Grades

Standard

  • Transformation of American Politics – analyze the transformation of American politics in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including: [...]

  • Civil Rights Movement – analyze key events, ideals, documents, and organizations in the struggle for African-American civil rights including: the [...]

  • Policy Concerning Domestic Issues – analyze major domestic issues in the post-World War II era and the policies designed to [...]

  • Demographic Changes – use population data to produce and analyze maps that show the major changes in population distribution and [...]

  • Foreign Policy During the Cold War – compare the causes and consequences of the American policy of containment including: the [...]

  • Origins and Beginnings of the Cold War – analyze the factors that contributed to the Cold War, including: differences in [...]

  • Impact of World War II on American Life – analyze the changes in American life brought about by U.S. participation [...]

  • Causes of World War II – analyze the factors contributing to World War II in Europe and in the Pacific [...]

  • The New Deal Era – explain and evaluate President Franklin Roosevelt’s policies and tactics during the New Deal era, including: [...]

  • Causes and Consequences of the Great Depression – explain and evaluate the multiple causes and consequences of the Great Depression [...]

  • The Twenties – explain and evaluate the significance of the social, cultural, and political changes and tensions in the “Roaring [...]

  • Wilson and His Opponents – explain how President Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” differed from proposals by others, including French and [...]

  • Domestic Impact of World War I – analyze the domestic impact of World War I on the growth of the [...]

  • World War I – explain the causes of World War I, the reasons for American neutrality and eventual entry into [...]

  • Growth of U.S. Global Power – describe how America redefined its foreign policy between 1890 and 1914 and analyze the [...]

  • Growth and Change – explain the social, political, economic, and cultural shifts taking place in the United States at the [...]

  • Urbanization – explain the causes and consequences of urbanization, including: the location and expansion of major urban centers and their [...]

  • Factors in the American Second Industrial Revolution – analyze the factors that enabled the United States to become a major [...]

  • Identify the core ideals of American society as reflected in the documents below, and analyze the ways that American society [...]

  • Analyze the causes and challenges of continuing and new conflicts by describing: tensions resulting from ethnic, territorial, religious, and/or nationalist [...]

  • Define the process of globalization and evaluate the merit of this concept to describe the contemporary world by analyzing: economic [...]

  • Explain changes in the use, distribution, and importance of natural resources (including land, water, energy, food; and renewable, non-renewable, and [...]

  • Explain the causes and consequences of contemporary population changes by analyzing the: population change (including birth rate, death rate, life [...]

  • Identify, research, analyze, discuss, and defend a position on a national public policy issue. • identify a national public policy [...]

  • Examine Abraham Lincoln’s presidency with respect to: his military and political leadership. the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the [...]

  • Make an argument to explain the reasons why the North won the Civil War by considering the following: critical events [...]

  • Comparing the Northeast and the South – compare and contrast the social and economic systems of the Northeast , the [...]

  • Describe the consequences of the American Revolution by analyzing and evaluating the relative influences of: establishment of an independent republican [...]

  • Clearly state an issue as a question of public policy in contemporary or historical context, or as a contemporary/historical comparison. [...]

  • Integrate Michigan process and skills standards into a grade-appropriate project. Clearly state a global issue as a question of public [...]

  • Develop a plan for action: share and discuss findings of research and issue analysis in group discussions and debates. compose [...]

  • Describe Triangular Trade, including: the trade routes. the people and goods that were traded. the Middle Passage. the impact on [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Middle colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms and [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the New England colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including: • patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Compose a brief essay expressing a position on a public policy issue in the United States and justify the position [...]

  • Financial Investing – analyze the risks, expected rate of return, tax benefits, impact of inflation, role of government agencies, and [...]

  • Protecting and Insuring – assess the financial risk of lost income, assets, health, or identity, and determine if a person [...]

  • Fiscal Policy and its Consequences – analyze the consequences (intended and unintended) of using various tax and spending policies to [...]

  • Government Involvement in the Economy – evaluate the three macroeconomic goals of an economic systen (stable prices, low unemployment, and [...]

  • Developing Nations – assess how factors such as availability of natural resources, investments in human and physical capital, technical assistance, [...]

  • Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy – explain the roles and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve system and compare and contrast [...]

  • Domestic Activity and World Trade – assess the impact of trade policies, monetary policy, exchange rates, and interest rates on [...]

  • Using Credit – evaluate the benefits, costs, and potential impacts of using credit to purchase goods and services.

  • Economic Indicators – using a number of indicators, such as gross domestic product (GDP), per capita GDP, unemployment rates, and [...]

  • Buying Goods And Services – describe the factors that consumers may consider when purchasing a good or service, including the [...]

  • Saving – identify the incentives people have to set aside income for future consumption, and evaluate the impact of time, [...]

  • Price Controls – analyze the impact of price ceilings and price floors on the quantity of a good or service [...]

  • Circular Flow and the National Economy – using the concept of circular flow, analyze the roles of and relationship between [...]

  • Consequences of Governmental Policy – assess the incentives for political leaders to implement policies that disperse costs widely over large [...]

Grades

Standard

  • Transformation of American Politics – analyze the transformation of American politics in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including: [...]

