BHS Social Studies

○ Learning Intention #1: ■ Students will use evidence from recent events and historical precedents to make a case for the most signi fi cant opportunities the country will have in the future. NOTE: Students should develop skills associated with history to construct arguments using historical thinking skills. Of particular importance in a United States history course is developing the reading, thinking, and writing skills of historians. These skills are vertically aligned throughout the curriculum guide with the intent to support the skills needed for students to become critical thinkers and to think like an historian. ● Historical Thinking Skills: U.S. II Standard 8 ○ Application of the following skills: ■ Sourcing ■ Contextualization ■ Corroboration ■ Close Reading POSSIBLE GUIDING AND INQUIRY QUESTIONS ● How are newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other contemporary expressions the “rough drafts” of history? ● How do we know what events or trends are of historical signi fi cance when we are living in the middle of them? ● What has U.S. foreign policy had an effect on the War on Terror? ● What is the most appropriate role for America to play in foreign affairs after the fall of the Soviet Union? ● How does the U.S. dependency on oil shape foreign policy decision making? ● In what ways has social media affected the continuity and change of reform movements? ● How has global trade transformed local communities (e.g., “mom and pop” stores, jobs, manufacturing)? ● How do people work and organize to respond to systemic dometic problems such as economic inequality, racism, or environmental degradation? ACADEMIC VOCABULARY ● War on Terror ● International humanitarian needs ● Economic inequalities ● Racial tensions ● Environmental issues ● Immigration ● Social reforms ● International vs domestic affairs ● Technology ● “Rough drafts” of history ● Social media ● Impact of global trade RESOURCES

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