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Grade Eight - Growth and Conflict
Students in grade eight study the ideas, issues, and events from the framing of the Constitution up to World War
I, with an emphasis on America's role in the war. After reviewing the development of America's democratic institutions
founded on the Judeo-Christian heritage and English parliamentary traditions, particularly the shaping of the Constitution,
students trace the development of American politics, society, culture, and economy and relate them to the emergence
of major regional differences.
They learn about the challenges facing the new nation, with an emphasis on the causes, course, and consequences
of the Civil War. They make connections between the rise of industrialization and contemporary social and economic
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Grade Eleven - Continuity & Change in
the 20th Century
Students in grade eleven study the major turning points
in American history in the twentieth century. Following a review of the nation's beginnings and the impact of the
Enlightenment on U.S. democratic ideals, students build upon the tenth grade study of global industrialization
to understand the emergence and impact of new technology and a corporate economy, including the social and cultural
effects. They trace the change in the ethnic composition of American society; the movement toward equal rights
for racial minorities and women; and the role of the United States as a major world power.
An emphasis is placed on the expanding role of the federal government and federal courts as well as the continuing
tension between the individual and the state. Students consider the major social problems of our time and trace
their causes in historical events. They learn that the United States has served as a model for other nations and
that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are not accidents, but the results of a defined set of political principles
that are not always basic to citizens of other countries. Students understand that our rights under the U.S. Constitution
are a precious inheritance that depends on an educated citizenry for their preservation and protection. |
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Download: History-Social Science Framework for California
Public Schools (3.08MB PDF Document)
This framework
provides guidance for instruction through which students will understand historical trends and current social,
political, economic, and cultural conditions. The framework will help students recognize reasons for optimism as
well as reasons for concern. Students should comprehend ideas central to liberty, responsible citizenship, and
representative government and how these elements have evolved into institutions and practices that guide their
decision making as future voters and leaders.
The California Department of Education and its governing and policy-determining body, the State Board of Education,
are pleased to present this 2005 edition of the History–Social Science Framework for California Public Schools
to support these goals. This edition incorporates California’s rigorous academic history–social science content
standards, which are the basis for statewide instruction and assessment in history–social science. |
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