Social Studies HS Guide

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Students will explain the processes and motivations for how and why people organize to participate in civic society and evaluate the political impact of those affliations. Examples include: developing political affliations, joining political parties, supporting special interest groups and other non-government or non-partisan organizations. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ● Processes ● Motivations ● People organize ● Civic society ● Political impact ● Political affliations ● Political parties ● Special interest groups ● Non-government organizations ● Non-partisan organization ● Explain ● Evaluate ● Explain ● Argue ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes LEARNING PROGRESSIONS ● Identify processes and motivations for how and why people organize to participate in civic society. Examples include: ○ Political affliations - examples may include: ■ Political ideologies, such as liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, or environmentalism. ○ Political parties - examples may include: ■ Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green Parties ○ Special interest groups - examples may include: ■ National Rife Association (NRA), AARP, American Medical Association (AMA), National Education Association (NEA), American Petroleum Institute (API), National Association of Realtors (NAR), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), etc. ○ Non-government organizations - some examples may include: ■ Environmental organizations

■ Human Rights and Social Justice Groups ■ Health and Well-being Organizations ■ Community Development and Social Services ■ Education and Youth Development ■ Arts and Culture Organizations ○ Non-partisan organization - some examples may include: ■ League of Women Voters ■ News Literacy Project