Social Studies HS Guide

●​ Local government ●​ State roles ●​ Federal roles DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Inquiry ●​ K-12 Research Framework

●​ Themes and Lenses

Extension

STRAND 3: Distribution of Power

STANDARD 3.3

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See Government &

Civics Year at a Glance

●​ Work together as a PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS 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 affiliations. Examples include: developing political affiliations, 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 affiliations ●​ Political parties ●​ Special interest groups ●​ Non-government organizations ●​ Non-partisan ●​ Explain ●​ Evaluate ●​ Explain ●​ Argue ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes