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
Alabama Department 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
2010 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
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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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