Appendix on Implementing District Standards
The work done in seminar will translate into instruction aligns with several relevant Social Studies standards (“Illinois Social Science Learning Standards”):
SS.H.1.6-8.LC. Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity. This standard is addressed in the unit as students learn about the conditions necessary for democracy and how those conditions were evident in the ancient world as well as at the founding of America. The cyclical nature of conditions that support democracy or encourage its demise will address this standard.
SS.H.2.6-8.LC. Explain how and why perspectives of people have changed over time. This standard will be addressed as students learn more about democracy and why even several undemocratic governments like to espouse their actions as being democratic.
SS.H.4.6-8.LC. Explain multiple causes and effects of historical events. This standard will be addressed by considering the conditions needed for democracy and exploring how those conditions improved the likelihood of democracy thriving in the ancient world as well as at the time of the founding of the United States.
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