Strand 2: World History
Concept 1: Early Civilizations
21st Century Skills and Readiness Competencies
PO 1. Interpret
historical data
displayed in maps,
graphs, tables, charts,
and geologic time
scales.
PO 2. Distinguish
among dating methods
that yield calendar ages
(e.g.,
dendrochronology),
numerical ages (e.g.,
radiocarbon),
correlated ages (e.g.,
volcanic ash), and
relative ages (e.g.,
geologic time).
PO 3. Formulate
questions that can be
answered by historical
study and research
PO 4. Construct
graphs, tables,
timelines, charts, and
narratives to interpret
historical data
PO 5. Evaluate primary
and secondary sources
for:
a. authors’ main points
b. purpose and
perspective
c. facts vs. opinions
d. different points of
view on the same
historical event (e.g.,
Geography Concept 6
– geographical
perspective can be
different from economic
perspective)
e. credibility and validity
Supplementary and Textbook Resources
Textbook Pages
Supplementary Resources
Suggested Warm Ups/Journal Topics/Vocabulary Builders
Educational Technology Standards Connections
Strand 1: Creativity and Innovation
Concept 1: Knowledge and Ideas
PO 6: Apply the skills of historical analysis to current political, geographical, and economic issues facing the world.
Examples and Explanations

Research the global economy to analyze how various world economies are inter-connected, and create
an online presentation (e.g. http://prezi.com) showing this synthesis

Social Studies: Create a graph to represent population demographics.
Concept 2: Models and Simulations
PO2: Distinguish among dating methods that yield calendar ages, numerical ages, correlated ages, and relative
ages.
Explanations:
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Facilitate students’ discussion comparison of various dating methods function
Web resources: http://www.shodor.com (P.O. 1, P.O. 4)
Concept 3: Trends and Possibilities
PO1: Interpret historical data displayed in maps, graphs, tables, charts, and geologic time scales.
Examples and Explanations:

Analyze historical data presented in visual formats to find patterns and trends to predict the future (e.g.,
economy, disease, BBC “Joy of Stats”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&feature=player_embedded)
Strand 3: Research and Information Literacy
Concept 1: Planning
PO6: Apply the skills of historical analysis to current political, geographical, and economic issues facing the world.
Explanations:

Determine the key words and phrases needed to research a current political issue
Concept 2: Processing
PO5: Evaluate primary and secondary sources for: (a)author’s main points, (b) purpose and perspective, (c) facts
vs. opinions, (d) different points of view on the same historical event, (e) credibility and validity.
Explanations:
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Research various historical human rights violations and compare them with current violations
using authoritative information from various sources.
Use advanced search strategies to locate primary and secondary information resources.
Evaluate three articles about the causes of poverty in Haiti.
Strand 4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making
Concept 1: Investigation
PO3: Formulate questions that can be answered by historical study and research.
Examples and Explanations:

Generate questions that can be answered by historical study and research as part of a
Common Core Connections
Literature
Writing
.
Inquiry Questions