Social Studies Curriculum
7th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will evaluate rules and laws at municipal, state, and federal levels in order to examine their societal impact and take action within our community. |
Outcomes and Components:
| SS.7.5 | Students will investigate arguments and explanations in order to create action plans within our school and community. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
| SS.7.5.1 | Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples and details while acknowledging their strengths and weaknesses. | SS.6-8.IS.6.MdC | |
| SS.7.5.2 | Critique the structure and credibility of arguments and explanations (e.g. self and others). |
SS.6-8.IS.7.LC SS.6-8.IS.4.LC |
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| SS.7.5.3 | Conduct research on a given topic within our school and community. | LA.7.4 | |
| SS.7.5.4 | Apply a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions and create a plan to take action in schools and community contexts. | SS.6-8.IS.8.MC | |
| SS.7.5.5 | Determine the value and credibility of sources by evaluating their relevance, origin, authority, context and intendend use. |
SS.6-8.IS.4.LC SS.6-8.IS.4.MdC |
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| SS.7.5.6 | Present arguments and explanations that would appeal to audiences and venues outside of the classroom, using a variety of media. | SS.6-8.IS.6.MC | |
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Academic Vocabulary: Construct, reasoning, critique, research, apply, create |
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Content Vocabulary: Develop claims, action plan, subject specific per students based on topic |