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Transcript of Curriculum Booklet Social Studies 2015 16
SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS
2015-2016
MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Middle School Social Studies
Curriculum Documents Middle School Social Studies 2
Hes
s’ C
ogni
tive
Rig
or M
atrix
& C
urric
ular
Exa
mpl
es: A
pply
ing
Web
b’s
Dep
th-o
f-Kno
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dge
Leve
ls to
Blo
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Cog
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s D
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sion
s - W
ritin
g
© 2
009
Kar
in K
. Hes
s: H
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nitiv
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Per
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• Who was ____?
• How can you recognize____?
• What is____?
• How can you find the meaning of____?
• Can you recall____?
• Can you select____?
• How would you write___?
• What might you include on a list
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• Who discovered___?
• What is the formula for___?
• Can you identify___?
• How would you describe___?
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• Can you explain how ____ affected ____?
• How would you apply what you learned
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• How would you compare ____?
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• How would you classify____?
• How are____alike? Different?
• How would you classify the type of____?
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• When would you use an outline to ___?
• How would you estimate___?
• How could you organize___?
• What would you use to classify___?
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Unit 1: Introduction to Geography (27 days) Sub 1: Physical Geography- The Tools of Geography (5 days) Sub 2: Physical Geography- Understanding Our World (5 days) Sub 3: Human Geography- Culture and Population (3 days) Sub 4: Celebrate Freedom Week (5 days) Sub 5: Human Geography- Universal Themes (9 days)
Unit 2: Governments, Economic Systems, and Resources (13 days)
Sub 1: Global Governments (5 days) Sub 2: Global Economies (4 days) Sub 3: Resources and Scarcity (4 days)
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uire
info
rmat
ion
abou
t var
ious
wor
ld
cultu
res
6.21
(F)*
us
e ap
prop
riate
mat
hem
atic
al sk
ills t
o in
terp
ret s
ocia
l stu
dies
info
rmat
ion
such
as m
aps a
nd g
raph
s 6.
22(A
)*
use
soci
al st
udie
s ter
min
olog
y co
rrec
tly
6.22
(E)
use
stan
dard
gra
mm
ar, s
pelli
ng, s
ente
nce
stru
ctur
e, a
nd p
unct
uatio
n 6.
22(F
) us
e pr
oper
cita
tions
to a
void
pla
giar
ism
6.23
(A)
use
a pr
oble
m-s
olvi
ng p
roce
ss to
iden
tify
a pr
oble
m, g
athe
r inf
orm
atio
n, li
st a
nd c
onsid
er o
ptio
ns, c
onsid
er
adva
ntag
es a
nd d
isadv
anta
ges,
cho
ose
and
impl
emen
t a so
lutio
n, a
nd e
valu
ate
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of t
he so
lutio
n 6.
23(B
) us
e a
deci
sion-
mak
ing
proc
ess t
o id
entif
y a
situa
tion
that
requ
ires a
dec
ision
, gat
her i
nfor
mat
ion,
iden
tify
optio
ns, p
redi
ct c
onse
quen
ces,
and
take
act
ion
to im
plem
ent a
dec
ision
6.3(
D)*
crea
te th
emat
ic m
aps,
gra
phs,
cha
rts,
mod
els,
and
dat
abas
es d
epic
ting
aspe
cts
such
as p
opul
atio
n, d
iseas
e, a
nd e
cono
mic
act
iviti
es o
f var
ious
wor
ld re
gion
s an
d co
untr
ies
6.21
(B)*
an
alyz
e in
form
atio
n by
sequ
enci
ng, c
ateg
orizi
ng, i
dent
ifyin
g ca
use-
and-
effe
ct
rela
tions
hips
, com
parin
g, c
ontr
astin
g, fi
ndin
g th
e m
ain
idea
, sum
mar
izing
, m
akin
g ge
nera
lizat
ions
and
pre
dict
ions
, and
dra
win
g in
fere
nces
and
co
nclu
sions
6.
21(C
)*
orga
nize
and
inte
rpre
t inf
orm
atio
n fr
om o
utlin
es, r
epor
ts, d
atab
ases
, and
vi
sual
s, in
clud
ing
grap
hs, c
hart
s, ti
mel
ines
, and
map
s 6.
21(D
)*
iden
tify
diffe
rent
poi
nts o
f vie
w a
bout
an
issue
or c
urre
nt to
pic
6.21
(E)*
id
entif
y th
e el
emen
ts o
f fra
me
of re
fere
nce
that
influ
ence
d pa
rtic
ipan
ts in
an
even
t 6.
22(B
) in
corp
orat
e m
ain
and
supp
ortin
g id
eas i
n ve
rbal
and
writ
ten
com
mun
icat
ion
base
d on
rese
arch
6.
22(C
) ex
pres
s ide
as o
rally
bas
ed o
n re
sear
ch a
nd e
xper
ienc
es
6.22
(D)
crea
te w
ritte
n an
d vi
sual
mat
eria
l suc
h as
jour
nal e
ntrie
s, re
port
s, g
raph
ic
orga
nize
rs, o
utlin
es, a
nd b
iblio
grap
hies
bas
ed o
n re
sear
ch
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ills S
tate
men
ts
6.1
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
at h
istor
ical
eve
nts i
nflu
ence
con
tem
pora
ry e
vent
s.
6.2
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e in
fluen
ces o
f ind
ivid
uals
and
grou
ps fr
om v
ario
us c
ultu
res o
n va
rious
hist
oric
al a
nd c
onte
mpo
rary
soci
etie
s.
6.11
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
conc
epts
of l
imite
d an
d un
limite
d go
vern
men
ts.
6.12
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
var
ious
way
s in
whi
ch p
eopl
e or
gani
ze g
over
nmen
ts.
6.13
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
at th
e na
ture
of c
itize
nshi
p va
ries a
mon
g so
ciet
ies.
6.14
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e re
latio
nshi
p am
ong
indi
vidu
al ri
ghts
, res
pons
ibili
ties,
dut
ies,
and
free
dom
s in
soci
etie
s with
repr
esen
tativ
e go
vern
men
ts.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
1 History, Government and Citizenship
6.1(
A)*
trac
e ch
arac
teris
tics o
f var
ious
con
tem
pora
ry so
ciet
ies i
n re
gion
s th
at re
sulte
d fr
om h
istor
ical
eve
nts o
r fac
tors
such
as i
nvas
ion,
co
nque
sts,
col
oniza
tion,
imm
igra
tion,
and
trad
e 6.
2(B)
ev
alua
te th
e so
cial
, pol
itica
l, ec
onom
ic, a
nd c
ultu
ral c
ontr
ibut
ions
of
indi
vidu
als a
nd g
roup
s fro
m v
ario
us so
ciet
ies,
pas
t and
pre
sent
6.
11(A
) id
entif
y an
d de
scrib
e ex
ampl
es o
f lim
ited
and
unlim
ited
gove
rnm
ents
such
as c
onst
itutio
nal (
limite
d) a
nd to
talit
aria
n (u
nlim
ited)
6.
12(A
) id
entif
y an
d gi
ve e
xam
ples
of g
over
nmen
ts w
ith ru
le b
y on
e, fe
w, o
r m
any
6.13
(A)
desc
ribe
role
s and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s of c
itize
ns in
var
ious
co
ntem
pora
ry so
ciet
ies,
incl
udin
g th
e U
nite
d St
ates
6.
14(A
)* id
entif
y an
d ex
plai
n th
e du
ty o
f civ
ic p
artic
ipat
ion
in so
ciet
ies w
ith
repr
esen
tativ
e go
vern
men
ts
6.1(
B)
anal
yze
the
hist
oric
al b
ackg
roun
d of
var
ious
con
tem
pora
ry so
ciet
ies t
o ev
alua
te re
latio
nshi
ps b
etw
een
past
co
nflic
ts a
nd c
urre
nt c
ondi
tions
6.
2(A)
id
entif
y an
d de
scrib
e th
e in
fluen
ce o
f ind
ivid
ual o
r gro
up a
chie
vem
ents
on
vario
us h
istor
ical
or c
onte
mpo
rary
so
ciet
ies s
uch
as th
e cl
assic
al G
reek
s on
gove
rnm
ent a
nd th
e Am
eric
an R
evol
utio
n on
the
Fren
ch R
evol
utio
n 6.
11(B
) co
mpa
re th
e ch
arac
teris
tics o
f lim
ited
and
unlim
ited
gove
rnm
ents
6.
11(C
) id
entif
y re
ason
s for
lim
iting
the
pow
er o
f gov
ernm
ent
6.11
(D)
revi
ew th
e re
cord
of h
uman
righ
ts a
buse
s of l
imite
d or
unl
imite
d go
vern
men
ts su
ch a
s the
opp
ress
ion
of
Chris
tians
in S
udan
6.
12(B
) co
mpa
re w
ays i
n w
hich
var
ious
soci
etie
s suc
h as
Chi
na, G
erm
any,
Indi
a, a
nd R
ussia
org
anize
gov
ernm
ent a
nd h
ow
they
func
tion
6.12
(C)
iden
tify
hist
oric
al o
rigin
s of d
emoc
ratic
form
s of g
over
nmen
t suc
h as
Anc
ient
Gre
ece
6.13
(B)
expl
ain
how
opp
ortu
nitie
s for
citi
zens
to p
artic
ipat
e in
and
influ
ence
the
polit
ical
pro
cess
var
y am
ong
vario
us
cont
empo
rary
soci
etie
s 6.
13(C
) co
mpa
re th
e ro
le o
f citi
zens
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
with
the
role
of c
itize
ns fr
om v
ario
us c
onte
mpo
rary
soci
etie
s w
ith re
pres
enta
tive
and
nonr
epre
sent
ativ
e go
vern
men
ts
6.14
(B)*
exp
lain
rela
tions
hips
am
ong
right
s, re
spon
sibili
ties,
and
dut
ies i
n so
ciet
ies
with
repr
esen
tativ
e go
vern
men
ts
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ills S
tate
men
ts
6.3
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t use
s geo
grap
hic
tool
s to
answ
er g
eogr
aphi
c qu
estio
ns.
6.4
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
fact
ors t
hat i
nflu
ence
the
loca
tions
and
cha
ract
erist
ics o
f loc
atio
ns o
f var
ious
con
tem
pora
ry so
ciet
ies o
n m
aps a
nd g
lobe
s and
use
s lat
itude
and
long
itude
to d
eter
min
e ab
solu
te lo
catio
ns.
6.5
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
how
geo
grap
hic
fact
ors i
nflu
ence
the
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t, po
litic
al re
latio
nshi
ps, a
nd p
olic
ies o
f soc
ietie
s.
6.6
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
that
geo
grap
hica
l pat
tern
s res
ult f
rom
phy
sical
env
ironm
enta
l pro
cess
es.
6.7
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
impa
ct o
f int
erac
tions
bet
wee
n pe
ople
and
the
phys
ical
env
ironm
ent o
n th
e de
velo
pmen
t and
con
ditio
ns o
f pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
2 Geography
6.3(
A)
pose
and
ans
wer
geo
grap
hic
ques
tions
, inc
ludi
ng: W
here
is it
loca
ted?
Why
is it
th
ere?
Wha
t is s
igni
fican
t abo
ut it
s loc
atio
n? H
ow is
its l
ocat
ion
rela
ted
to th
e lo
catio
n of
oth
er p
eopl
e, p
lace
s, a
nd e
nviro
nmen
ts?
6.3(
C)
com
pare
var
ious
wor
ld re
gion
s and
cou
ntrie
s usin
g da
ta fr
om g
eogr
aphi
c to
ols,
in
clud
ing
map
s, g
raph
s, c
hart
s, d
atab
ases
, and
mod
els
6.4(
B)*
iden
tify
and
expl
ain
the
geog
raph
ic fa
ctor
s res
pons
ible
for p
atte
rns o
f po
pula
tion
in p
lace
s and
regi
ons
6.4(
C)*
expl
ain
way
s in
whi
ch h
uman
mig
ratio
n in
fluen
ces t
he c
hara
cter
of p
lace
s and
re
gion
s 6.
4(D)
id
entif
y an
d lo
cate
maj
or p
hysic
al a
nd h
uman
geo
grap
hic
feat
ures
such
as
land
form
s, w
ater
bod
ies,
and
urb
an c
ente
rs o
f var
ious
pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s 6.
5(B)
* id
entif
y ge
ogra
phic
fact
ors s
uch
as lo
catio
n, p
hysic
al fe
atur
es, t
rans
port
atio
n co
rrid
ors a
nd b
arrie
rs, a
nd d
istrib
utio
n of
nat
ural
reso
urce
s tha
t inf
luen
ce a
so
ciet
y's a
bilit
y to
con
trol
terr
itory
6.
6(A)
* de
scrib
e an
d ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of p
hysic
al e
nviro
nmen
tal p
roce
sses
such
as
eros
ion,
oce
an c
urre
nts,
and
ear
thqu
akes
on
Eart
h's s
urfa
ce
6.6(
B)*
iden
tify
the
loca
tion
of re
new
able
and
non
rene
wab
le n
atur
al re
sour
ces s
uch
as
fres
h w
ater
, fos
sil fu
els,
fert
ile so
ils, a
nd ti
mbe
r 6.
7(A)
* id
entif
y an
d an
alyz
e w
ays p
eopl
e ha
ve a
dapt
ed to
the
phys
ical
env
ironm
ent i
n va
rious
pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s 6.
7(B)
* id
entif
y an
d an
alyz
e w
ays p
eopl
e ha
ve m
odifi
ed th
e ph
ysic
al e
nviro
nmen
t suc
h as
min
ing,
irrig
atio
n, a
nd tr
ansp
orta
tion
infr
astr
uctu
re
6.3(
B)
pose
and
ans
wer
que
stio
ns a
bout
geo
grap
hic
dist
ribut
ions
and
pat
tern
s for
var
ious
wor
ld re
gion
s and
co
untr
ies s
how
n on
map
s, g
raph
s, c
hart
s, m
odel
s, a
nd d
atab
ases
6.
4(E)
dr
aw sk
etch
map
s tha
t illu
stra
te v
ario
us p
lace
s and
regi
ons
6.5(
A)*
iden
tify
and
expl
ain
the
geog
raph
ic fa
ctor
s res
pons
ible
for t
he lo
catio
n of
eco
nom
ic a
ctiv
ities
in
plac
es a
nd re
gion
s 6.
5(C)
ex
plai
n th
e im
pact
of g
eogr
aphi
c fa
ctor
s on
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t and
the
dom
estic
and
fore
ign
polic
ies o
f soc
ietie
s 6.
6(C)
an
alyz
e th
e ef
fect
s of t
he in
tera
ctio
n of
phy
sical
pro
cess
es a
nd th
e en
viro
nmen
t on
hum
ans
6.7(
C)*
desc
ribe
way
s in
whi
ch te
chno
logy
influ
ence
s hum
an in
tera
ctio
ns w
ith th
e en
viro
nmen
t suc
h as
hu
man
s bui
ldin
g da
ms f
or fl
ood
cont
rol
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6.15
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e sim
ilarit
ies a
nd d
iffer
ence
s with
in a
nd a
mon
g cu
lture
s in
vario
us w
orld
soci
etie
s.
6.16
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
at a
ll so
ciet
ies h
ave
basic
inst
itutio
ns in
com
mon
eve
n th
ough
the
char
acte
ristic
s of t
hese
inst
itutio
ns m
ay d
iffer
.
6.17
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds re
latio
nshi
ps th
at e
xist
am
ong
wor
ld c
ultu
res.
6.18
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e re
latio
nshi
p th
at e
xist
s bet
wee
n th
e ar
ts a
nd th
e so
ciet
ies i
n w
hich
they
are
pro
duce
d.
6.19
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e re
latio
nshi
ps a
mon
g re
ligio
n, p
hilo
soph
y, a
nd c
ultu
re.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
3 Culture
6.15
(A)*
def
ine
cultu
re a
nd th
e co
mm
on tr
aits
that
uni
fy a
cul
ture
regi
on
6.15
(E)*
ana
lyze
the
simila
ritie
s and
diff
eren
ces a
mon
g va
rious
wor
ld so
ciet
ies
6.16
(A)*
iden
tify
inst
itutio
ns b
asic
to a
ll so
ciet
ies,
incl
udin
g go
vern
men
t, ec
onom
ic,
educ
atio
nal,
and
relig
ious
inst
itutio
ns
6.17
(A)*
iden
tify
and
desc
ribe
how
cul
ture
trai
ts su
ch a
s tra
de, t
rave
l, an
d w
ar sp
read
6.
17(D
)* id
entif
y an
d de
fine
the
impa
ct o
f cul
tura
l diff
usio
n on
indi
vidu
als a
nd w
orld
so
ciet
ies
6.15
(B)*
iden
tify
and
desc
ribe
com
mon
trai
ts th
at d
efin
e cu
lture
s 6.
15(C
)* d
efin
e a
mul
ticul
tura
l soc
iety
and
con
sider
bot
h th
e po
sitiv
e an
d ne
gativ
e qu
aliti
es o
f m
ultic
ultu
ralis
m
6.15
(D)*
ana
lyze
the
expe
rienc
es a
nd e
valu
ate
the
cont
ribut
ions
of d
iver
se g
roup
s to
mul
ticul
tura
l soc
ietie
s 6.
15(F
)* i
dent
ify a
nd e
xpla
in e
xam
ples
of c
onfli
ct a
nd c
oope
ratio
n be
twee
n an
d am
ong
cultu
res
6.16
(B)*
com
pare
cha
ract
erist
ics o
f ins
titut
ions
in v
ario
us c
onte
mpo
rary
soci
etie
s 6.
16(C
)* a
naly
ze th
e ef
fort
s and
act
iviti
es in
stitu
tions
use
to su
stai
n th
emse
lves
ove
r tim
e su
ch a
s the
de
velo
pmen
t of a
n in
form
ed c
itize
nry
thro
ugh
educ
atio
n an
d th
e us
e of
mon
umen
tal a
rchi
tect
ure
by
relig
ious
inst
itutio
ns
6.17
(B)*
iden
tify
and
desc
ribe
fact
ors t
hat i
nflu
ence
cul
tura
l cha
nge
such
as i
mpr
oved
com
mun
icat
ion,
tr
ansp
orta
tion,
and
eco
nom
ic d
evel
opm
ent
6.17
(C)*
eva
luat
e th
e im
pact
of i
mpr
oved
com
mun
icat
ion
tech
nolo
gy a
mon
g cu
lture
s 6.
17(E
)* i
dent
ify e
xam
ples
of p
ositi
ve a
nd n
egat
ive
effe
cts o
f cul
tura
l diff
usio
n 6.
18(A
) ex
plai
n th
e re
latio
nshi
ps th
at e
xist
bet
wee
n so
ciet
ies a
nd th
eir a
rchi
tect
ure,
art
, mus
ic, a
nd li
tera
ture
6.
18(B
) re
late
way
s in
whi
ch c
onte
mpo
rary
exp
ress
ions
of c
ultu
re h
ave
been
influ
ence
d by
the
past
6.
18(C
) de
scrib
e w
ays i
n w
hich
con
tem
pora
ry is
sues
influ
ence
cre
ativ
e ex
pres
sions
6.
18(D
) id
entif
y ex
ampl
es o
f art
, mus
ic, a
nd li
tera
ture
that
hav
e tr
ansc
ende
d th
e bo
unda
ries o
f soc
ietie
s and
co
nvey
uni
vers
al th
emes
such
as r
elig
ion,
just
ice,
and
the
pass
age
of ti
me
6.19
(A)
expl
ain
the
rela
tions
hip
amon
g re
ligio
us id
eas,
phi
loso
phic
al id
eas,
and
cul
ture
s 6.
19(B
) ex
plai
n th
e sig
nific
ance
of r
elig
ious
hol
iday
s and
obs
erva
nces
such
as C
hrist
mas
, Eas
ter,
Ram
adan
, the
an
nual
haj
j, Yo
m K
ippu
r, Ro
sh H
asha
nah,
Diw
ali,
and
Vaisa
khi i
n va
rious
con
tem
pora
ry so
ciet
ies
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psh
ot –
Gra
de
6 So
cia
l Stu
die
s
* =
Alig
ned
with
STA
AR A
sses
sed
Curr
icul
umSo
urce
: Te
xas E
duca
tion
Agen
cy S
TAAR
Res
ourc
es
REV
May
201
5
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
6.8
Econ
omic
s. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
fact
ors o
f pro
duct
ion
in a
soci
ety'
s eco
nom
y.
6.9
Econ
omic
s. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
vario
us w
ays i
n w
hich
peo
ple
orga
nize
eco
nom
ic sy
stem
s.
6.10
Ec
onom
ics.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds c
ateg
orie
s of e
cono
mic
act
iviti
es a
nd th
e da
ta u
sed
to m
easu
re a
soci
ety'
s eco
nom
ic le
vel.
6.20
Sc
ienc
e, te
chno
logy
, and
soci
ety.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e in
fluen
ces o
f sci
ence
and
tech
nolo
gy o
n co
ntem
pora
ry so
ciet
ies.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
4 Economics, Science, Technology and Society
6.8(
C)*
expl
ain
the
impa
ct o
f rel
ativ
e sc
arci
ty o
f res
ourc
es o
n in
tern
atio
nal t
rade
and
ec
onom
ic in
terd
epen
denc
e am
ong
and
with
in so
ciet
ies
6.9(
A)*
com
pare
way
s in
whi
ch v
ario
us so
ciet
ies o
rgan
ize th
e pr
oduc
tion
and
dist
ribut
ion
of g
oods
and
serv
ices
6.
10(B
)* d
escr
ibe
leve
ls of
eco
nom
ic d
evel
opm
ent o
f var
ious
soci
etie
s usin
g in
dica
tors
su
ch a
s life
exp
ecta
ncy,
gro
ss d
omes
tic p
rodu
ct (G
DP),
GDP
per c
apita
, and
lit
erac
y 6.
20(A
)* g
ive
exam
ples
of s
cien
tific
disc
over
ies a
nd te
chno
logi
cal i
nnov
atio
ns, i
nclu
ding
th
e ro
les o
f sci
entis
ts a
nd in
vent
ors,
that
hav
e tr
ansc
ende
d th
e bo
unda
ries o
f so
ciet
ies a
nd h
ave
shap
ed th
e w
orld
6.8(
A)
desc
ribe
way
s in
whi
ch th
e fa
ctor
s of p
rodu
ctio
n (n
atur
al re
sour
ces,
labo
r, ca
pita
l, an
d en
trep
rene
urs)
influ
ence
the
econ
omie
s of v
ario
us c
onte
mpo
rary
soci
etie
s 6.
8(B)
id
entif
y pr
oble
ms a
nd is
sues
that
may
aris
e w
hen
one
or m
ore
of th
e fa
ctor
s of p
rodu
ctio
n is
in
rela
tivel
y sh
ort s
uppl
y 6.
9(B)
* co
mpa
re a
nd c
ontr
ast f
ree
ente
rpris
e, so
cial
ist, a
nd c
omm
unist
eco
nom
ies i
n va
rious
con
tem
pora
ry
soci
etie
s, in
clud
ing
the
bene
fits o
f the
U.S
. fre
e en
terp
rise
syst
em
6.9(
C)*
unde
rsta
nd th
e im
port
ance
of m
oral
ity a
nd e
thic
s in
mai
ntai
ning
a fu
nctio
nal f
ree
ente
rpris
e sy
stem
6.
9(D)
* ex
amin
e th
e re
cord
of c
olle
ctiv
e, n
on-fr
ee m
arke
t eco
nom
ic sy
stem
s in
cont
empo
rary
wor
ld so
ciet
ies
6.10
(A)*
def
ine
and
give
exa
mpl
es o
f agr
icul
tura
l, w
hole
sale
, ret
ail,
man
ufac
turin
g (g
oods
), an
d se
rvic
e in
dust
ries
6.10
(C)*
ide
ntify
and
des
crib
e th
e ef
fect
s of g
over
nmen
t reg
ulat
ion
and
taxa
tion
on e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t an
d bu
sines
s pla
nnin
g 6.
20(B
)* e
xpla
in h
ow re
sour
ces,
bel
ief s
yste
ms,
eco
nom
ic fa
ctor
s, a
nd p
oliti
cal d
ecisi
ons h
ave
affe
cted
the
use
of te
chno
logy
6.
20(C
)* m
ake
pred
ictio
ns a
bout
futu
re so
cial
, pol
itica
l, ec
onom
ic, c
ultu
ral,
and
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s tha
t m
ay re
sult
from
futu
re sc
ient
ific
disc
over
ies a
nd te
chno
logi
cal i
nnov
atio
ns
NO
TE:
The
clas
sific
atio
n of
stan
dard
s on
this
TEKS
Sna
psho
t rep
rese
nts t
he re
view
ed a
nd sy
nthe
sized
inpu
t of a
sam
ple
of T
exas
Soc
ial S
tudi
es e
duca
tors
. Thi
s TEK
S Sn
apsh
ot D
OES
NO
T re
pres
ent a
pub
licat
ion
of th
e Te
xas E
duca
tion
Agen
cy. D
istric
t cu
rric
ulum
mat
eria
ls m
ay re
flect
oth
er c
lass
ifica
tions
.
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Ysleta Independent School District Curriculum Subunit Calendar
2015-2016
Social Studies
7 1st Nine Weeks (August 24 – October 23)
Unit 1: Texas Before European Contact (13 days)Sub 1: Understanding Responsibility and Point of View (5 days) Sub 2: Regions of Texas (4 days) Sub 3: Natives of Texas (4 days)
Unit 2: Celebrate Freedom Week (5 days)Sub 1: Fundamentals of Texas Government (5 days)
Unit 3: Texas Changes with Early European Contact (18 days) Sub 1: Age of Contact (8 days) Sub 2: Spanish Colonial (10 days)
2nd Nine Weeks (October 26 – December 18) Unit 4: Conflicts in Texas as Governments Shift (28 days)
Sub 1: Mexican National (4 days) Sub 2: Texas Revolution (15 days) Sub 3: Texas Republic (9 days)
3rd Nine Weeks (January 6 – March 4) Unit 5: Texas- The State (15 days)
Sub 1: Becoming a State (3 days) Sub 2: Structure of Government (5 days) Sub 3: Principles of Government (7 days)
Unit 6: Texas- Its Changing Identity as a State (20 days) Sub 1: Civil War and Reconstruction (13 days) Sub 2: Texas Diversity (7 days)
4th Nine Weeks (March 14 – June 7) Unit 7: How Economics Shaped Texas (24 days)
Sub 1: Transition of Texas Economics (4 days) Sub 2: The Texas Frontier (4 days) Sub 3: Cattle and Railroads (4 days) Sub 4: Age of Oil (4 days) Sub 5: Urbanization (4 days) Sub 6: Technology (4 days)
Unit 8: The New Century (14 days) Sub 1: The New Century (5 days) Sub 2: Civil Rights and Conservatism (5 days) Sub 3: Texas and the World (4 days)
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Early Release/ Professional Development
Curriculum Buffer Days S M T W Th F S
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YIS
D C
urric
ulum
Roa
dmap
G
rade
7
2015
-201
6 S
ocia
l Stu
dies
Alig
ns to
read
ines
s A
ligns
to s
uppo
rting
Pro
cess
Div
isio
n of
Aca
dem
ics
July
16,
201
5
1st N
ine
Wee
ks
2nd N
ine
Wee
ks
3rd N
ine
Wee
ks
4th N
ine
Wee
ks
Uni
t 1: T
exas
Bef
ore
Euro
pean
C
onta
ct (1
3 da
ys)
7.21
AB
CD
EFG
H 7
.22A
BCD
7.2
3AB
U
nder
stan
ding
Res
pons
ibili
tyan
d Po
int o
f Vie
w (5
day
s)7.
16B
7.
17C
ELP
S: 1
AE
G 5
G
Reg
ions
of T
exas
(4 d
ays)
7.9A
7.9
BC
7.
1A 7
.8A
BE
LPS
: 1F
3B 2
I 5B
N
ativ
es o
f Tex
as (4
day
s)7.
2A 7
.1B
7.8
AB
7.9
BC
ELP
S: 1
C 2
D 4
E 5
C
Uni
t 2: C
eleb
rate
Fre
edom
Wee
k Te
xas
Gov
ernm
ent (
5 da
ys)
7.21
AB
CD
EFG
H 7
.22A
BCD
7.2
3AB
Fu
ndam
enta
ls o
f Tex
asG
over
nmen
t (5
days
)7.
14A
BE
LPS
: 4C
F 1D
5F
Uni
t 3: T
exas
Cha
nges
With
Ear
ly
Eu
rope
an C
onta
ct (1
8 da
ys)
7.21
AB
CD
EFG
H 7
.22A
BCD
7.2
3AB
A
ge O
f Con
tact
(8 d
ays)
7.2B
7.1
A 7
.1B
C 7
.8A
BE
LPS
: 1A
4J
3H 5
E
Span
ish
Col
onia
l (10
day
s)7.
2C 7
.1A
7.1
BC 7
.8A
BE
LPS
: 1A
EG
5G
Uni
t 4: C
onfli
cts
in T
exas
as
Gov
ernm
ents
Shi
ft (2
8 da
ys)
7.21
AB
CD
EFG
H 7
.22A
BCD
7.2
3AB
M
exic
an N
atio
nal (
4 da
ys)
7.2D
EF
7.1C
7.8B
7.1
7CE
LPS
: 1F
4K 2
G 5
A
Texa
s R
evol
utio
n (1
5 da
ys)
7.3A
BC
7.1
A 7
.1C
7.1
7CE
LPS
: 1F
2BA
5A
Te
xas
Rep
ublic
(9 d
ays)
7.3D
7.4
A 7
.9C
7.1
7CE
LPS
: 4E
G 3
H 5
D
Uni
t 5: T
exas
- The
Sta
te (1
5 da
ys)
7.21
AB
CD
EFG
H 7
.22A
BCD
7.2
3AB
B
ecom
ing
a St
ate
(3 d
ays)
7.4B
C 7
.1A
7.1
C 7
.17C
ELP
S: 4
DH
3C
5E
St
ruct
ure
of G
over
nmen
t(5
day
s)7.
15A
BC
7.1
6A 7
.16B
ELP
S: 4
D 3
A 2
H 5
G
Prin
cipl
es o
f Gov
ernm
ent
(7 d
ays)
7.14
AB
7.1
C 7
.16A
7.1
6B 7
.18B
ELP
S: 4
FJ 2
E 5
G
Uni
t 6: T
exas
- Its
Cha
ngin
g Id
entit
y (2
0 da
ys)
7.21
AB
CD
EFG
H 7
.22A
BCD
7.2
3AB
C
ivil
War
and
Rec
onst
ruct
ion
(13
days
)7.
5AB
7.5
C 7
.1A
7.1
C 7
.17C
ELP
S: 4
B 3
IF 2
H 5
F
Texa
s D
iver
sity
(7 d
ays)
7.11
BC
7.1
9AD
7.
19B
CE
LPS
: 1FH
2E
5G
Uni
t 7: H
ow E
cono
mic
s Sh
aped
Te
xas
(24
days
) 7.
21A
BC
DE
FGH
7.2
2ABC
D 7
.23A
B
Tran
sitio
n of
Tex
as E
cono
mic
s(4
day
s)7.
7B 7
.13B
7.2
0A 7
.13A
C 7
.20D
ELP
S:
4D 3
A 2
H 5
G
The
Texa
s Fr
ontie
r (4
days
)7.
6AD
7.1
A 7
.9C
7.1
0AE
LPS
: 4F
J 2E
5B
C
attle
and
Rai
lroad
s (4
day
s)7.
6BC
7.1
B 7
.9C
7.1
0A 7
.11A
7.12
BE
LPS
: 4A
E 3
G 5
E
Age
of O
il (4
day
s)7.
1A 7
.12B
7.7
AB
7.9
C 7
.11A
ELP
S:
4DK
3J
5C
Urb
aniz
atio
n (4
day
s)7.
12A
BC
7.1
1AD
7.1
1BC
ELP
S: 1
A 2
F 4G
5G
Te
chno
logy
(4 d
ays)
7.20
A 7
.20C
D 7
.7B
7.2
0BE
LPS
: 4F
1BC
5F
Uni
t 8: T
he N
ew C
entu
ry
(14
days
) 7.
21A
BC
DE
FGH
7.2
2ABC
D 7
.23A
B
The
New
Cen
tury
(5 d
ays)
7.7C
EF
7.1
0B 7
.1B
ELP
S: 4
DI 3
G 5
G
Civ
il R
ight
s an
d C
onse
rvat
ism
(5 d
ays)
7.7D
7.1
A 7
.17A
B 7
.18A
BEL
PS: 4
F 2C
F 5B
Te
xas
and
The
Wor
ld (4
day
s)7.
