Social Studies HS Guide

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

●​ Perspectives ●​ Current rights-related issues ●​ Constitution ●​ Bill of Rights ●​ Historical precedents ●​ Supreme Court decisions ●​ Stakeholders

●​ Examine ●​ Take a position ●​ Defend a position

●​ Argue ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Identify various current rights-related issues. ●​ Review key components of research . ●​ Model: ○​ Taking a position and defending that position using the Constitution and Bill of Rights, historical precedents, Supreme Court decisions, and other relevant resources. ○​ Sharing that position, when possible, with relevant stakeholders. ●​ Monitor individual students or groups of students in: ○​ Taking a position and defending that position using the Constitution and Bill of Rights, historical precedents, Supreme Court decisions, and other relevant resources. ○​ Sharing that position, when possible, with relevant stakeholders. ■​ Stakeholders may include: government officials, community members, civil rights

organizations, legal experts, educational institutions, business and industry leaders, media outlets, social and cultural groups, healthcare providers, academic and research communities.

VOCABULARY

●​ Current rights-related issues ●​ Constitution ●​ Bill of Rights ●​ Historical precedents ●​ Supreme Court decisions ●​ Stakeholders DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Inquiry ●​ K-12 Research Framework

●​ Themes and Lenses

Extension