201 O Alabama Course of Study SOCIAL STUDIES

201 OAlabama Course of Study

SOCIAL STUDIES

Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education ? Alabama State Department o f Education

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Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

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Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education

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Alabama Course of Study

Social Studies

Joseph B. Morton

State Superintendent of Education

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE SUPERINTENDENT

OF EDUCATION¡¯S MESSAGE

MEMBERS

of the

ALABAMA STATE BOARD

OF EDUCATION

Dear Educator:

Governor Bob Riley

The 2010 Alabama Course of Study: Social

Studies provides Alabama students and teachers

with a curriculum that contains content designed

to promote competence in the areas of

economics, geography, history, and civics and

government. With an emphasis on responsible

citizenship, these content areas serve as the four

organizational strands for the Grades K-12

social studies program. Content in this

document focuses on enabling students to

become literate, analytical thinkers capable of

making informed decisions about the world and

its people while also preparing them to

participate responsibly in society at local, state,

national, and international levels.

The rigorous, challenging content standards in

this document offer a sound curricular

framework designed to enable all students at all

grade levels to acquire the essential knowledge

and skills necessary to function in today¡¯s

international society. The Social Studies State

Course of Study Committee and Task Force,

composed of educators and business and

community leaders; the Alabama State Board of

Education; and I believe the 2010 Alabama

Course of Study: Social Studies provides a

sound program of instruction to be utilized by

Alabama school systems as they design and

implement local social studies curricula.

President

District

--I

Randy McKinney

Vice President

II

Betty Peters

III

Stephanie W. Bell

IV

Dr. Ethel H. Hall

Vice President Emerita

V

VI

VII

VIII

Ella B. Bell

David F. Byers, Jr.

Gary Warren

Dr. Mary Jane Caylor

President Pro Tem

State Superintendent

Joseph B. Morton

Secretary and Executive Officer

Joseph B. Morton

State Superintendent of Education

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Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Table of Contents

PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................... vii

GENERAL INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................. 3

POSITION STATEMENTS .......................................................................................................... 7

DIRECTIONS FOR INTERPRETING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED CONTENT ........... 10

MINIMUM REQUIRED CONTENT

KINDERGARTEN-SECOND GRADE OVERVIEW ....................................................... 12

Kindergarten¡ªLiving and Working Together in Family and Community ...................... 13

First Grade¡ªLiving and Working Together in Family and Community and State .......... 15

Second Grade¡ªLiving and Working Together in State and Nation................................. 18

THIRD-FOURTH GRADE OVERVIEW ........................................................................... 21

Third Grade¡ªGeographic and Historical Studies: People, Places, and Regions ............ 22

Fourth Grade¡ªAlabama Studies ...................................................................................... 25

FIFTH-SIXTH GRADE OVERVIEW ................................................................................ 30

Fifth Grade¡ªUnited States Studies: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution ................ 31

Sixth Grade¡ªUnited States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present .............. 35

SEVENTH-EIGHTH GRADE OVERVIEW...................................................................... 41

Seventh Grade¡ªGeography ............................................................................................. 42

Seventh Grade¡ªCivics ..................................................................................................... 48

Eighth Grade¡ªWorld History to 1500 ............................................................................. 51

NINTH-TWELFTH GRADE OVERVIEW........................................................................ 56

Ninth Grade¡ªWorld History: 1500 to the Present .......................................................... 57

Tenth Grade¡ªUnited States History I: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution ............ 62

Eleventh Grade¡ªUnited States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present ..... 67

Twelfth Grade¡ªUnited States Government ..................................................................... 73

Twelfth Grade¡ªEconomics.............................................................................................. 77

APPENDIX A. High School Elective Courses Overview ........................................................... 81

Psychology ........................................................................................................................ 82

Sociology .......................................................................................................................... 86

Contemporary World Issues and Civic Engagement ........................................................ 88

Human Geography ............................................................................................................ 90

APPENDIX B. QualityCore? ACT Course Standards¡ªU.S. History ....................................... 93

APPENDIX C. Literacy Standards for Grades 6-12

History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects ................................... 94

APPENDIX D. Alabama High School Graduation Requirements ............................................ 101

APPENDIX E. Guidelines and Suggestions for Local Time Requirements and Homework.... 102

BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................... 104

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