20E
7.7
B 7
.13A
BC
ELP
S: 4
AE
3G
5E
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psh
ot –
Gra
de
7 So
cia
l Stu
die
s
* =
Alig
ned
with
STA
AR A
sses
sed
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icul
umSo
urce
: Te
xas E
duca
tion
Agen
cy S
TAAR
Res
ourc
es
REV
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201
5
Proc
ess S
tand
ards
(Soc
ial S
tudi
es S
kills
and
Pro
cess
es)
7.21
So
cial
Stu
dies
skill
s. T
he st
uden
t app
lies c
ritic
al-t
hink
ing
skill
s to
orga
nize
and
use
info
rmat
ion
acqu
ired
thro
ugh
esta
blish
ed re
sear
ch m
etho
dolo
gies
from
a v
arie
ty o
f val
id s
ourc
es, i
nclu
ding
ele
ctro
nic
tech
nolo
gy.
7.22
So
cial
Stu
dies
skill
s. T
he st
uden
t com
mun
icat
es in
writ
ten,
ora
l, an
d vi
sual
form
s.
7.23
So
cial
Stu
dies
skill
s. T
he st
uden
t use
s pro
blem
-sol
ving
and
dec
ision
-mak
ing
skill
s, w
orki
ng in
depe
nden
tly a
nd w
ith o
ther
s, in
a v
arie
ty o
f set
tings
.
Tool
s to
Know
W
ays t
o Sh
ow
7.9(
A)
loca
te th
e M
ount
ains
and
Bas
ins,
Gre
at P
lain
s, N
orth
Cen
tral
Pla
ins,
and
Coa
stal
Pla
ins r
egio
ns
and
plac
es o
f im
port
ance
in T
exas
dur
ing
the
19th
, 20t
h, a
nd 2
1st c
entu
ries s
uch
as m
ajor
citi
es,
river
s, n
atur
al a
nd h
istor
ic la
ndm
arks
, pol
itica
l and
cul
tura
l reg
ions
, and
loca
l poi
nts o
f int
eres
t 7.
21(A
) di
ffere
ntia
te b
etw
een,
loca
te, a
nd u
se v
alid
prim
ary
and
seco
ndar
y so
urce
s suc
h as
com
pute
r so
ftwar
e, d
atab
ases
, med
ia a
nd n
ews s
ervi
ces,
bio
grap
hies
, int
ervi
ews,
and
art
ifact
s to
acqu
ire
info
rmat
ion
abou
t Tex
as
7.21
(F)
iden
tify
bias
in w
ritte
n, o
ral,
and
visu
al m
ater
ial
7.21
(G)
eval
uate
the
valid
ity o
f a so
urce
bas
ed o
n la
ngua
ge, c
orro
bora
tion
with
oth
er so
urce
s, a
nd
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
aut
hor
7.21
(H)
use
appr
opria
te m
athe
mat
ical
skill
s to
inte
rpre
t soc
ial s
tudi
es in
form
atio
n su
ch a
s map
s and
gr
aphs
7.
22(A
) us
e so
cial
stud
ies t
erm
inol
ogy
corr
ectly
7.
23(A
) us
e a
prob
lem
-sol
ving
pro
cess
to id
entif
y a
prob
lem
, gat
her i
nfor
mat
ion,
list
and
con
sider
op
tions
, con
sider
adv
anta
ges a
nd d
isad
vant
ages
, cho
ose
and
impl
emen
t a so
lutio
n, a
nd
eval
uate
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of t
he so
lutio
n 7.
23(B
) us
e a
deci
sion-
mak
ing
proc
ess t
o id
entif
y a
situa
tion
that
requ
ires a
dec
ision
, gat
her
info
rmat
ion,
iden
tify
optio
ns, p
redi
ct c
onse
quen
ces,
and
take
act
ion
to im
plem
ent a
dec
ision
7.8(
A)
crea
te a
nd in
terp
ret t
hem
atic
map
s, g
raph
s, c
hart
s, m
odel
s, a
nd d
atab
ases
repr
esen
ting
vario
us
aspe
cts o
f Tex
as d
urin
g th
e 19
th, 2
0th,
and
21s
t cen
turie
s 7.
21(B
) an
alyz
e in
form
atio
n by
sequ
enci
ng, c
ateg
orizi
ng, i
dent
ifyin
g ca
use-
and-
effe
ct re
latio
nshi
ps,
com
parin
g, c
ontr
astin
g, fi
ndin
g th
e m
ain
idea
, sum
mar
izing
, mak
ing
gene
raliz
atio
ns a
nd
pred
ictio
ns, a
nd d
raw
ing
infe
renc
es a
nd c
oncl
usio
ns
7.21
(C)
orga
nize
and
inte
rpre
t inf
orm
atio
n fr
om o
utlin
es, r
epor
ts, d
atab
ases
, and
visu
als,
incl
udin
g gr
aphs
, cha
rts,
tim
elin
es, a
nd m
aps
7.21
(D)
iden
tify
poin
ts o
f vie
w fr
om th
e hi
stor
ical
con
text
surr
ound
ing
an e
vent
and
the
fram
e of
re
fere
nce
that
influ
ence
d th
e pa
rtic
ipan
ts
7.21
(E)
supp
ort a
poi
nt o
f vie
w o
n a
soci
al st
udie
s iss
ue o
r eve
nt
7.22
(B)
use
stan
dard
gra
mm
ar, s
pelli
ng, s
ente
nce
stru
ctur
e, p
unct
uatio
n, a
nd p
rope
r cita
tion
of so
urce
s 7.
22(C
) tr
ansf
er in
form
atio
n fr
om o
ne m
ediu
m to
ano
ther
, inc
ludi
ng w
ritte
n to
visu
al a
nd st
atist
ical
to
writ
ten
or v
isual
, usin
g co
mpu
ter s
oftw
are
as a
ppro
pria
te
7.22
(D)
crea
te w
ritte
n, o
ral,
and
visu
al p
rese
ntat
ions
of s
ocia
l stu
dies
info
rmat
ion
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
7.1
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds tr
aditi
onal
hist
oric
al p
oint
s of r
efer
ence
in T
exas
hist
ory.
7.2
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow in
divi
dual
s, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
thro
ugh
the
Mex
ican
Nat
iona
l Era
shap
ed th
e hi
stor
y of
Tex
as.
7.3
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow in
divi
dual
s, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
rela
ted
to th
e Te
xas R
evol
utio
n sh
aped
the
hist
ory
of T
exas
.
7.4
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow in
divi
dual
s, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
shap
ed th
e hi
stor
y of
the
Repu
blic
of T
exas
and
ear
ly T
exas
stat
ehoo
d.
7.5
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow e
vent
s and
issu
es sh
aped
the
hist
ory
of T
exas
dur
ing
the
Civi
l War
and
Rec
onst
ruct
ion.
7.6
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow in
divi
dual
s, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
shap
ed th
e hi
stor
y of
Tex
as fr
om R
econ
stru
ctio
n th
roug
h th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e 20
th c
entu
ry.
7.7
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow in
divi
dual
s, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
shap
ed th
e hi
stor
y of
Tex
as d
urin
g th
e 20
th a
nd e
arly
21s
t cen
turie
s.
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psh
ot –
Gra
de
7 So
cia
l Stu
die
s
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Alig
ned
with
STA
AR A
sses
sed
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icul
umSo
urce
: Te
xas E
duca
tion
Agen
cy S
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ourc
es
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Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s 1
History
7.1(
A)
iden
tify
the
maj
or e
ras i
n Te
xas h
istor
y, d
escr
ibe
thei
r de
finin
g ch
arac
teris
tics,
and
exp
lain
why
hist
oria
ns d
ivid
e th
e pa
st in
to e
ras,
incl
udin
g N
atur
al T
exas
and
its P
eopl
e;
Age
of C
onta
ct; S
pani
sh C
olon
ial;
Mex
ican
Nat
iona
l; Re
volu
tion
and
Repu
blic
; Ear
ly S
tate
hood
; Tex
as in
the
Civi
l War
and
Rec
onst
ruct
ion;
Cot
ton,
Cat
tle, a
nd
Railr
oads
; Age
of O
il; T
exas
in th
e Gr
eat D
epre
ssio
n an
d W
orld
War
II; C
ivil
Righ
ts a
nd C
onse
rvat
ism; a
nd
Cont
empo
rary
Tex
as
7.2(
F)
cont
rast
Spa
nish
, Mex
ican
, and
Ang
lo p
urpo
ses f
or a
nd
met
hods
of s
ettle
men
t in
Texa
s 7.
3(C)
ex
plai
n th
e iss
ues s
urro
undi
ng si
gnifi
cant
eve
nts o
f the
Te
xas R
evol
utio
n, in
clud
ing
the
Batt
le o
f Gon
zale
s,
Will
iam
B. T
ravi
s's le
tter
"To
the
Peop
le o
f Tex
as a
nd A
ll Am
eric
ans i
n th
e W
orld
," th
e sie
ge o
f the
Ala
mo
and
all
the
hero
ic d
efen
ders
who
gav
e th
eir l
ives
ther
e, th
e Co
nstit
utio
nal C
onve
ntio
n of
183
6, F
anni
n's s
urre
nder
at
Golia
d, a
nd th
e Ba
ttle
of S
an Ja
cint
o 7.
4(B)
* an
alyz
e th
e ca
uses
of a
nd e
vent
s lea
ding
to T
exas
an
nexa
tion
7.4(
C)*
iden
tify
indi
vidu
als,
eve
nts,
and
issu
es d
urin
g ea
rly T
exas
st
ateh
ood,
incl
udin
g th
e U
.S.-M
exic
an W
ar, t
he T
reat
y of
Gu
adal
upe-
Hida
lgo,
pop
ulat
ion
grow
th, a
nd th
e Co
mpr
omise
of 1
850
7.5(
A)*
expl
ain
reas
ons f
or th
e in
volv
emen
t of T
exas
in th
e Ci
vil
War
such
as s
tate
s' rig
hts,
slav
ery,
sect
iona
lism
, and
ta
riffs
7.
5(B)
* an
alyz
e th
e po
litic
al, e
cono
mic
, and
soci
al e
ffect
s of t
he
Civi
l War
and
Rec
onst
ruct
ion
in T
exas
7.
6(D)
ex
plai
n th
e po
litic
al, e
cono
mic
, and
soci
al im
pact
of t
he
agric
ultu
ral i
ndus
try
and
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f Wes
t Tex
as
resu
lting
from
the
clos
e of
the
fron
tier
7.7(
A)
expl
ain
the
polit
ical
, eco
nom
ic, a
nd so
cial
impa
ct o
f the
oi
l ind
ustr
y on
the
indu
stria
lizat
ion
of T
exas
7.
7(E)
* an
alyz
e th
e po
litic
al, e
cono
mic
, and
soci
al im
pact
of
maj
or e
vent
s, in
clud
ing
Wor
ld W
ar I,
the
Grea
t De
pres
sion,
and
Wor
ld W
ar II
, on
the
hist
ory
of T
exas
7.1(
B)
appl
y ab
solu
te a
nd re
lativ
e ch
rono
logy
thro
ugh
the
sequ
enci
ng o
f sig
nific
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls, e
vent
s, a
nd ti
me
perio
ds
7.1(
C)
expl
ain
the
signi
fican
ce o
f the
follo
win
g da
tes:
151
9, m
appi
ng o
f the
Tex
as c
oast
and
firs
t mai
nlan
d Sp
anish
sett
lem
ent;
1718
, fou
ndin
g of
San
Ant
onio
; 182
1, in
depe
nden
ce fr
om S
pain
; 183
6, T
exas
inde
pend
ence
; 184
5, a
nnex
atio
n; 1
861,
Civ
il W
ar b
egin
s; 1
876,
ado
ptio
n of
cur
rent
stat
e co
nstit
utio
n; a
nd 1
901,
disc
over
y of
oil
at S
pind
leto
p 7.
2(A)
co
mpa
re th
e cu
lture
s of A
mer
ican
Indi
ans i
n Te
xas p
rior t
o Eu
rope
an c
olon
izatio
n su
ch a
s Gul
f, Pl
ains
, Pue
bloa
n, a
nd
Sout
heas
tern
7.
2(B)
id
entif
y im
port
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
rela
ted
to E
urop
ean
expl
orat
ion
of T
exas
such
as A
lons
o Ál
vare
z de
Pine
da, Á
lvar
Núñ
ez C
abez
a de
Vac
a an
d hi
s writ
ings
, the
sear
ch fo
r gol
d, a
nd th
e co
nflic
ting
terr
itoria
l cla
ims b
etw
een
Fran
ce a
nd S
pain
7.
2(C)
id
entif
y im
port
ant e
vent
s and
issu
es re
late
d to
Eur
opea
n co
loni
zatio
n of
Tex
as, i
nclu
ding
the
esta
blish
men
t of C
atho
lic
miss
ions
, tow
ns, a
nd ra
nche
s, a
nd in
divi
dual
s suc
h as
Fra
y Da
miá
n M
assa
net,
José
de
Esca
ndón
, Ant
onio
Mar
gil d
e Je
sús,
an
d Fr
anci
sco
Hida
lgo
7.2(
D)
iden
tify
the
indi
vidu
als,
issu
es, a
nd e
vent
s rel
ated
to M
exic
o be
com
ing
an in
depe
nden
t nat
ion
and
its im
pact
on
Texa
s,
incl
udin
g Te
xas i
nvol
vem
ent i
n th
e fig
ht fo
r ind
epen
denc
e, Jo
sé G
utié
rrez
de
Lara
, the
Bat
tle o
f Med
ina,
the
Mex
ican
fe
dera
l Con
stitu
tion
of 1
824,
the
mer
ger o
f Tex
as a
nd C
oahu
ila a
s a st
ate,
the
Stat
e Co
loni
zatio
n La
w o
f 182
5, a
nd sl
aver
y 7.
2(E)
id
entif
y th
e co
ntrib
utio
ns o
f sig
nific
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls, in
clud
ing
Mos
es A
ustin
, Ste
phen
F. A
ustin
, Era
smo
Segu
ín, M
artín
De
León
, and
Gre
en D
eWitt
, dur
ing
the
Mex
ican
sett
lem
ent o
f Tex
as
7.3(
A)
trac
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of e
vent
s tha
t led
to th
e Te
xas R
evol
utio
n, in
clud
ing
the
Fred
onia
n Re
belli
on, t
he M
ier y
Ter
án
Repo
rt, t
he L
aw o
f Apr
il 6,
183
0, th
e Tu
rtle
Bay
ou R
esol
utio
ns, a
nd th
e ar
rest
of S
teph
en F
. Aus
tin
7.3(
B)
expl
ain
the
role
s pla
yed
by si
gnifi
cant
indi
vidu
als d
urin
g th
e Te
xas R
evol
utio
n, in
clud
ing
Geor
ge C
hild
ress
, Lor
enzo
de
Zava
la, J
ames
Fan
nin,
Sam
Hou
ston
, Ant
onio
Lóp
ez d
e Sa
nta
Anna
, Jua
n N
. Seg
uín,
and
Will
iam
B. T
ravi
s 7.
3(D)
ex
plai
n ho
w th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent o
f the
Rep
ublic
of T
exas
bro
ught
civ
il, p
oliti
cal,
and
relig
ious
free
dom
to T
exas
7.
4(A)
id
entif
y in
divi
dual
s, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
dur
ing
the
adm
inist
ratio
ns o
f Rep
ublic
of T
exas
Pre
siden
ts H
oust
on, L
amar
, and
Jo
nes,
incl
udin
g th
e Te
xas N
avy,
the
Texa
s Ran
gers
, Edw
in W
. Moo
re, J
ack
Coffe
e Ha
ys, C
hief
Bow
les,
Will
iam
Goy
ens,
M
ary
Mav
eric
k, Jo
sé A
nton
io N
avar
ro, t
he C
órdo
va R
ebel
lion,
the
Coun
cil H
ouse
Fig
ht, t
he S
anta
Fe
Expe
ditio
n, p
ublic
de
bt, a
nd th
e ro
les o
f rac
ial a
nd e
thni
c gr
oups
7.
5(C)
* id
entif
y sig
nific
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls an
d ev
ents
con
cern
ing
Texa
s and
the
Civi
l War
such
as J
ohn
Bell
Hood
, Joh
n Re
agan
, Fra
ncis
Lubb
ock,
Tho
mas
Gre
en, J
ohn
Mag
rude
r and
the
Batt
le o
f Gal
vest
on, t
he B
attle
of S
abin
e Pa
ss, a
nd th
e Ba
ttle
of P
alm
ito
Ranc
h 7.
