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Middle School Sequence of Courses
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Rationale
Time Line
Course Codes
Specific EOC Assessment Correlations
Lesson Plan Example
Next Steps- How to get prepared?
Read Carefully WB #18816
http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net click on Weekly
Briefing's Tab
Big Idea:
In order to better align student content and skills
between elementary, middle, and senior high school
Social Studies courses, the Department of Social
Sciences is changing the sequence of required courses
for Social Studies at the middle school level.
Read Carefully WB #18816
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Rationale:
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Building upon the 5th grade U.S. History course required in elementary
schools allows 6th grade students to continue learning U.S. History in a more
rigorous and in-depth level.
• Much of the historical content emphasized in early U.S. History can later
assist students with often abstract and complex content addressed in 7th
grade Civics (e.g., the era of the American Revolution and the Creation of the
U.S. Constitution); and
• Placing the middle school World History course in 8th grade aligns the two
required World History courses in 8th grade (Early humans through the
Middle Ages) and the World History course in 9th grade (Byzantine Empire
through Modern Times).
Read Carefully WB #18816
www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab
Timeline:
To transition to this targeted sequence of courses for required middle
school Social Studies courses, the following sequence will be followed for
the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years:
• 6th grade U.S. History
• 7th grade Civics
• 8th grade U.S. History.
Read Carefully WB #18816
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Course Codes:
School Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 – Grade 6 M/J US History Courses
• 2100010G6 M/J United States History
• 2100010R6 M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery)
• 2100015G6 M/J United States History & Career Planning
• 2100020G6 M/J United States History, Advanced
• 2100020GG M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted
• 2100025G6 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning
• 2100025GG M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted.
• Access Course Codes- Pending
Read Carefully WB #18816
www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab
Course Codes:
• School Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 – Grade 8 M/J US History Courses
• 210001001 M/J United States History
• 2100010RC M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery)
• 210001501 M/J United States History & Career Planning
• 210002001 M/J United States History, Advanced
• 210002002 M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted
• 210002503 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning
• 210002504 M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted.
• *Note: the current M/J World History Course codes will be used for the new 8th grade
World History courses for the 2018-19 academic year.
Why did we wait to do this now?
Big Picture:
• 2016-17- 6th grade will be getting tablets supporting digital access to
instructional resources.
• 2016-17- K-12 Social Studies adoption will take place (to implement
in the 2017-18 school year) and implementing this transition now
will facilitate that the correct materials are reviewed for the correct
grade level.
• Civics teachers need relevant historical content to be emphasized in
6th grade ASAP!
M/J Civics and M/J U.S. History
Snap Shot of Correlations
Category
ELA/MAFS Standards
Correlations/Connections
M/J U.S. History
M/J Civics
M/J World
30
30
30
ELA/MAF Standards Identical in all 3 courses
Correlations to Civics
EOC Assessment
Benchmarks
18 out of 35
35 main tested Civics EOC
Assessment Benchmarks
6 out of 35
Social Science Specific
Skill Standards
7 relevant history skill
standards
All SS Skill benchmarks
embedded in Civics Content
Standards
6 relevant history skill
standards
Additional Related Civics
Content Topics
28 additional related topics
N/A
None
SHS World and SHS U.S. History
Snap Shot of Correlations
Category
ELA/MAFS Standards
Correlations/Connections
SHS World History
SHS U.S. History
30
30
ELA/MAF Standards Identical in both courses
Correlations to U.S. History EOC
Assessment Benchmarks
11 out of 18
18 main tested U.S. History EOC
Assessment Benchmarks
Social Science Specific Skill
Standards
No specific skill benchmarks
7 Skill specific benchmarks
Additional Related U.S. History
Benchmarks
22 loosely related content benchmarks
33 closely related content benchmarks
N/A
Civic and History Connections Activity
Levels, Functions, and Power of the Courts Lesson Plan SS.7.C.3.11
Content Benchmarks:
Main Benchmark
• SS.7.C.3.11 Diagram the levels, functions, and powers of courts at the state and federal levels.
Also Assessed
• SS.7.C.2.6 Simulate the trial process and the role of juries in the administration of justice.
Benchmark Clarifications:
• Students will distinguish between the levels, functions, and powers of courts at the state and
federal levels.
• Students will recognize that the powers and jurisdiction of the state and federal courts are
derived from their respective constitutions.
• Students will compare appellate and trial processes.
• Students will examine the significance of the role of juries in the American legal system.
• Items referring to state courts will be limited to those within the state of Florida.
Civic and History Connections Activity
Task:
Go to M/J U.S. History Pacing Guide and find examples of
where this content fits:
- Look for nine weeks (1-4)
- Look for topic(s) and M/J U.S. History Benchmarks that
connect to the aforementioned Civics benchmarks. You
may want to look at Year at a Glance Document for quick
reference.
- If you know of topics that are not included that are
relevant to the benchmarks, please mention them.
- Look for or come up with relevant activities BASED on
history content.
Next Steps- how to get prepared?
This goes out to the current 6th grade teachers:
1. Get a copy of the U.S. History text and review
it.
2. Review the pacing guides, timelines, and year
at a glance.
3. Remember- the electronic textbook’s reading
level can be changed to better accommodate
6th grade learners (it is automatically set for
8th grade reading level).
4. Devise a plan with your department to share
instructional materials.
5. Be on the look out for upcoming PD
opportunities to improve your:
• U.S. History knowledge and skills and
• Your technology skills through the Digital
Transformation Initiative trainings.
• All dates of aforementioned trainings are
pending.
Next Steps- how to get prepared?
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You can download this
presentation by going to
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and click on “Current
News” and find the file
titled: Feb. 16 PD Day
Presentations and look for
the file titled: MS Sequence
of Courses.
Team Social Sciences- one team- one message:
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