AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUBJECT/COURSE: Texas History
IPG: Fourth Six Weeks
GRADE LEVEL: 7
MAJOR CONCEPT #1: Rules and Rights
Overarching
Idea
Guiding
Questions
A society’s rules and individual rights are valued and promoted in a democratic society.
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How do the values of a culture influence individual’s rules and rights?
How can individual rights, and a government’s view of the common good, create stability or
conflict?
How does anticipating and planning for needed societal change empower individual rights and the
society’s rules?
MAJOR CONCEPT #2: Order
Overarching
Idea
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A system of checks and balances is necessary to ensure order and prevent abuse of power in a
government.
Guiding
Questions
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How does a system of checks and balances ensure order?
How is order in a government preserved through communication?
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AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUBJECT/COURSE: Texas History
IPG: Fourth Six Weeks
GRADE LEVEL: 7
MAJOR CONCEPT #3: Conflict
Overarching
Idea
Guiding
Questions
Societies are affected by conflict in the political, economic and social systems.
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How does the change in political issues cause conflict?
How do leaders influence conflict?
How is conflict developed and resolved among diverse groups?
MAJOR CONCEPT #4: Change
Overarching
Idea
Guiding
Questions
Rules establish order after a change in government caused by conflict.
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Why are rules changed after a conflict is over?
What safeguards can be established to protect citizens after a change in leadership?
How do communities meet individual and group needs after a change in government?
How can change cause stress in a community?
How can change be a positive factor in a community?
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