History – Social Science Framework for California Public Schools Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve 2005 Edition with New Criteria for Instructional Materials

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction to the Framework......Page 16
Goals and Curriculum Strands......Page 24
Historical Literacy......Page 27
Ethical Literacy......Page 29
Cultural Literacy......Page 30
Geographic Literacy......Page 31
Economic Literacy......Page 32
Sociopolitical Literacy......Page 34
National Identity......Page 35
Constitutional Heritage......Page 37
Civic Values, Rights, and Responsibilities......Page 38
Participation Skills......Page 39
Critical Thinking Skills......Page 40
Basic Study Skills......Page 41
Course Descriptions......Page 42
The United States and World History Courses......Page 44
The Primary Curriculum Kindergarten Through Grade Three......Page 47
Kindergarten — Learning and Working Now and Long Ago......Page 48
Grade One — A Child’s Place in Time and Space......Page 52
Grade Two — People Who Make a Difference......Page 57
Grade Three — Continuity and Change......Page 63
The Middle Grades Curriculum Grades Four Through Eight......Page 69
Grade Four — California: A Changing State......Page 71
Grade Five — United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation......Page 79
Grade Six — World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations......Page 91
Grade Seven — World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times......Page 101
Grade Eight — United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict......Page 115
The Secondary Curriculum Grades Nine Through Twelve......Page 131
Grade Nine— Elective Courses in History–Social Science......Page 133
Grade Ten — World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World......Page 140
Grade Eleven — United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century......Page 155
Grade Twelve — Principles of American Democracy (One Semester)......Page 173
Grade Twelve — Economics (One Semester)......Page 184
Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Materials......Page 194
Appendixes......Page 206
Appendix A: Nationalism, Free Markets, and Democracy in the Contemporary World......Page 209
Appendix B: U.S. History and Geography......Page 219
Appendix C: Religion and the Teaching of History–Social Science......Page 222
Appendix D: The World History Sequence at Grades Six, Seven, and Ten: Content, Breadth/Depth, and Coverage Issues with Some Local Options......Page 227
Appendix E: Examples of Careers in History–Social Science......Page 230
Appendix F: Using Primary Sources in the Study of History......Page 232
Appendix G: Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital......Page 236
Appendix H: History–Social Science and Service-Learning......Page 248