6(A)
* id
entif
y sig
nific
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls, e
vent
s, a
nd is
sues
from
Rec
onst
ruct
ion
thro
ugh
the
begi
nnin
g of
the
20th
cen
tury
, inc
ludi
ng
the
fact
ors l
eadi
ng to
the
expa
nsio
n of
the
Texa
s fro
ntie
r, th
e ef
fect
s of w
estw
ard
expa
nsio
n on
Am
eric
an In
dian
s, th
e bu
ffalo
sold
iers
, and
Qua
nah
Park
er
7.6(
B)
iden
tify
signi
fican
t ind
ivid
uals,
eve
nts,
and
issu
es fr
om R
econ
stru
ctio
n th
roug
h th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e 20
th c
entu
ry, i
nclu
ding
th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he c
attle
indu
stry
from
its S
pani
sh b
egin
ning
s and
the
myt
hs a
nd re
aliti
es o
f the
cow
boy
way
of l
ife
7.6(
C)*
iden
tify
signi
fican
t ind
ivid
uals,
eve
nts,
and
issu
es fr
om R
econ
stru
ctio
n th
roug
h th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
e 20
th c
entu
ry, i
nclu
ding
th
e ef
fect
s of t
he g
row
th o
f rai
lroad
s and
the
cont
ribut
ions
of J
ames
Hog
g 7.
7(B)
de
fine
and
trac
e th
e im
pact
of "
boom
-and
-bus
t" c
ycle
s of l
eadi
ng T
exas
indu
strie
s thr
ough
out t
he 2
0th
and
early
21s
t ce
ntur
ies s
uch
as fa
rmin
g, o
il an
d ga
s pro
duct
ion,
cot
ton,
ranc
hing
, rea
l est
ate,
ban
king
, and
com
pute
r tec
hnol
ogy
7.7(
C)*
desc
ribe
and
com
pare
the
impa
ct o
f the
Pro
gres
sive
and
othe
r ref
orm
mov
emen
ts in
Tex
as in
the
19th
and
20t
h ce
ntur
ies
such
as t
he P
opul
ists,
wom
en's
suffr
age,
agr
aria
n gr
oups
, lab
or u
nion
s, a
nd th
e ev
ange
lical
mov
emen
t of t
he la
te 2
0th
cent
ury
7.7(
D)*
desc
ribe
and
com
pare
the
civi
l rig
hts a
nd e
qual
righ
ts m
ovem
ents
of v
ario
us g
roup
s in
Texa
s in
the
20th
cen
tury
and
id
entif
y ke
y le
ader
s in
thes
e m
ovem
ents
, inc
ludi
ng Ja
mes
L. F
arm
er Jr
., He
ctor
P. G
arci
a, O
veta
Cul
p Ho
bby,
Lyn
don
B.
John
son,
the
Leag
ue o
f Uni
ted
Latin
Am
eric
an C
itize
ns (L
ULA
C), J
ane
McC
allu
m, a
nd L
ulu
Belle
Mad
ison
Whi
te
7.7(
F)*
anal
yze
the
polit
ical
, eco
nom
ic, a
nd so
cial
impa
ct o
f maj
or e
vent
s in
the
latt
er h
alf o
f the
20t
h an
d ea
rly 2
1st c
entu
ries
such
as m
ajor
con
flict
s, th
e em
erge
nce
of a
two-
part
y sy
stem
, pol
itica
l and
eco
nom
ic c
ontr
over
sies,
imm
igra
tion,
and
m
igra
tion
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psh
ot –
Gra
de
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cia
l Stu
die
s
* =
Alig
ned
with
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AR A
sses
sed
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icul
umSo
urce
: Te
xas E
duca
tion
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cy S
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ourc
es
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Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
7.8
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t use
s geo
grap
hic
tool
s to
colle
ct, a
naly
ze, a
nd in
terp
ret d
ata.
7.9
Geo
grap
hy. T
he st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
loca
tion
and
char
acte
ristic
s of p
lace
s and
regi
ons o
f Tex
as.
7.10
G
eogr
aphy
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e ef
fect
s of t
he in
tera
ctio
n be
twee
n hu
man
s and
the
envi
ronm
ent i
n Te
xas d
urin
g th
e 19
th, 2
0th,
and
21s
t cen
turie
s.
7.11
G
eogr
aphy
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e ch
arac
teris
tics,
dist
ribut
ion,
and
mig
ratio
n of
pop
ulat
ion
in T
exas
in th
e 19
th, 2
0th,
and
21s
t cen
turie
s.
7.19
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e co
ncep
t of d
iver
sity
with
in u
nity
in T
exas
.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
2 Geography and Culture
7.9(
B)*
com
pare
pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s of T
exas
in te
rms o
f phy
sical
and
hum
an
char
acte
ristic
s 7.
9(C)
* an
alyz
e th
e ef
fect
s of p
hysic
al a
nd h
uman
fact
ors s
uch
as c
limat
e,
wea
ther
, lan
dfor
ms,
irrig
atio
n, tr
ansp
orta
tion,
and
com
mun
icat
ion
on
maj
or e
vent
s in
Texa
s 7.
10(A
)*
iden
tify
way
s in
whi
ch T
exan
s hav
e ad
apte
d to
and
mod
ified
the
envi
ronm
ent a
nd a
naly
ze th
e po
sitiv
e an
d ne
gativ
e co
nseq
uenc
es o
f the
m
odifi
catio
ns
7.11
(C)
anal
yze
the
effe
cts o
f the
cha
ngin
g po
pula
tion
dist
ribut
ion
and
grow
th in
Te
xas d
urin
g th
e 20
th a
nd 2
1st c
entu
ries a
nd th
e ad
ditio
nal n
eed
for
educ
atio
n, h
ealth
car
e, a
nd tr
ansp
orta
tion
7.19
(B)*
de
scrib
e ho
w p
eopl
e fr
om v
ario
us ra
cial
, eth
nic,
and
relig
ious
gro
ups
atte
mpt
to m
aint
ain
thei
r cul
tura
l her
itage
whi
le a
dapt
ing
to th
e la
rger
Te
xas c
ultu
re
7.8(
B)
anal
yze
and
inte
rpre
t geo
grap
hic
dist
ribut
ions
and
pat
tern
s in
Texa
s dur
ing
the
19th
, 20t
h, a
nd 2
1st
cent
urie
s 7.
10(B
) ex
plai
n w
ays i
n w
hich
geo
grap
hic
fact
ors s
uch
as th
e Ga
lves
ton
Hurr
ican
e of
190
0, th
e Du
st B
owl,
limite
d w
ater
reso
urce
s, a
nd a
ltern
ativ
e en
ergy
sour
ces h
ave
affe
cted
the
polit
ical
, eco
nom
ic, a
nd so
cial
de
velo
pmen
t of T
exas
7.
11(A
)*
anal
yze
why
imm
igra
nt g
roup
s cam
e to
Tex
as a
nd w
here
they
sett
led
7.11
(B)
anal
yze
how
imm
igra
tion
and
mig
ratio
n to
Tex
as in
the
19th
, 20t
h, a
nd 2
1st c
entu
ries h
ave
influ
ence
d Te
xas
7.11
(D)*
de
scrib
e th
e st
ruct
ure
of th
e po
pula
tion
of T
exas
usin
g de
mog
raph
ic c
once
pts s
uch
as g
row
th ra
te a
nd
age
dist
ribut
ion
7.19
(A)
expl
ain
how
the
dive
rsity
of T
exas
is re
flect
ed in
a v
arie
ty o
f cul
tura
l act
iviti
es, c
eleb
ratio
ns, a
nd
perf
orm
ance
s 7.
19(C
) id
entif
y ex
ampl
es o
f Spa
nish
influ
ence
and
the
influ
ence
of o
ther
cul
ture
s on
Texa
s suc
h as
pla
ce n
ames
, vo
cabu
lary
, rel
igio
n, a
rchi
tect
ure,
food
, and
the
arts
7.
19(D
) id
entif
y co
ntrib
utio
ns to
the
arts
by
Texa
ns su
ch a
s Roy
Bed
iche
k, D
iane
Gon
zale
s Ber
tran
d, J.
Fra
nk D
obie
, Sc
ott J
oplin
, Elis
abet
Ney
, Am
ado
Peña
Jr.,
Wal
ter P
resc
ott W
ebb,
and
Hor
ton
Foot
e
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
7.14
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
basic
prin
cipl
es re
flect
ed in
the
Texa
s Con
stitu
tion.
7.15
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
stru
ctur
e an
d fu
nctio
ns o
f gov
ernm
ent c
reat
ed b
y th
e Te
xas C
onst
itutio
n.
7.16
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e rig
hts a
nd re
spon
sibili
ties o
f Tex
as c
itize
ns in
a d
emoc
ratic
soci
ety.
7.17
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
port
ance
of t
he e
xpre
ssio
n of
diff
eren
t poi
nts o
f vie
w in
a d
emoc
ratic
soci
ety.
7.18
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
port
ance
of e
ffect
ive
lead
ersh
ip in
a d
emoc
ratic
soci
ety.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
3 Government and Citizenship
7.14
(A)*
id
entif
y ho
w th
e Te
xas C
onst
itutio
n re
flect
s the
prin
cipl
es o
f lim
ited
gove
rnm
ent,
repu
blic
anism
, che
cks a
nd b
alan
ces,
fede
ralis
m, s
epar
atio
n of
pow
ers,
pop
ular
sove
reig
nty,
and
indi
vidu
al ri
ghts
7.
14(B
)*
com
pare
the
prin
cipl
es a
nd c
once
pts o
f the
Tex
as C
onst
itutio
n to
the
U.S
. Co
nstit
utio
n, in
clud
ing
the
Texa
s and
U.S
. Bill
of R
ight
s 7.
15(A
) de
scrib
e th
e st
ruct
ure
and
func
tions
of g
over
nmen
t at m
unic
ipal
, cou
nty,
an
d st
ate
leve
ls 7.
16(B
)*
expl
ain
and
anal
yze
civi
c re
spon
sibili
ties o
f Tex
as c
itize
ns a
nd th
e im
port
ance
of c
ivic
par
ticip
atio
n 7.
17(A
)*
iden
tify
diffe
rent
poi
nts o
f vie
w o
f pol
itica
l par
ties a
nd in
tere
st g
roup
s on
impo
rtan
t Tex
as is
sues
, pas
t and
pre
sent
7.
18(A
) id
entif
y th
e le
ader
ship
qua
litie
s of e
lect
ed a
nd a
ppoi
nted
lead
ers o
f Tex
as,
past
and
pre
sent
, inc
ludi
ng T
exan
s who
hav
e be
en p
resid
ent o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
7.15
(B)
iden
tify
maj
or so
urce
s of r
even
ue fo
r sta
te a
nd lo
cal g
over
nmen
ts su
ch a
s pro
pert
y ta
x, sa
les t
ax, a
nd fe
es
7.15
(C)
desc
ribe
the
stru
ctur
e, fu
ndin
g, a
nd g
over
nanc
e of
Tex
as p
ublic
edu
catio
n, in
clud
ing
loca
l pro
pert
y ta
xes,
bo
nd is
sues
, and
stat
e an
d fe
dera
l fun
ding
supp
orte
d by
stat
e an
d fe
dera
l tax
paye
rs
7.16
(A)
iden
tify
right
s of T
exas
citi
zens
7.
17(B
)*
desc
ribe
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f fre
e sp
eech
and
pre
ss in
a d
emoc
ratic
soci
ety
7.17
(C)*
ex
pres
s and
def
end
a po
int o
f vie
w o
n an
issu
e of
hist
oric
al o
r con
tem
pora
ry in
tere
st in
Tex
as
7.18
(B)
iden
tify
the
cont
ribut
ions
of T
exas
lead
ers,
incl
udin
g La
wre
nce
Sulli
van
"Sul
" Ros
s, Jo
hn N
ance
Gar
ner
("Ca
ctus
Jack
"), J
ames
A. B
aker
III,
Henr
y B.
Gon
zále
z, K
ay B
aile
y Hu
tchi
son,
Bar
bara
Jord
an, R
aym
ond
L.
Telle
s, S
am R
aybu
rn, a
nd R
aul A
. Gon
zale
z Jr.
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ot –
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de
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cia
l Stu
die
s
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Alig
ned
with
STA
AR A
sses
sed
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icul
umSo
urce
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xas E
duca
tion
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cy S
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es
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ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
7.12
Ec
onom
ics.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e fa
ctor
s tha
t cau
sed
Texa
s to
chan
ge fr
om a
n ag
raria
n to
an
urba
n so
ciet
y.
7.13
Ec
onom
ics.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e in
terd
epen
denc
e of
the
Texa
s eco
nom
y w
ith th
e U
nite
d St
ates
and
the
wor
ld.
7.20
Sc
ienc
e, te
chno
logy
, and
soci
ety.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
pact
of s
cien
tific
disc
over
ies a
nd te
chno
logi
cal i
nnov
atio
ns o
n th
e po
litic
al, e
cono
mic
, and
soci
al d
evel
opm
ent o
f Tex
as.
Rptg
Cat
Re
adin
ess S
tand
ards
Su
ppor
ting
Stan
dard
s
4 Economics, Science, Technology and
Society
7.12
(B)*
tr
ace
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f maj
or in
dust
ries t
hat c
ontr
ibut
ed to
the
urba
niza
tion
of T
exas
such
as t
rans
port
atio
n, o
il an
d ga
s, a
nd
man
ufac
turin
g 7.
13(B
)*
anal
yze
the
impa
ct o
f eco
nom
ic c
once
pts w
ithin
the
free
ent
erpr
ise
syst
em su
ch a
s sup
ply
and
dem
and,
pro
fit, g
over
nmen
t reg
ulat
ion,
and
w
orld
com
petit
ion
on th
e ec
onom
y of
Tex
as
7.20
(C)
anal
yze
the
effe
cts o
f var
ious
scie
ntifi
c di
scov
erie
s and
tech
nolo
gica
l in
nova
tions
on
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f Tex
as su
ch a
s adv
ance
men
ts in
the
agric
ultu
ral,
ener
gy, m
edic
al, c
ompu
ter,
and
aero
spac
e in
dust
ries
7.12
(A)
expl
ain
econ
omic
fact
ors t
hat l
ed to
the
urba
niza
tion
of T
exas
7.
12(C
) ex
plai
n th
e ch
ange
s in
the
type
s of j
obs a
nd o
ccup
atio
ns th
at h
ave
resu
lted
from
the
urba
niza
tion
of T
exas
7.
13(A
) an
alyz
e th
e im
pact
of n
atio
nal a
nd in
tern
atio
nal m
arke
ts a
nd e
vent
s on
the
prod
uctio
n of
goo
ds a
nd
serv
ices
in T
exas
such
as a
gric
ultu
re, o
il an
d ga
s, a
nd c
ompu
ter t
echn
olog
y 7.
13(C
) an
alyz
e th
e im
pact
of s
igni
fican
t ind
ustr
ies i
n Te
xas s
uch
as o
il an
d ga
s, a
eros
pace
, med
ical
, and
com
pute
r te
chno
logi
es o
n lo
cal,
natio
nal,
and
inte
rnat
iona
l mar
kets
7.
20(A
) co
mpa
re ty
pes a
nd u
ses o
f tec
hnol
ogy,
pas
t and
pre
sent
7.
20(B
) id
entif
y Te
xas l
eade
rs in
scie
nce
and
tech
nolo
gy su
ch a
s Wal
ter C
unni
ngha
m, M
icha
el D
eBak
ey, D
ento
n Co
oley
, Ben
jy B
rook
s, M
icha
el D
ell,
and
How
ard
Hugh
es S
r. 7.
