Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND 4: Political Systems

STANDARD 4.1

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See Geography Year at a Glance ●​ Work together as a

●​ iCivics

PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will explain why and how people organize into a range of political structures at different scales. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ People ●​ Political structures ●​ Scales ●​ Explain ●​ Explain ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Identify political structures and provide examples of a range of political structures at different scales. Some examples may include:

○​ Democracy ○​ Theocracy

○​ Oligarchy ○​ Monarchy ○​ Authoritarianism ●​ Explain why and how people organize into a range of political structures.

VOCABULARY

●​ Political structures DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Inquiry

●​ Themes and Lenses

Extension