long-term consequences in those decisions

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GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

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All students will describe~ compare~ and explain the locations and characteristics of places~ cultures~ and settlements.  (People~ Places and Cultures)

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Locate and describe cultures and compare the similarities and differences among the roles of women~ men~ and families

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Understand and distinguish the similarities and differences between pioneer gender and family roles and those of today

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Locate and describe diverse kinds of communities and explain the reasons for their characteristics and locations

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Locate and describe diverse communities and U.S. regions and explain the reasons for their characteristics and locations

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Locate and describe the major places~ cultures~ and communities of the nation and compare their characteristics

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Locate and compare/contrast  major US  locations~ cultures and communities

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All students will describe~ compare~ and explain the locations and characteristics of ecosystems~ resources~ human adaptation~ environmental impact~ and the interrelationships among them.  (Human/Environment Interaction)

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Explain basic ecosystem concepts and processes

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Describe the location~ use~ and importance of different kinds of resources and explain how they are created and the consequences of their use

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Describe the location~ use and importance of natural resources.

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Explain how natural resources are created and the impact of their uses.

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Describe the major physical patterns~ ecosystems~ resources~ and land uses of the state~ region~ and country and explain the processes that created them

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Describe the creation and impact of major physical patterns~ ecosystems~ resources and the land uses of various US regions

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Explain how various people and cultures have adapted to and modified the environment

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Explain how pioneers/Native Americans and other US populations have adapted to and modified the environment

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All students will describe~ compare~ and explain the locations and characteristics of economic activities~ trade~ political activities~ migration~ information flow~ and the interrelationships among them.  (Location~ Movement and Connections)

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Describe major kinds of economic activity and explain the factors influencing their location

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Describe major economic activities in various US regions and the factors that influence their location

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Describe the cause~ consequences~ routes and movement of major migration to the US

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Describe the causes~ routes~ movement and impact of migration to the United States

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Explain how transportation and communication link people and communities

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Explain how transportation and communication link people and communities in various regions of the US

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