20(D
)*
eval
uate
the
effe
cts o
f sci
entif
ic d
iscov
erie
s and
tech
nolo
gica
l inn
ovat
ions
on
the
use
of re
sour
ces s
uch
as
foss
il fu
els,
wat
er, a
nd la
nd
7.20
(E)
anal
yze
how
scie
ntifi
c di
scov
erie
s and
tech
nolo
gica
l inn
ovat
ions
hav
e re
sulte
d in
an
inte
rdep
ende
nce
amon
g Te
xas,
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es, a
nd th
e w
orld
NO
TE:
The
clas
sific
atio
n of
stan
dard
s on
this
TEKS
Sna
psho
t rep
rese
nts t
he re
view
ed a
nd sy
nthe
sized
inpu
t of a
sam
ple
of T
exas
Soc
ial S
tudi
es e
duca
tors
. Thi
s TEK
S Sn
apsh
ot D
OES
NO
T re
pres
ent a
pub
licat
ion
of th
e Te
xas E
duca
tion
Agen
cy. D
istric
t cu
rric
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Curriculum Documents Middle School Social Studies 21
Ysleta Independent School District Curriculum Subunit Calendar
2015-2016
Social Studies
8 AUGUST 2015 1st Nine Weeks (August 24-October 23)
Unit 1: Major Eras (5 days) Sub 1: Understanding Responsibility (2 days) Sub 2: Preview of Eras (3 days)
Unit 2: Colonization (8 days) Sub 1: Reasons for European Colonization (4 days) Sub 2: Geography and Economy of the Colonies (4 Days)
Unit 3: Celebrate Freedom Weeks (5 days) Sub 1: Consent of the Governed (5 days)
Unit 4: Road to Revolution (9 days) Sub 1: Causes of the Revolution (5 days) Sub 2: Declaring Independence (4 days)
Unit 5: American Revolution (13 days) Sub 1: Important People of the American Revolution (5 days) Sub 2: Events of the American Revolution (8 days)
2nd Nine Weeks (October 26 – December 18) Unit 6: Creating the Constitution (15 days)
Sub 1: Building the Constitution (4 days) Sub 2: Ratifying the Constitution (5 days) Sub 3: Principles of Government (6 days)
Unit 7: Early Republic (18 days) Sub 1: Domestic Issues (5 days) Sub 2: Foreign Policy Issues (8 days)
3rd Nine Weeks (January 6 – March 4) Unit 7: Early Republic (18 days) (Unit continues)
Sub 3: Federal Power and Emerging Sectionalism (5 days) Unit 8: Industrial Revolution (14 days)
Sub 1: Changes from Innovation (5 days) Sub 2: Free enterprise and industrialization (6 days) Sub 3: Impact on people (3 days)
Unit 9: Expansion creates tension (13 days) Sub 1: Age of Jackson and State’s Rights (4 days) Sub 2: Territorial Expansion (5 days) Sub 3: Manifest Destiny (4 days)
Unit 10: Social Reform (5 days) Sub 1: Reform Movements (5 days)
4th Nine Weeks (March 14 – June 7) Unit 11: Causes of the Civil War (9 days)
Sub 1: (Civil War) Social/Economic (5 days) Sub 2: (Civil War) Tensions and Compromise (4 days)
Unit 12: The Civil War and Reconstruction (14 days) Sub 1: (Civil War) People and Points of View (5 days) Sub 2: Civil War (5 days) Sub 3: Reconstruction (4 days)
STAAR REVIEW (10 days) Unit 13: Places and People (9 days)
Sub 1: Geography of the U.S. (9 days)
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Curriculum Documents Middle School Social Studies 22
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urric
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Roa
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rade
8
2015
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16,
201
5
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ine
Wee
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2nd N
ine
Wee
ks
3rd N
ine
Wee
ks
4th N
ine
Wee
ks
SPIR
AL
STA
ND
AR
DS:
8.
29A
BC
DE
FGH
IJ 8
.30A
BC
D 8
.31A
B
Uni
t 1: M
ajor
Era
s (5
day
s)
U
nder
stan
ding
Res
pons
ibili
ty (2
day
s)8.
19C
8.1
9DE
LPS
: 1A
EG
5G
Pr
evie
w o
f Era
s (3
day
s)8.
1A 8
.1B
8.2
6CE
LPS
: 1F
3B 2
I 5B
Uni
t 2: C
olon
izat
ion
(8 d
ays)
Rea
sons
for E
urop
ean
Col
oniz
atio
n(4
day
s)8.
2A 8
.3A
8.23
A 8
.1C
8.1
A 8.
2B 8
.3C
8.25
BE
LPS
: 4C
F 1D
5F
G
eogr
aphy
and
Eco
nom
y of
the
Col
onie
s (4
day
s)8.
11A
8.12
BD
8.1
1C 8
.12A
8.2
3D8.
25A
B 8
.26B
ELP
S: 1
A 4
J 3H
5E
Uni
t 3: C
eleb
rate
Fre
edom
Wee
k (5
day
s)
C
onse
nt o
f the
Gov
erne
d (5
day
s)8.
3A 8
.20A
ELP
S: 1
AE
G 5
G
Uni
t 4: R
oad
to R
evol
utio
n (9
day
s)
C
ause
s of
Am
eric
an R
evol
utio
n(5
day
s)8.
4AC
8.
1BC
8.1
A 8.
20C
ELP
S: 1
C 2
D 4
E 5
C
Dec
lara
tion
of In
depe
nden
ce (4
day
s)8.
4C 8
.15C
8.1
C 8
.3B
8.2
0A
ELP
S: 4
CF
1D 5
FU
nit 5
: Am
eric
an R
evol
utio
n (1
4 da
ys)
Im
porta
nt P
eopl
e of
the
Am
eric
anR
evol
utio
n (5
day
s)8.
4B
8.22
BE
LPS
: 1F
4K 2
G 5
A
Even
ts o
f the
Am
eric
an R
evol
utio
n(8
day
s)8.
4C 8
.15B
8.2
6BE
LPS
: 1A
4J
3H 5
E
Uni
t 6: C
reat
ing
the
Con
stitu
tion
(15
days
) 8.
29A
BC
DE
FGH
IJ 8
.30A
BC
D 8
.31A
B
B
uild
ing
the
Con
stitu
tion
(4 d
ays)
8.15
AC
8.4
D
8.1A
8.1
BC
8.1
5BE
LPS
: 1F
2BA
5A
R
atify
ing
the
Con
stitu
tion
(5 d
ays)
8.4E
8.1
5A 8
.16A
8.1
7A 8
.19B
8.21
BC
ELP
S: 4
EG
3H
5D
Pr
inci
ples
of G
over
nmen
t(6
day
s)8.
15A
8.19
AB
8.2
5C 8
.15D
8.19
DE
8.2
0BE
LPS
: 4D
H 3
C 5
E
Uni
t 7: E
arly
Rep
ublic
(18
days
) 8.
29A
BC
DE
FGH
IJ 8
.30A
BC
D 8
.31A
B
D
omes
tic Is
sues
(5 d
ays)
8.5A
C 8
.18A
8.
1B 8
.1A
8.6E
8.1
8B8.
22A
BE
LPS
: 1F
4K 2
G 5
A
Fore
ign
Polic
y Is
sues
and
the
Econ
omy
(8 d
ays)
8.5E
8.1
4A 8
.5D
8.1
3A 8
.22A
BE
LPS
: 4A
D 3
J 5E
Uni
t 7: E
arly
Rep
ublic
(18
days
)U
nit C
ontin
ues
Fe
dera
l Pow
er a
nd E
mer
ging
Sect
iona
lism
(5 d
ays)
8.12
D 8
.7D
8.1
3A 8
.18B
8.2
2A8.
26B
ELP
S: 1
F 2B
A 5
A
Uni
t 8: I
ndus
tria
l Rev
olut
ion
(14
days
) 8.
29A
BC
DE
FGH
IJ 8
.30A
BC
D 8
.31A
B
C
hang
es fr
om In
nova
tion
(5 d
ays)
8.27
AB
8.1
3A
8.27
CD
8.2
8AE
LPS
: 4D
3A
2H
5G
Fr
ee e
nter
pris
e an
dIn
dust
rializ
atio
n (6
day
s)8.
12B
8.1
3B 8
.13A
8.
12A
C 8
.14A
BE
LPS
: 4FJ
2E
5B
Im
pact
on
Peop
le (3
day
s)8.
23A
8.23
B 8
.28B
8.2
6AB
ELP
S: 4
B 3
IF 5
FU
nit 9
: Exp
ansi
on C
reat
es T
ensi
on
(1
3 da
ys)
8.29
AB
CD
EFG
HIJ
8.3
0AB
CD
8.3
1AB
Age
of J
acks
on/ S
tate
’s R
ight
s(4
day
s)8.
17B
8.5
FG
8.5B
8.1
A 8.
7AD
8.1
8B8.
21A
ELP
S: 1
F 2B
A 5
A
Terr
itoria
l Exp
ansi
on (5
day
s)8.
6AD
8.1
1A 8
.1A
8.6E
8.7
D 8
.10A
ELP
S: 4
F 2C
F 5B
M
anife
st D
estin
y (4
day
s)8.
6BD
8.6
C 8
.20C
8.2
1A 8
.23C
8.2
6AE
LPS
: 1FH
2E
5G
Uni
t 10:
Soc
ial R
efor
m (5
day
s)
8.29
AB
CD
EFG
HIJ
8.3
0AB
CD
8.3
1AB
Ref
orm
Mov
emen
ts (5
day
s)8.
24B
8.2
2B 8
.23E
8.2
4A 8
.25B
8.26
AB
ELP
S: 4
D 3
A 2
H 5
G
Uni
t 11:
Cau
ses
of C
ivil
War
(9da
ys)
8.29
AB
CD
EFG
HIJ
8.3
0AB
CD
8.3
1AB
Soci
al/E
cono
mic
(5 d
ays)
8.7B
8.2
2B 8
.24B
8.
7A 8
.12B
DE
LPS
: 4FJ
2E
5B
Te
nsio
ns a
nd C
ompr
omis
e (4
day
s)8.
7C 8
.8B
8.
1B 8
.7D
8.1
0C 8
.12B
8.18
C 8
.21C
ELP
S: 4
B 3
IF 5
F
Uni
t 12:
Civ
il W
ar a
nd R
econ
stru
ctio
n (1
4 da
ys)
8.29
AB
CD
EFG
HIJ
8.3
0AB
CD
8.3
1AB
Peop
le a
nd P
oint
s of
Vie
w (5
day
s)8.
17B
8.8
C
8.8A
8.2
2AE
LPS
: 4A
E 3
G 5
E
Civ
il W
ar (5
day
s)8.
8B 8
.8A
8.1
C 8
.22A
B 8
.26A
ELP
S: 4
DK
3J
5C
Rec
onst
ruct
ion
(4 d
ays)
8.9C
8.1
6B 8
.9A
BD
8.2
1AE
LPS
: 1A
2F
4G 5
G
Uni
t 13:
Pla
ces
and
Peop
le (9
day
s )
8.29
AB
CD
EFG
HIJ
8.3
0AB
CD
8.3
1AB
Geo
grap
hy o
f the
U.S
. (9
days
)8.
10B
C 8
.11A
8.1
0AE
LPS
: 4F
1BC
5F
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psh
ot -
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de
8 So
cia
l Stu
die
s
Sour
ce: T
exas
Edu
catio
n Ag
ency
STA
AR R
esou
rces
RE
V M
ay 2
015
^ =
Spira
l Sta
ndar
ds: c
onte
nt s
tand
ards
incl
uded
in m
any/
mos
t uni
ts o
f ins
truc
tion
to a
dd p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d de
pth
to c
onte
nt a
cros
s chr
onol
ogy
of th
e co
urse
.
Proc
ess S
tand
ards
(Soc
ial S
tudi
es S
kills
and
Pro
cess
es)
8.29
So
cial
Stu
dies
skill
s. T
he st
uden
t app
lies c
ritic
al-t
hink
ing
skill
s to
orga
nize
and
use
info
rmat
ion
acqu
ired
thro
ugh
esta
blish
ed re
sear
ch m
etho
dolo
gies
from
a v
arie
ty o
f val
id so
urce
s, in
clud
ing
elec
tron
ic
tech
nolo
gy.
8.30
So
cial
Stu
dies
skill
s. T
he st
uden
t com
mun
icat
es in
writ
ten,
ora
l, an
d vi
sual
form
s.
8.31
So
cial
Stu
dies
skill
s. T
he st
uden
t use
s pro
blem
-sol
ving
and
dec
ision
-mak
ing
skill
s, w
orki
ng in
depe
nden
tly a
nd w
ith o
ther
s, in
a v
arie
ty o
f set
tings
.
STAA
RTo
ols t
o Kn
ow
Way
s to
Show
≥ 30
% o
f ite
ms
will
be
dual
co
ded
8.10
(A)^
lo
cate
pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s of i
mpo
rtan
ce in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es d
urin
g th
e 17
th, 1
8th,
and
19
th c
entu
ries
8.29
(A)
diffe
rent
iate
bet
wee
n, lo
cate
, and
use
val
id p
rimar
y an
d se
cond
ary
sour
ces s
uch
as
com
pute
r sof
twar
e, d
atab
ases
, med
ia a
nd n
ews s
ervi
ces,
bio
grap
hies
, int
ervi
ews,
and
ar
tifac
ts to
acq
uire
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
8.29
(H)
use
appr
opria
te m
athe
mat
ical
skill
s to
inte
rpre
t soc
ial s
tudi
es in
form
atio
n su
ch a
s map
s an
d gr
aphs
8.
30(A
) us
e so
cial
stud
ies t
erm
inol
ogy
corr
ectly
8.29
(B)
anal
yze
info
rmat
ion
by se
quen
cing
, cat
egor
izing
, ide
ntify
ing
caus
e-an
d-ef
fect
re
latio
nshi
ps, c
ompa
ring,
con
tras
ting,
find
ing
the
mai
n id
ea, s
umm
arizi
ng, m
akin
g ge
nera
lizat
ions
and
pre
dict
ions
, and
dra
win
g in
fere
nces
and
con
clus
ions
8.
29(C
) or
gani
ze a
nd in
terp
ret i
nfor
mat
ion
from
out
lines
, rep
orts
, dat
abas
es, a
nd v
isual
s,
incl
udin
g gr
aphs
, cha
rts,
tim
elin
es, a
nd m
aps
8.29
(D)
iden
tify
poin
ts o
f vie
w fr
om th
e hi
stor
ical
con
text
surr
ound
ing
an e
vent
and
the
fram
e of
re
fere
nce
whi
ch in
fluen
ced
the
part
icip
ants
8.
29(E
) su
ppor
t a p
oint
of v
iew
on
a so
cial
stud
ies i
ssue
or e
vent
8.
29(J
) po
se a
nd a
nsw
er q
uest
ions
abo
ut g
eogr
aphi
c di
strib
utio
ns a
nd p
atte
rns s
how
n on
map
s,
grap
hs, c
hart
s, m
odel
s, a
nd d
atab
ases
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
8.1
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds tr
aditi
onal
hist
oric
al p
oint
s of r
efer
ence
in U
.S. h
istor
y th
roug
h 18
77.
8.2
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e ca
uses
of e
xplo
ratio
n an
d co
loni
zatio
n er
as.
8.3
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e fo
unda
tions
of r
epre
sent
ativ
e go
vern
men
t in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
8.4
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds si
gnifi
cant
pol
itica
l and
eco
nom
ic is
sues
of t
he re
volu
tiona
ry e
ra.
8.5
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e ch
alle
nges
con
fron
ted
by th
e go
vern
men
t and
its l
eade
rs in
the
early
yea
rs o
f the
repu
blic
and
the
Age
of Ja
ckso
n.
8.6
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds w
estw
ard
expa
nsio
n an
d its
effe
cts o
n th
e po
litic
al, e
cono
mic
, and
soci
al d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
nat
ion.
8.7
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow p
oliti
cal,
econ
omic
, and
soci
al fa
ctor
s led
to th
e gr
owth
of s
ectio
nalis
m a
nd th
e Ci
vil W
ar.
8.8
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds in
divi
dual
s, is
sues
, and
eve
nts o
f the
Civ
il W
ar.
8.9
Hist
ory.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e ef
fect
s of R
econ
stru
ctio
n on
the
polit
ical
, eco
nom
ic, a
nd so
cial
life
of t
he n
atio
n.
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psh
ot -
Gra
de
8 So
cia
l Stu
die
s
Sour
ce: T
exas
Edu
catio
n Ag
ency
STA
AR R
esou
rces
RE
V M
ay 2
015
^ =
Spira
l Sta
ndar
ds: c
onte
nt s
tand
ards
incl
uded
in m
any/
mos
t uni
ts o
f ins
truc
tion
to a
dd p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d de
pth
to c
onte
nt a
cros
s chr
onol
ogy
of th
e co
urse
.
