Social Studies HS Guide

● Separation of powers ● Commerce ● Elastic

● Supremacy clauses ● Popular sovereignty ● Limited government DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Inquiry

Skill Building

● Themes and Lenses

Extension

STRAND1: Foundational Principles

STANDARD 1.3

PACING

RESOURCES

● See Government &

● United States Constitution ● K-12 Research Framework ● Study of Controversial Issues

Civics Year at a Glance

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

STANDARDS Students will explain the organization, functions, and process of the United States government, such as the purpose of the President’s cabinet, the function of judicial review, and how a bill becomes a law, and apply that understanding to current issues. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ● Organization ● Explain

● Explain ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

● Function ● Process ● US government ● President’s cabinet ● Judicial review ● Bill ● Current issues

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS