Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND 8: The 21st Century United States 2000-Present

STANDARD 8.1

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See US History II Year at a Glance ●​ Work together as a

●​ K-12 Research Frameworks

PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will select the most historically significant events of the 21st century and defend their selection. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ Historically significant events ●​ 21st century ●​ Defend ●​ Argue ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Identify historically significant events of the 21st century. ●​ Review key components of research . ●​ Defend the most historically significant event of the 21st century.

VOCABULARY

●​ Historically significant events ●​ 21st century DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Inquiry ●​ K-12 Research Frameworks

●​ Themes and Lenses

Extension