Rptg
Cat
ST
AAR
Read
ines
s Sta
ndar
ds
Supp
ortin
g St
anda
rds
1 History
20
8.1(
A)^
iden
tify
the
maj
or e
ras a
nd e
vent
s in
U.S
. hist
ory
thro
ugh
1877
, in
clud
ing
colo
niza
tion,
revo
lutio
n, d
rafti
ng o
f the
Dec
lara
tion
of
Inde
pend
ence
, cre
atio
n an
d ra
tific
atio
n of
the
Cons
titut
ion,
relig
ious
re
viva
ls su
ch a
s the
Sec
ond
Grea
t Aw
aken
ing,
ear
ly re
publ
ic, t
he A
ge o
f Ja
ckso
n, w
estw
ard
expa
nsio
n, re
form
mov
emen
ts, s
ectio
nalis
m, C
ivil
War
, and
Rec
onst
ruct
ion,
and
des
crib
e th
eir c
ause
s and
effe
cts
8.2(
A)
iden
tify
reas
ons f
or E
urop
ean
expl
orat
ion
and
colo
niza
tion
of N
orth
Am
eric
a 8.
3(A)
ex
plai
n th
e re
ason
s for
the
grow
th o
f rep
rese
ntat
ive
gove
rnm
ent a
nd
inst
itutio
ns d
urin
g th
e co
loni
al p
erio
d 8.
4(A)
an
alyz
e ca
uses
of t
he A
mer
ican
Rev
olut
ion,
incl
udin
g th
e Pr
ocla
mat
ion
of 1
763,
the
Into
lera
ble
Acts
, the
Sta
mp
Act,
mer
cant
ilism
, lac
k of
re
pres
enta
tion
in P
arlia
men
t, an
d Br
itish
eco
nom
ic p
olic
ies f
ollo
win
g th
e Fr
ench
and
Indi
an W
ar
8.4(
C)
expl
ain
the
issue
s sur
roun
ding
impo
rtan
t eve
nts o
f the
Am
eric
an
Revo
lutio
n, in
clud
ing
decl
arin
g in
depe
nden
ce; w
ritin
g th
e Ar
ticle
s of
Conf
eder
atio
n; fi
ghtin
g th
e ba
ttle
s of L
exin
gton
, Con
cord
, Sar
atog
a, a
nd
York
tow
n; e
ndur
ing
the
win
ter a
t Val
ley
Forg
e; a
nd si
gnin
g th
e Tr
eaty
of
Paris
of 1
783
8.4(
E)
anal
yze
the
argu
men
ts fo
r and
aga
inst
ratif
icat
ion
8.5(
A)
desc
ribe
maj
or d
omes
tic p
robl
ems f
aced
by
the
lead
ers o
f the
new
re
publ
ic su
ch a
s mai
ntai
ning
nat
iona
l sec
urity
, bui
ldin
g a
mili
tary
, cr
eatin
g a
stab
le e
cono
mic
syst
em, s
ettin
g up
the
cour
t sys
tem
, and
de
finin
g th
e au
thor
ity o
f the
cen
tral
gov
ernm
ent
8.5(
C)
expl
ain
the
orig
in a
nd d
evel
opm
ent o
f Am
eric
an p
oliti
cal p
artie
s 8.
5(E)
id
entif
y th
e fo
reig
n po
licie
s of p
resid
ents
Was
hing
ton
thro
ugh
Mon
roe
and
expl
ain
the
impa
ct o
f Was
hing
ton'
s Far
ewel
l Add
ress
and
the
Mon
roe
Doct
rine
8.6(
A)
expl
ain
how
the
Nor
thw
est O
rdin
ance
est
ablis
hed
prin
cipl
es a
nd
proc
edur
es fo
r ord
erly
exp
ansio
n of
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
8.6(
B)
expl
ain
the
polit
ical
, eco
nom
ic, a
nd so
cial
root
s of M
anife
st D
estin
y 8.
6(D)
ex
plai
n th
e ca
uses
and
effe
cts o
f the
U.S
.-Mex
ican
War
and
thei
r im
pact
on
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
8.7(
C)
anal
yze
the
impa
ct o
f sla
very
on
diffe
rent
sect
ions
of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
8.
8(B)
ex
plai
n th
e ca
uses
of t
he C
ivil
War
, inc
ludi
ng se
ctio
nalis
m, s
tate
s' rig
hts,
an
d sla
very
, and
sign
ifica
nt e
vent
s of t
he C
ivil
War
, inc
ludi
ng th
e fir
ing
on F
ort S
umte
r; th
e ba
ttle
s of A
ntie
tam
, Get
tysb
urg,
and
Vic
ksbu
rg; t
he
anno
unce
men
t of t
he E
man
cipa
tion
Proc
lam
atio
n; L
ee's
surr
ende
r at
Appo
mat
tox
Cour
t Hou
se; a
nd th
e as
sass
inat
ion
of A
brah
am L
inco
ln
8.9(
C)
expl
ain
the
econ
omic
, pol
itica
l, an
d so
cial
pro
blem
s dur
ing
Reco
nstr
uctio
n an
d ev
alua
te th
eir i
mpa
ct o
n di
ffere
nt g
roup
s
8.1(
B)^
appl
y ab
solu
te a
nd re
lativ
e ch
rono
logy
thro
ugh
the
sequ
enci
ng o
f sig
nific
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls, e
vent
s, a
nd
time
perio
ds
8.1(
C)
expl
ain
the
signi
fican
ce o
f the
follo
win
g da
tes:
160
7, fo
undi
ng o
f Jam
esto
wn;
162
0, a
rriv
al o
f the
Pi
lgrim
s and
sign
ing
of th
e M
ayflo
wer
Com
pact
; 177
6, a
dopt
ion
of th
e De
clar
atio
n of
Inde
pend
ence
; 17
87, w
ritin
g of
the
U.S
. Con
stitu
tion;
180
3, L
ouisi
ana
Purc
hase
; and
186
1–18
65, C
ivil
War
8.
2(B)
co
mpa
re p
oliti
cal,
econ
omic
, rel
igio
us, a
nd so
cial
reas
ons f
or th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent o
f the
13
Engl
ish
colo
nies
8.
3(B)
an
alyz
e th
e im
port
ance
of t
he M
ayflo
wer
Com
pact
, the
Fun
dam
enta
l Ord
ers o
f Con
nect
icut
, and
the
Virg
inia
Hou
se o
f Bur
gess
es to
the
grow
th o
f rep
rese
ntat
ive
gove
rnm
ent
8.3(
C)
desc
ribe
how
relig
ion
and
virt
ue c
ontr
ibut
ed to
the
grow
th o
f rep
rese
ntat
ive
gove
rnm
ent i
n th
e Am
eric
an c
olon
ies
8.4(
B)
expl
ain
the
role
s pla
yed
by si
gnifi
cant
indi
vidu
als d
urin
g th
e Am
eric
an R
evol
utio
n, in
clud
ing
Abig
ail
Adam
s, Jo
hn A
dam
s, W
entw
orth
Che
swel
l, Sa
mue
l Ada
ms,
Mer
cy O
tis W
arre
n, Ja
mes
Arm
istea
d,
Benj
amin
Fra
nklin
, Ber
nard
o de
Gál
vez,
Cris
pus A
ttuc
ks, K
ing
Geor
ge II
I, Ha
ym S
alom
on, P
atric
k He
nry,
Tho
mas
Jeffe
rson
, the
Mar
quis
de L
afay
ette
, Tho
mas
Pai
ne, a
nd G
eorg
e W
ashi
ngto
n 8.
4(D)
an
alyz
e th
e iss
ues o
f the
Con
stitu
tiona
l Con
vent
ion
of 1
787,
incl
udin
g th
e Gr
eat C
ompr
omise
and
th
e Th
ree-
Fifth
s Com
prom
ise
8.5(
B)
sum
mar
ize a
rgum
ents
rega
rdin
g pr
otec
tive
tarif
fs, t
axat
ion,
and
the
bank
ing
syst
em
8.5(
D)
expl
ain
the
caus
es, i
mpo
rtan
t eve
nts,
and
effe
cts o
f the
War
of 1
812
8.5(
F)
expl
ain
the
impa
ct o
f the
ele
ctio
n of
And
rew
Jack
son,
incl
udin
g ex
pand
ed su
ffrag
e 8.
5(G)
an
alyz
e th
e re
ason
s for
the
rem
oval
and
rese
ttle
men
t of C
hero
kee
Indi
ans
durin
g th
e Ja
ckso
nian
er
a, in
clud
ing
the
Indi
an R
emov
al A
ct, W
orce
ster
v. G
eorg
ia, a
nd th
e Tr
ail o
f Tea
rs
8.6(
C)
anal
yze
the
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
the
conc
ept o
f Man
ifest
Des
tiny
and
the
wes
twar
d gr
owth
of t
he
natio
n 8.
6(E)
id
entif
y ar
eas t
hat w
ere
acqu
ired
to fo
rm th
e U
nite
d St
ates
, inc
ludi
ng th
e Lo
uisia
na P
urch
ase
8.7(
A)
anal
yze
the
impa
ct o
f tar
iff p
olic
ies o
n se
ctio
ns o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es b
efor
e th
e Ci
vil W
ar
8.7(
B)
com
pare
the
effe
cts o
f pol
itica
l, ec
onom
ic, a
nd so
cial
fact
ors o
n sla
ves a
nd fr
ee b
lack
s 8.
7(D)
id
entif
y th
e pr
ovisi
ons a
nd c
ompa
re th
e ef
fect
s of c
ongr
essio
nal c
onfli
cts a
nd c
ompr
omise
s prio
r to
the
Civi
l War
, inc
ludi
ng th
e ro
les o
f Joh
n Q
uinc
y Ad
ams,
John
C. C
alho
un, H
enry
Cla
y, a
nd D
anie
l W
ebst
er
8.8(
A)
expl
ain
the
role
s pla
yed
by si
gnifi
cant
indi
vidu
als d
urin
g th
e Ci
vil W
ar, i
nclu
ding
Jeffe
rson
Dav
is,
Uly
sses
S. G
rant
, Rob
ert E
. Lee
, and
Abr
aham
Lin
coln
, and
her
oes s
uch
as c
ongr
essio
nal M
edal
of
Hono
r rec
ipie
nts W
illia
m C
arne
y an
d Ph
ilip
Baza
ar
8.8(
C)
anal
yze
Abra
ham
Lin
coln
's id
eas a
bout
libe
rty,
equ
ality
, uni
on, a
nd g
over
nmen
t as c
onta
ined
in h
is fir
st a
nd se
cond
inau
gura
l add
ress
es a
nd th
e Ge
ttys
burg
Add
ress
and
con
tras
t the
m w
ith th
e id
eas
cont
aine
d in
Jeffe
rson
Dav
is's i
naug
ural
add
ress
8.
9(A)
ev
alua
te le
gisla
tive
refo
rm p
rogr
ams o
f the
Rad
ical
Rec
onst
ruct
ion
Cong
ress
and
reco
nstr
ucte
d st
ate
gove
rnm
ents
8.
9(B)
ev
alua
te th
e im
pact
of t
he e
lect
ion
of H
iram
Rho
des R
evel
s 8.
9(D)
id
entif
y th
e ef
fect
s of l
egisl
ativ
e ac
ts su
ch a
s the
Hom
este
ad A
ct, t
he D
awes
Act
, and
the
Mor
rill A
ct
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psh
ot -
Gra
de
8 So
cia
l Stu
die
s So
urce
: Tex
as E
duca
tion
Agen
cy S
TAAR
Res
ourc
es
RE
V M
ay 2
015
^ =
Spira
l Sta
ndar
ds: c
onte
nt s
tand
ards
incl
uded
in m
any/
mos
t uni
ts o
f ins
truc
tion
to a
dd p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d de
pth
to c
onte
nt a
cros
s chr
onol
ogy
of th
e co
urse
.
2 Geography and Culture
12
8.10
(B)^
com
pare
pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
in te
rms o
f ph
ysic
al a
nd h
uman
cha
ract
erist
ics
8.
10(C
)^ a
naly
ze th
e ef
fect
s of p
hysic
al a
nd h
uman
geo
grap
hic
fact
ors o
n m
ajor
hist
oric
al a
nd c
onte
mpo
rary
eve
nts i
n th
e U
nite
d St
ates
8.
11(A
)^ a
naly
ze h
ow p
hysic
al c
hara
cter
istic
s of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t inf
luen
ced
popu
latio
n di
strib
utio
n, se
ttle
men
t pat
tern
s, a
nd e
cono
mic
ac
tiviti
es in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es d
urin
g th
e 17
th, 1
8th,
and
19t
h ce
ntur
ies
8.23
(A)
iden
tify
sele
cted
raci
al, e
thni
c, a
nd re
ligio
us g
roup
s tha
t set
tled
in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es a
nd e
xpla
in th
eir r
easo
ns fo
r im
mig
ratio
n 8.
24(B
) ev
alua
te th
e im
pact
of r
efor
m m
ovem
ents
, inc
ludi
ng e
duca
tiona
l re
form
, tem
pera
nce,
the
wom
en's
right
s mov
emen
t, pr
ison
refo
rm, a
bolit
ion,
the
labo
r ref
orm
mov
emen
t, an
d ca
re o
f the
di
sabl
ed
8.25
(C)
anal
yze
the
impa
ct o
f the
Firs
t Am
endm
ent g
uara
ntee
s of r
elig
ious
fr
eedo
m o
n th
e Am
eric
an w
ay o
f life
8.11
(B)^
des
crib
e th
e po
sitiv
e an
d ne
gativ
e co
nseq
uenc
es o
f hum
an m
odifi
catio
n of
the
phys
ical
env
ironm
ent o
f th
e U
nite
d St
ates
8.
11(C
)^ d
escr
ibe
how
diff
eren
t im
mig
rant
gro
ups i
nter
acte
d w
ith th
e en
viro
nmen
t in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es d
urin
g th
e 17
th, 1
8th,
and
19t
h ce
ntur
ies
8.23
(B)
expl
ain
the
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
urba
niza
tion
and
conf
licts
resu
lting
from
diff
eren
ces i
n re
ligio
n, so
cial
cl
ass,
and
pol
itica
l bel
iefs
8.
23(C
)^ i
dent
ify w
ays c
onfli
cts b
etw
een
peop
le fr
om v
ario
us ra
cial
, eth
nic,
and
relig
ious
gro
ups w
ere
reso
lved
8.
23(D
)^ a
naly
ze th
e co
ntrib
utio
ns o
f peo
ple
of v
ario
us ra
cial
, eth
nic,
and
relig
ious
gro
ups t
o ou
r nat
iona
l ide
ntity
8.
23(E
)^ i
dent
ify th
e po
litic
al, s
ocia
l, an
d ec
onom
ic c
ontr
ibut
ions
of w
omen
to A
mer
ican
soci
ety
8.24
(A)
desc
ribe
the
hist
oric
al d
evel
opm
ent o
f the
abo
litio
nist
mov
emen
t 8.
25(A
) tr
ace
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f rel
igio
us fr
eedo
m in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
8.25
(B)
desc
ribe
relig
ious
mot
ivat
ion
for i
mm
igra
tion
and
influ
ence
on
soci
al m
ovem
ents
, inc
ludi
ng th
e im
pact
of
the
first
and
seco
nd G
reat
Aw
aken
ings
8.
26(A
) de
scrib
e de
velo
pmen
ts in
art
, mus
ic, a
nd li
tera
ture
that
are
uni
que
to A
mer
ican
cul
ture
such
as t
he
Huds
on R
iver
Sch
ool a
rtist
s, Jo
hn Ja
mes
Aud
ubon
, "Ba
ttle
Hym
n of
the
Repu
blic
," tr
ansc
ende
ntal
ism, a
nd
othe
r cul
tura
l act
iviti
es in
the
hist
ory
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
8.
26(B
)^ id
entif
y ex
ampl
es o
f Am
eric
an a
rt, m
usic
, and
lite
ratu
re th
at re
flect
soci
ety
in d
iffer
ent e
ras
8.26
(C)
anal
yze
the
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
fine
arts
and
con
tinui
ty a
nd c
hang
e in
the
Amer
ican
way
of l
ife
Kn
owle
dge
and
Skill
s Sta
tem
ents
8.15
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
Amer
ican
bel
iefs
and
prin
cipl
es re
flect
ed in
the
Decl
arat
ion
of In
depe
nden
ce, t
he U
.S. C
onst
itutio
n, a
nd o
ther
impo
rtan
t hist
oric
doc
umen
ts.
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
8.10
G
eogr
aphy
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e lo
catio
n an
d ch
arac
teris
tics o
f pla
ces a
nd re
gion
s of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
, pas
t and
pre
sent
.