  • Civil Rights Movement – analyze key events, ideals, documents, and organizations in the struggle for African-American civil rights including: the [...]

  • Policy Concerning Domestic Issues – analyze major domestic issues in the post-World War II era and the policies designed to [...]

  • Demographic Changes – use population data to produce and analyze maps that show the major changes in population distribution and [...]

  • Foreign Policy During the Cold War – compare the causes and consequences of the American policy of containment including: the [...]

  • Origins and Beginnings of the Cold War – analyze the factors that contributed to the Cold War, including: differences in [...]

  • Impact of World War II on American Life – analyze the changes in American life brought about by U.S. participation [...]

  • Causes of World War II – analyze the factors contributing to World War II in Europe and in the Pacific [...]

  • The New Deal Era – explain and evaluate President Franklin Roosevelt’s policies and tactics during the New Deal era, including: [...]

  • Causes and Consequences of the Great Depression – explain and evaluate the multiple causes and consequences of the Great Depression [...]

  • The Twenties – explain and evaluate the significance of the social, cultural, and political changes and tensions in the “Roaring [...]

  • Wilson and His Opponents – explain how President Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” differed from proposals by others, including French and [...]

  • Domestic Impact of World War I – analyze the domestic impact of World War I on the growth of the [...]

  • World War I – explain the causes of World War I, the reasons for American neutrality and eventual entry into [...]

  • Growth of U.S. Global Power – describe how America redefined its foreign policy between 1890 and 1914 and analyze the [...]

  • Growth and Change – explain the social, political, economic, and cultural shifts taking place in the United States at the [...]

  • Urbanization – explain the causes and consequences of urbanization, including: the location and expansion of major urban centers and their [...]

  • Factors in the American Second Industrial Revolution – analyze the factors that enabled the United States to become a major [...]

  • Identify the core ideals of American society as reflected in the documents below, and analyze the ways that American society [...]

  • Analyze the causes and challenges of continuing and new conflicts by describing: tensions resulting from ethnic, territorial, religious, and/or nationalist [...]

  • Define the process of globalization and evaluate the merit of this concept to describe the contemporary world by analyzing: economic [...]

  • Explain changes in the use, distribution, and importance of natural resources (including land, water, energy, food; and renewable, non-renewable, and [...]

  • Explain the causes and consequences of contemporary population changes by analyzing the: population change (including birth rate, death rate, life [...]

  • Identify, research, analyze, discuss, and defend a position on a national public policy issue. • identify a national public policy [...]

  • Examine Abraham Lincoln’s presidency with respect to: his military and political leadership. the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the [...]

  • Make an argument to explain the reasons why the North won the Civil War by considering the following: critical events [...]

  • Comparing the Northeast and the South – compare and contrast the social and economic systems of the Northeast , the [...]

  • Describe the consequences of the American Revolution by analyzing and evaluating the relative influences of: establishment of an independent republican [...]

  • Clearly state an issue as a question of public policy in contemporary or historical context, or as a contemporary/historical comparison. [...]

  • Integrate Michigan process and skills standards into a grade-appropriate project. Clearly state a global issue as a question of public [...]

  • Develop a plan for action: share and discuss findings of research and issue analysis in group discussions and debates. compose [...]

  • Describe Triangular Trade, including: the trade routes. the people and goods that were traded. the Middle Passage. the impact on [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Middle colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms and [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the New England colonies, including: patterns of settlement and control including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Describe significant developments in the Southern colonies, including: • patterns of settlement and control, including the impact of geography (landforms [...]

  • Compose a brief essay expressing a position on a public policy issue in the United States and justify the position [...]

  • Financial Investing – analyze the risks, expected rate of return, tax benefits, impact of inflation, role of government agencies, and [...]

  • Protecting and Insuring – assess the financial risk of lost income, assets, health, or identity, and determine if a person [...]

  • Fiscal Policy and its Consequences – analyze the consequences (intended and unintended) of using various tax and spending policies to [...]

  • Government Involvement in the Economy – evaluate the three macroeconomic goals of an economic systen (stable prices, low unemployment, and [...]

  • Developing Nations – assess how factors such as availability of natural resources, investments in human and physical capital, technical assistance, [...]

  • Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy – explain the roles and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve system and compare and contrast [...]

  • Domestic Activity and World Trade – assess the impact of trade policies, monetary policy, exchange rates, and interest rates on [...]

  • Using Credit – evaluate the benefits, costs, and potential impacts of using credit to purchase goods and services.

  • Economic Indicators – using a number of indicators, such as gross domestic product (GDP), per capita GDP, unemployment rates, and [...]

  • Buying Goods And Services – describe the factors that consumers may consider when purchasing a good or service, including the [...]

  • Saving – identify the incentives people have to set aside income for future consumption, and evaluate the impact of time, [...]

  • Price Controls – analyze the impact of price ceilings and price floors on the quantity of a good or service [...]

  • Circular Flow and the National Economy – using the concept of circular flow, analyze the roles of and relationship between [...]

  • Consequences of Governmental Policy – assess the incentives for political leaders to implement policies that disperse costs widely over large [...]