Social Studies HS Guide

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

STANDARDS

Students will describe the complex cultures of indigenous societies, such as those in Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and the Americas. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ● Complex cultures ● Indigenous societies ● Polynesia ● Sub-Saharan Africa ● Describe ● Inform/Explain ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

● Australia ● America

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Defne complex cultures. Characteristics include the following: ○ Social structures ○ Technology ○ Belief systems

○ Art/Culture ○ Urbanization ○ Writing and record keeping ● Describe the complex cultures of indigenous societies, such as Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

VOCABULARY

● Complex cultures ● Indigenous societies ● Polynesia ● Sub-Saharan Africa

● Australia ● America DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Inquiry

Skill Building

● Themes and Lenses

Extension