8.11
G
eogr
aphy
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e ph
ysic
al c
hara
cter
istic
s of N
orth
Am
eric
a an
d ho
w h
uman
s ada
pted
to a
nd m
odifi
ed th
e en
viro
nmen
t thr
ough
the
mid
-19t
h ce
ntur
y.
8.23
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e re
latio
nshi
ps b
etw
een
and
amon
g pe
ople
from
var
ious
gro
ups,
incl
udin
g ra
cial
, eth
nic,
and
relig
ious
gro
ups,
dur
ing
the
17th
, 18t
h, a
nd 1
9th
cent
urie
s.
8.24
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e m
ajor
refo
rm m
ovem
ents
of t
he 1
9th
cent
ury.
8.25
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
pact
of r
elig
ion
on th
e Am
eric
an w
ay o
f life
.
8.26
Cu
lture
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e re
latio
nshi
p be
twee
n th
e ar
ts a
nd th
e tim
es d
urin
g w
hich
they
wer
e cr
eate
d.
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de
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cia
l Stu
die
s So
urce
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as E
duca
tion
Agen
cy S
TAAR
Res
ourc
es
RE
V M
ay 2
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Spira
l Sta
ndar
ds: c
onte
nt s
tand
ards
incl
uded
in m
any/
mos
t uni
ts o
f ins
truc
tion
to a
dd p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d de
pth
to c
onte
nt a
cros
s chr
onol
ogy
of th
e co
urse
.
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
8.16
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
proc
ess o
f cha
ngin
g th
e U
.S. C
onst
itutio
n an
d th
e im
pact
of a
men
dmen
ts o
n Am
eric
an so
ciet
y.
8.17
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
dyna
mic
nat
ure
of th
e po
wer
s of t
he n
atio
nal g
over
nmen
t and
stat
e go
vern
men
ts in
a fe
dera
l sys
tem
.
8.18
G
over
nmen
t. Th
e st
uden
t und
erst
ands
the
impa
ct o
f lan
dmar
k Su
prem
e Co
urt c
ases
.
8.19
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e rig
hts a
nd re
spon
sibili
ties o
f citi
zens
of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
.
8.20
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
port
ance
of v
olun
tary
indi
vidu
al p
artic
ipat
ion
in th
e de
moc
ratic
pro
cess
.
8.21
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
port
ance
of t
he e
xpre
ssio
n of
diff
eren
t poi
nts o
f vie
w in
a c
onst
itutio
nal r
epub
lic.
8.22
Ci
tizen
ship
. The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
port
ance
of e
ffect
ive
lead
ersh
ip in
a c
onst
itutio
nal r
epub
lic.
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8.15
(A)
iden
tify
the
influ
ence
of i
deas
from
hist
oric
doc
umen
ts, i
nclu
ding
th
e M
agna
Car
ta, t
he E
nglis
h Bi
ll of
Rig
hts,
the
May
flow
er
Com
pact
, the
Fed
eral
ist P
aper
s, a
nd se
lect
ed A
nti-F
eder
alist
w
ritin
gs, o
n th
e U
.S. s
yste
m o
f gov
ernm
ent
8.15
(C)
iden
tify
colo
nial
grie
vanc
es li
sted
in th
e De
clar
atio
n of
In
depe
nden
ce a
nd e
xpla
in h
ow th
ose
grie
vanc
es w
ere
addr
esse
d in
the
U.S
. Con
stitu
tion
and
the
Bill
of R
ight
s 8.
15(D
)^ a
naly
ze h
ow th
e U
.S. C
onst
itutio
n re
flect
s the
prin
cipl
es o
f lim
ited
gove
rnm
ent,
repu
blic
anism
, che
cks a
nd b
alan
ces,
fede
ralis
m,
sepa
ratio
n of
pow
ers,
pop
ular
sove
reig
nty,
and
indi
vidu
al ri
ghts
8.
16(A
) su
mm
arize
the
purp
oses
for a
nd p
roce
ss o
f am
endi
ng th
e U
.S.
Cons
titut
ion
8.16
(B)
desc
ribe
the
impa
ct o
f 19t
h-ce
ntur
y am
endm
ents
, inc
ludi
ng th
e 13
th, 1
4th,
and
15t
h am
endm
ents
, on
life
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
8.
17(A
) an
alyz
e th
e ar
gum
ents
of t
he F
eder
alist
s and
Ant
i-Fed
eral
ists,
in
clud
ing
thos
e of
Ale
xand
er H
amilt
on, P
atric
k He
nry,
Jam
es
Mad
ison,
and
Geo
rge
Mas
on
8.17
(B)
expl
ain
cons
titut
iona
l iss
ues a
risin
g ov
er th
e iss
ue o
f sta
tes'
right
s,
incl
udin
g th
e N
ullif
icat
ion
Crisi
s and
the
Civi
l War
8.
18(A
) id
entif
y th
e or
igin
of j
udic
ial r
evie
w a
nd a
naly
ze e
xam
ples
of
cong
ress
iona
l and
pre
siden
tial r
espo
nses
8.
19(A
) de
fine
and
give
exa
mpl
es o
f una
liena
ble
right
s 8.
19(B
) su
mm
arize
righ
ts g
uara
ntee
d in
the
Bill
of R
ight
s
8.15
(B)
sum
mar
ize th
e st
reng
ths a
nd w
eakn
esse
s of t
he A
rtic
les o
f Con
fede
ratio
n 8.
18(B
) su
mm
arize
the
issue
s, d
ecisi
ons,
and
sign
ifica
nce
of la
ndm
ark
Supr
eme
Cour
t cas
es, i
nclu
ding
Mar
bury
v.
Mad
ison,
McC
ullo
ch v
. Mar
ylan
d, a
nd G
ibbo
ns v
. Ogd
en
8.18
(C)
eval
uate
the
impa
ct o
f sel
ecte
d la
ndm
ark
Supr
eme
Cour
t dec
ision
s, in
clud
ing
Dred
Sco
tt v
. San
dfor
d, o
n lif
e in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
8.19
(D)
iden
tify
exam
ples
of r
espo
nsib
le c
itize
nshi
p, in
clud
ing
obey
ing
rule
s and
law
s, st
ayin
g in
form
ed o
n pu
blic
iss
ues,
vot
ing,
and
serv
ing
on ju
ries
8.19
(E)
sum
mar
ize th
e cr
iteria
and
exp
lain
the
proc
ess f
or b
ecom
ing
a na
tura
lized
citi
zen
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
8.
20(A
) ex
plai
n th
e ro
le o
f sig
nific
ant i
ndiv
idua
ls su
ch a
s Tho
mas
Hoo
ker,
Char
les d
e M
onte
squi
eu, J
ohn
Lock
e,
Will
iam
Bla
ckst
one,
and
Will
iam
Pen
n in
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f sel
f-gov
ernm
ent i
n co
loni
al A
mer
ica
8.20
(B)
eval
uate
the
cont
ribut
ions
of t
he F
ound
ing
Fath
ers a
s mod
els o
f civ
ic v
irtue
8.
20(C
) an
alyz
e re
ason
s for
and
the
impa
ct o
f sel
ecte
d ex
ampl
es o
f civ
il di
sobe
dien
ce in
U.S
. hist
ory
such
as t
he
Bost
on T
ea P
arty
and
Hen
ry D
avid
Tho
reau
's re
fusa
l to
pay
a ta
x 8.
21(A
)^ id
entif
y di
ffere
nt p
oint
s of v
iew
of p
oliti
cal p
artie
s and
inte
rest
gro
ups o
n im
port
ant h
istor
ical
and
co
ntem
pora
ry is
sues
8.
21(B
) de
scrib
e th
e im
port
ance
of f
ree
spee
ch a
nd p
ress
in a
con
stitu
tiona
l rep
ublic
8.
21(C
)^ s
umm
arize
a h
istor
ical
eve
nt in
whi
ch c
ompr
omise
resu
lted
in a
pea
cefu
l res
olut
ion
8.22
(A)
anal
yze
the
lead
ersh
ip q
ualit
ies o
f ele
cted
and
app
oint
ed le
ader
s of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
such
as G
eorg
e W
ashi
ngto
n, Jo
hn M
arsh
all,
and
Abra
ham
Lin
coln
8.
22(B
) de
scrib
e th
e co
ntrib
utio
ns o
f sig
nific
ant p
oliti
cal,
soci
al, a
nd m
ilita
ry le
ader
s of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
such
as
Fred
eric
k Do
ugla
ss, J
ohn
Paul
Jone
s, Ja
mes
Mon
roe,
Sto
new
all J
acks
on, S
usan
B. A
ntho
ny, a
nd E
lizab
eth
Cady
Sta
nton
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ot -
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de
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cia
l Stu
die
s
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ce: T
exas
Edu
catio
n Ag
ency
STA
AR R
esou
rces
RE
V M
ay 2
015
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l Sta
ndar
ds: c
onte
nt s
tand
ards
incl
uded
in m
any/
mos
t uni
ts o
f ins
truc
tion
to a
dd p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d de
pth
to c
onte
nt a
cros
s chr
onol
ogy
of th
e co
urse
.
Know
ledg
e an
d Sk
ills S
tate
men
ts
8.12
Ec
onom
ics.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds w
hy v
ario
us se
ctio
ns o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es d
evel
oped
diff
eren
t pat
tern
s of e
cono
mic
act
ivity
.
8.13
Ec
onom
ics.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds h
ow v
ario
us e
cono
mic
forc
es re
sulte
d in
the
Indu
stria
l Rev
olut
ion
in th
e 19
th c
entu
ry.
8.14
Ec
onom
ics.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e or
igin
s and
dev
elop
men
t of t
he fr
ee e
nter
prise
syst
em in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
8.27
Sc
ienc
e, te
chno
logy
, and
soci
ety.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
pact
of s
cien
ce a
nd te
chno
logy
on
the
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
.
8.28
Sc
ienc
e, te
chno
logy
, and
soci
ety.
The
stud
ent u
nder
stan
ds th
e im
pact
of s
cien
tific
disc
over
ies a
nd te
chno
logi
cal i
nnov
atio
ns o
n da
ily li
fe in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
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8.12
(B)
expl
ain
reas
ons f
or th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he p
lant
atio
n sy
stem
, the
tr
ansa
tlant
ic sl
ave
trad
e, a
nd th
e sp
read
of s
lave
ry
8.12
(D)^
ana
lyze
the
caus
es a
nd e
ffect
s of e
cono
mic
diff
eren
ces a
mon
g di
ffere
nt re
gion
s of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
at s
elec
ted
times
in U
.S.
hist
ory
8.13
(B)
iden
tify
the
econ
omic
fact
ors t
hat b
roug
ht a
bout
rapi
d in
dust
rializ
atio
n an
d ur
bani
zatio
n 8.
27(A
) ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of t
echn
olog
ical
and
scie
ntifi
c in
nova
tions
such
as
the
stea
mbo
at, t
he c
otto
n gi
n, a
nd in
terc
hang
eabl
e pa
rts
8.27
(B)^
ana
lyze
the
impa
ct o
f tra
nspo
rtat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ion
syst
ems
on th
e gr
owth
, dev
elop
men
t, an
d ur
bani
zatio
n of
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
8.12
(A)^
iden
tify
econ
omic
diff
eren
ces a
mon
g di
ffere
nt re
gion
s of t
he U
nite
d St
ates
8.
12(C
) ex
plai
n th
e re
ason
s for
the
incr
ease
in fa
ctor
ies a
nd u
rban
izatio
n 8.
13(A
) an
alyz
e th
e W
ar o
f 181
2 as
a c
ause
of e
cono
mic
cha
nges
in th
e na
tion
8.14
(A)
expl
ain
why
a fr
ee e
nter
prise
syst
em o
f eco
nom
ics d
evel
oped
in th
e ne
w n
atio
n, in
clud
ing
min
imal
go
vern
men
t int
rusio
n, ta
xatio
n, a
nd p
rope
rty
right
s 8.
14(B
) de
scrib
e th
e ch
arac
teris
tics a
nd th
e be
nefit
s of t
he U
.S. f
ree
ente
rpris
e sy
stem
dur
ing
the
18th
and
19t
h ce
ntur
ies
8.27
(C)
anal
yze
how
tech
nolo
gica
l inn
ovat
ions
cha
nged
the
way
goo
ds w
ere
man
ufac
ture
d an
d m
arke
ted,
na
tiona
lly a
nd in
tern
atio
nally
8.
27(D
) ex
plai
n ho
w te
chno
logi
cal i
nnov
atio
ns b
roug
ht a
bout
eco
nom
ic g
row
th su
ch a
s how
the
fact
ory
syst
em
cont
ribut
ed to
rapi
d in
dust
rializ
atio
n an
d th
e Tr
ansc
ontin
enta
l Rai
lroad
led
to th
e op
enin
g of
the
wes
t 8.
28(A
)^ c
ompa
re th
e ef
fect
s of s
cien
tific
disc
over
ies a
nd te
chno
logi
cal i
nnov
atio
ns th
at h
ave
influ
ence
d da
ily li
fe
in d
iffer
ent p
erio
ds in
U.S
. hist
ory
8.28
(B)
iden
tify
exam
ples
of h
ow in
dust
rializ
atio
n ch
ange
d lif
e in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es
# Ite
ms
52
31-3
4 qu
estio
ns fr
om R
eadi
ness
Sta
ndar
ds
18-2
1 qu
estio
ns fr
om S
uppo
rtin
g St
anda
rds
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The
clas
sific
atio
n of
stan
dard
s on
this
TEKS
Sna
psho
t rep
rese
nts t
he re
view
ed a
nd sy
nthe
sized
inpu
t of a
sam
ple
of T
exas
Soc
ial S
tudi
es e
duca
tors
. Thi
s TEK
S Sn
apsh
ot D
OES
NO
T re
pres
ent a
pub
licat
ion
of th
e Te
xas E
duca
tion
Agen
cy. D
istric
t cu
rric
ulum
mat
eria
ls m
ay re
flect
oth
er c
lass
ifica
tions
.
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Repo
rting Category #1: History
1
8.1(A) ide
ntify
the major eras a
nd events in
U.S. history through 1877, including
colon
ization,
revolutio
n, drafting of th
e De
claration of
Inde
pend
ence, creation and ratification of th
e Co
nstitution, re
ligious re
vivals such as the
Secon
d Great Awaken
ing, early re
public, the
Age of
Jackson, westw
ard expansion, re
form
movem
ents,
sectionalism, Civil War, and
Recon
struction, and
de
scrib
e their causes a
nd effe
cts
64%
38%
44%
8.1(B) app
ly absolute and relativ
e chrono
logy
through the sequ
encing
of significant
individu
als, events, and
time pe
riods
ND
ND
ND
8.1(C) explain th
e sig
nificance of the
following dates: 1607, fo
unding
of Jam
estown;
1620, arrival of the
Pilgrim
s and
signing of th
e Mayflo
wer Com
pact; 1776, ado
ption of th
e De
claration of Inde
pend
ence; 1787, writing of
the U.S. C
onstitu
tion; 1803, Lou
isiana Pu
rchase;
and 1861
‐186
5, Civil War
ND
ND
25%
1 8.2(A) ide
ntify
reason
s for Europ
ean
exploration and colonizatio
n of North America
ND
55%
ND
8.2(B) com
pare political, econ
omic, religious,
and social re
ason
s for the
establishm
ent o
f the
13
English colonies
ND
ND
1 8.3(A) explain th
e reason
s for th
e grow
th of
represen
tativ
e governmen
t and
institu
tions during
the colonial period
56%
70%
48%
8.3(B) analyze th
e im
portance of the
Mayflo
wer Com
pact, the
Fun
damen
tal O
rders o
f Co
nnecticut, and
the Virginia Hou
se of
Burgesses to the grow
th of rep
resentative
governmen
t
ND
ND
59%
8.3(C) describe ho
w re
ligion and virtue
contrib
uted
to th
e grow
th of rep
resentative
governmen
t in the Am
erican
colon
ies
77%
36%
ND
1
8.4(A) analyze causes o
f the
American
Re
volutio
n, includ
ing the Proclamation of 1763,
the Intolerable Acts, the
Stamp Act, mercantilism
, lack of rep
resentation in Parliamen
t, and British
econ
omic policies following the Fren
ch and
Indian
War
59%
60%
31%
8.4(B) explain th
e roles p
layed by
significant
individu
als d
uring the Am
erican
Revolution,
includ
ing Ab
igail A
dams, Jo
hn Adams,
Wen
tworth Che
swell, Samue
l Adams, M
ercy
Otis W
arren, Ja
mes Arm
istead, Ben
jamin
Franklin, B
ernardo de
Gálvez, Crispu
s Attucks,
King
Geo
rge III, H
aym Salom
on, Patrick Hen
ry,
Thom
as Je
fferson
, the
Marqu
is de
Lafayette,
Thom
as Paine
, and
Geo
rge Washington
ND
ND
68%
1
8.4(C) explain th
e issue
s surroun
ding
impo
rtant
even
ts of the
American
Revolution, includ
ing
declaring inde
pend
ence; w
riting the Articles o
f Co
nfed
eration; fightin
g the battles o
f Lexington
, Co
ncord, Saratoga, and
Yorktow
n; end
uring the
winter a
t Valley Forge; and
signing the Treaty of
Paris of 1
783
52%
53%
62%
1 8.4(E) analyze th
e argumen
ts fo
r and
against
ratification
43%
70%
54%
8.4(D) analyze th
e issue
s of the
Con
stitu
tional
Conven
tion of 178
7, includ
ing the Great
Comprom
ise and
the Three‐Fifths Com
prom
ise
84%
ND
63%
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8.5(A) describe major dom
estic
problem
s faced
by th
e leaders o
f the
new
repu
blic su
ch as
maintaining
national security
, building a military,
creatin
g a stable econo
mic sy
stem
, settin
g up
the
court system, and
defining the authority
of the
central governm
ent
44%
69%
38%
8.5(B) sum
marize argumen
ts re
garding
protectiv
e tariffs, taxation, and
the banking
system
ND
ND
ND
8.5(C) explain th
e origin and
develop
men
t of
American
political partie
s 74%
53%
53%
8.5(E) ide
ntify
the foreign po
licies o
f presid
ents
Washington through Mon
roe and explain the
impact of W
ashington's F
arew
ell A
ddress and
the
Mon
roe Do
ctrin
e
75%
35%
ND
8.5(D) explain th
e causes, impo
rtant e
vents,
and effects o
f the
War of 1
812
ND
ND
53%
8.5(F) explain th
e im
pact of the
election of
Andrew
Jackson, includ
ing expand
ed su
ffrage
51%
ND
ND
8.5(G)ANALYZE the reason
s for th
e removal
and resettlemen
t of C
herokee Indians d
uring the
Jacksonian
era, including
the Indian
Rem
oval
Act, Worcester v. G
eorgia, and
the Trail of T
ears.
82%
ND
ND
1
8.6(A) explain how
the Northwest O
rdinance
establish
ed prin
ciples and
procedu
res for orderly
expansion of th
e United States
ND
40%
56%
8.6(C) analyze th
e relatio
nship be
tween the
concep
t of M
anife
st Destin
y and the westw
ard
grow
th of the
nation
ND
64%
ND
8.6(B) explain th
e po
litical, econo
mic, and
social ro
ots o
f Manife
st Destin
y 65%
53%
47%
8.6(E) ide
ntify
areas th
at were acqu
ired to
form
the United States, including
the Louisia
na
Purchase
40%
ND
ND
8.6(D) explain th
e causes and
effe
cts o
f the
U.S.‐M
exican
War and
their impact on the United
States
41%
48%
86%
1 8.7(C) analyze th
e im
pact of slavery on diffe
rent
sections of the
United States
55%
67%
36%
8.7(A) analyze th
e im
pact of tariff policies o
n sections of the
United States before the Civil
War
ND
ND
ND
8.7(B) com
pare th
e effects o
f political,
econ
omic, and
social factors on sla
ves a
nd free
blacks
ND
ND
ND
8.7(D) ide
ntify
the provision
s and
com
pare
the effects o
f con
gressio
nal con
flicts a
nd
comprom
ises p
rior to the Civil W
ar, including
the roles of Jo
hn Quincy Ad
ams, Jo
hn C.
Calhou
n, Hen
ry Clay, and
Daniel W
ebster
ND
ND
ND
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8.8(B) explain th
e causes of the
Civil War,
includ
ing sectionalism, states' rig
hts, and
slavery,
and sig
nificant e
vents o
f the
Civil War, including
the firing on
Fort S
umter; the battles o
f Antietam,
Gettysburg, and
Vicksbu
rg; the
ann
ouncem
ent o
f the Em
ancipatio
n Proclamation; Lee's surren
der
at App
omattox Co
urt H
ouse; and
the
assassination of Abraham
Lincoln
36%
57%
60%
8.8(A) explain th
e roles p
layed by
significant
individu
als d
uring the Civil W
ar, including
Jeffe
rson
Davis, Ulysses S. G
rant, R
obert E
. Lee,
and Ab
raham Lincoln, and
heroe
s such as
congressional M
edal of H
onor re
cipien
ts W
illiam
Carney and
Philip
Bazaar
73%
ND
ND
8.8(C) analyze Abraham
Lincoln's ideas a
bout
liberty, equ
ality
, union
, and
governm
ent a
s containe
d in his first and
second
inaugural
addresses a
nd th
e Gettysburg Ad
dress a
nd
contrast th
em with
the ideas c
ontained
in
Jeffe
rson
Davis's inaugural add
ress
ND
65%
51%
1 8.9(C) explain th
e econ
omic, political, and
social problem
s during Re
constructio
n and
evaluate th
eir impact on diffe
rent group
s 38%
58%
62%
8.9(A) evaluate legisla
tive reform
program
s of th
e Ra
dical Recon
struction Co
ngress and
reconstructed state governmen
ts
ND
59%
ND
8.9(B) evaluate the im
pact of the
election of
Hiram Rho
des R
evels
ND
44%
ND
8.9(D) ide
ntify
the effects o
f legislative acts
such as the
Hom
estead
Act, the
Daw
es Act, and
the Morrill A
ct
ND
ND
ND
Repo
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and
Culture
2
8.10
(B) compare places a
nd re
gion
s of the
United States in
term
s of p
hysic
al and
hum
an
characteristics
54%
70%
39%
8.10
(A) locate places a
nd re
gion
s of
impo
rtance in
the United States during the 17th,
18th, and
19th centuries
ND
ND
41%
8.10
(C) analyze the effects o
f physic
al and
hu
man
geo
graphic factors o
n major historical and
contem
porary events in the United States
46%
36%
ND
2
8.11
(A) analyze ho
w physic
al characteristics o
f the en
vironm
ent influen
ced po
pulatio
n distrib
ution, se
ttlemen
t patterns, and
econo
mic
activ
ities in
the United States during the 17th,
18th, and
19th centuries
63%
48%
ND
8.11
(B) de
scrib
e the po
sitive and ne
gativ
e conseq
uences of h
uman
mod
ificatio
n of th
e ph
ysical enviro
nmen
t of the
United States
49%
42%
ND
8.11
(C) de
scrib
e ho
w differen
t immigrant
grou
ps interacted
with
the en
vironm
ent in the
United States during the 17th, 18th, and
19th
centuries
ND
ND
ND
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(A) iden
tify selected
racial, ethnic, and
religious group
s that settle
d in th
e United States
and explain their reasons fo
r immigratio
n 48%
30%
45%
8.23
(B) explain the relatio
nship be
tween
urbanizatio
n and conflicts re
sulting
from
diffe
rences in
religion, so
cial class, and
political
beliefs
ND
36%
ND
8.23
(C) iden
tify ways c
onflicts b
etween
peop
le from
various ra
cial, ethnic, and
religious
grou
ps were resolved
ND
47%
35%
8.23
(D) analyze the contrib
utions of p
eople
of various ra
cial, ethnic, and
religious group
s to
our n
ational ide
ntity
ND
66%
ND
8.23
(E) iden
tify the po
litical, social, and
econ
omic con
tributions of w
omen
to American
society
ND
ND
86%
2
8.24
(B) evaluate th
e im
pact of reform
movem
ents, includinged
ucational reform,
tempe
rance, th
e wom
en's rig
hts m
ovem
ent,
priso
n reform
, abo
lition, th
e labo
r movem
ent, and
care of the
disa
bled
61%
54%
59%
8.24
(A) de
scrib
e the historical develop
men
t of th
e abolition
ist m
ovem
ent
38%
62%
57%
2 8.25
(C) analyze the im
pact of the
First
Amen
dmen
t guarantees o
f religious freedo
m on
the Am
erican
way of life
78%
45%
66%
8.25
(A) trace the de
velopm
ent o
f religious
freedo
m in
the United States
72%
ND
66%
8.25
(B) de
scrib
e religious m
otivation for
immigratio
n and influ
ence on social m
ovem
ents,
includ
ing the im
pact of the
first a
nd se
cond
Great Awaken
ings
46%
ND
ND
2
8.26
(A) de
scrib
e de
velopm
ents in
art, m
usic,
and literature that are uniqu
e to American
cultu
re su
ch as the
Hud
son River S
choo
l artists,
John
James Aud
ubon
, "Ba
ttle Hym
n of th
e Re
public," transcen
dentalism
, and
other cultural
activ
ities in
the history of th
e United States
25%
ND
ND
8.26
(B) ide
ntify
examples of A
merican
art,
music, and
literature th
at re
flect so
ciety in
diffe
rent eras.
ND
ND
ND
8.26
(C) analyze the relatio
nship be
tween fin
e arts and
con
tinuity and
change in th
e Am
erican
way of life
76%
42%
70%
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ent a
nd Citizenship
3
8.15
(A) iden
tify the influ
ence of ide
as from
historic docum
ents, including
the Magna
Carta,
the En
glish
Bill of R
ights, th
e Mayflo
wer Com
pact,
the Fede
ralist P
apers, and
selected
Anti‐Fed
eralist
writings, on the U.S. system of governm
ent
63%
59%
ND
8.15
(B) sum
marize the strengths a
nd
weaknesses o
f the
Articles o
f Con
fede
ratio
n ND
ND
8.15
(C) iden
tify colonial grie
vances listed
in th
e De
claration of Inde
pend
ence and
explain how
those grievances were addressed in th
e U.S.
Constitution and the Bill of Rights
69%
54%
ND
8.15
(D) analyze how
the U.S. C
onstitu
tion
refle
cts the
prin
ciples of lim
ited governmen
t, repu
blicanism
, che
cks a
nd balances, fe
deralism,
separatio
n of pow
ers, pop
ular so
vereignty, and
individu
al rights
55%
ND
47%
3
8.16
(A) summarize the pu
rposes fo
r and
process o
f amen
ding
the U.S. C
onstitu
tion
49%
49%
ND
8.16
(B) de
scrib
e the im
pact of 1
9th‐century
amen
dmen
ts, including
the 13th, 14th, and
15th
amen
dmen
ts, on life in th
e United States
68%
77%
34%
3
8.17
(A) analyze the argumen
ts of the
Fede
ralists and
Anti‐Fed
eralists, includ
ing those of
Alexande
r Ham
ilton
, Patrick He
nry, Ja
mes
Madiso
n, and
Geo
rge Mason
69%
52%
47%
8.17
(B) explain constitutional issue
s arising
over th
e issue
of states' rig
hts, includ
ing the
Nullification Crisis a
nd th
e Civil W
ar
59%
45%
51%
3 8.18
(A) iden
tify the origin of jud
icial review and
analyze exam
ples of con
gressio
nal and
presiden
tial respo
nses
76%
46%
43%
8.18
(B) summarize the issue
s, decision
s, and
sig
nificance of landm
ark Suprem
e Co
urt cases,
includ
ing Marbu
ry v. M
adiso
n, M
cCulloch v.
Maryland, and
Gibbo
ns v. O
gden
ND
ND
41%
8.18
(C) E
VALU
ATE the im
pact of selected
land
mark Suprem
e Co
urt d
ecision
s, includ
ing
Dred
Scott v. Sandford, on life in th
e United
States.
68%
ND
ND
3
8.19
(A) de
fine and give examples of
unalienable rig
hts
66%
53%
8.19
(D) iden
tify exam
ples of respo
nsible
citizen
ship, including
obe
ying
rules a
nd laws,
staying inform
ed on pu
blic issues, voting, and
serving on
jurie
s
ND
35%
ND
8.19
(B) summarize rig
hts g
uaranteed in th
e Bill
of Rights
53%
61%
62%
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8.20
(A) explain the role of significant
individu
als such as Tho
mas Hoo
ker, Ch
arles d
e Mon
tesquieu
, Joh
n Locke, W
illiam Blackston
e,
and William Pen
n in th
e de
velopm
ent o
f self‐
governmen
t in colonial America
ND
ND
50%
8.20
(B) evaluate th
e contrib
utions of the
Foun
ding
Fathe
rs as m
odels o
f civic virtue
ND
ND
ND
8.20
(C) analyze reason
s for and
the im
pact of
selected
examples of civil disobe
dien
ce in
U.S.
history such as the
Boston Tea Party and He
nry
David Thoreau's refusal to
pay a ta
x
70%
ND
ND
3
8.21
(A) Ide
ntify
differen
t points o
f view of
political partie
s and
interest group
s on
im
portant h
istorical and
con
tempo
rary issues.
ND
ND
ND
8.21
(B) de
scrib
e the im
portance of free
speech and
press in
a con
stitu
tional rep
ublic
ND
ND
ND
8.21
(C )sum
marize a historical event in
which
comprom
ise re
sulte
d in a peaceful resolution
ND
ND
ND
3
8.22
(A) analyze the leadership qualities o
f elected and appo
inted leaders o
f the
United
States su
ch as G
eorge Washington, Jo
hn
Marshall, and Ab
raham Lincoln
ND
43%
ND
8.22
(B) de
scrib
e the contrib
utions of
significant p
olitical, social, and
military leaders
of th
e United States su
ch as F
rede
rick Do
uglass,
John
Paul Jon
es, Jam
es M
onroe, Stone
wall
Jackson, Susan
B. A
ntho
ny, and
Elizabeth Cady
Stanton
41%
ND
26%
Repo
rting Category #4: Econo
mics, Scien
ce and
Techn
ology
4
8.12
(B) explain reason
s for th
e de
velopm
ent o
f the plantatio
n system
, the
transatla
ntic slave
trade, and
the spread
of slavery
41%
59%
65%
8.12
(A) iden
tify econ
omic differen
ces a
mon
g diffe
rent re
gion
s of the
United States
ND
ND
ND
8.12
(D) analyze the causes and
effe
cts o
f econ
omic differen
ces a
mon
g diffe
rent re
gion
s of
the United States at selected tim
es in
U.S. history
42%
45%
ND
8.12
(C) explain the reason
s for th
e increase
in factories a
nd urbanization
ND
ND
ND
4 8.13
(B) iden
tify the econ
omic fa
ctors that
brou
ght a
bout ra
pid indu
stria
lization and
urbanizatio
n 50%
ND
45%
8.13
(A) analyze the War of 1
812 as a cause of
econ
omic changes in
the natio
n 38%
51%
ND
4
8.14
(A) explain why a free
enterprise system
of econo
mics d
evelop
ed in
the ne
w nation,
includ
ing minim
al governm
ent intrusion
, taxatio
n, and
prope
rty rig
hts
ND
ND
46%
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(B) de
scrib
e the characteristics and the
bene
fits o
f the
U.S. free en
terprise system
du
ring the 18th and
19th centuries
ND
47%
ND
4
8.27
(A) explain the effects o
f techn
ological and
scientific inno
vatio
ns su
ch as the
steam
boat, the
cotton
gin, and
interchangeable parts
34%
72%
62%
8.27
(C) analyze ho
w te
chno
logical
inno
vatio
ns changed
the way goo
ds were
manufactured and marketed, nationa
lly and
internationally
ND
ND
47%
8.27
(B) A
NALYZE the im
pact of transpo
rtation
and commun
ication system
s on the grow
th,
developm
ent, and urbanizatio
n of th
e United
States.
52%
40%
20%
8.27
(D) explain ho
w te
chno
logical
inno
vatio
ns brought abo
ut econo
mic growth
such as h
ow th
e factory system
con
tributed
to
rapid indu
stria
lization and the Transcon
tinen
tal
Railroad led to th
e op
ening of th
e west
47%
60%
ND
4
8.28
(A) com
pare th
e effects o
f scien
tific
discoveries a
nd te
chno
logical inn
ovations th
at
have influ
enced daily life in
differen
t periods in
U.S. history.
ND
ND
ND
8.28
(B) iden
tify exam
ples of h
ow
indu
stria
lization changed life in th
e United
States
67%
61%
32%
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f Con
cern
% correct
80‐100
% correct
50‐79
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