VII. National Learning Standards
A.
Language Arts
1)
Students apply a wide range of strategies to
comprehend, interpret,
evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on
their prior experience, their interactions with
other readers and writers, their knowledge of
word meaning and of other texts, their word
identification strategies, and their
understanding of textual features (e.g.,
sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure,
context, graphics).
2)
Students employ a wide range of strategies as
they write and use different writing process
elements appropriately to communicate with
different audiences for a variety of purposes.
3)
Students use a variety of technological and
information resources (e.g., libraries,
databases, computer networks, video) to gather
and synthesize information and to create and
communicate knowledge.
4)
Students use spoken, written, and visual
language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g.,
for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the
exchange of information).
B.
Technology
1)
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of
the nature and operation of technology systems.
2)
Students are proficient in the use of
technology.
3)
Students understand the ethical, cultural, and
societal issues related to technology.
4)
Students practice responsible use of technology
systems, information, and software.
5)
Students develop positive attitudes toward
technology uses that support lifelong learning,
collaboration, personal pursuits, and
productivity.
6)
Students use technology tools to enhance
learning, increase productivity, and promote
creativity.
7)
Students use technology to locate, evaluate and
collect information from a variety of sources.
8)
Students use technology tools to process data
and report results.
9)
Students evaluate and select new information
resources and technological innovations based on
the appropriateness for specific tasks.
C.
US
History
1)
Students understand how the US changed from the
end of WWI to the eve of the Great Depression.
2)
Students understand that the United States has
influenced other nations and other nations have
influenced American politics and society.
3)
Students understand how the American role
changed in the early twentieth century.
4)
Students understand how a modernist capital
economy emerged in the 1920s.
5)
Explain how principles of scientific management
and technological innovations, including
assembly lines, rapid transit, household
appliances, and radio continued to transform
production, work and daily life.
6)
Students can assess the effects of women’s
suffrage on politics.
7)
Students understand the crash of 1929 and the
Great Depression.
8)
Students understand the international background
of WWII.
9)
Students understand the effects of WWII at home.
10)
Explain how the US mobilized its economic and
military resources during WWII.
11)
Explore how the war fostered cultural exchange
and interaction while promoting nationalism and
American identity.
12)
Evaluate how minorities organized to gain to
wartime jobs and how they confronted
discrimination.
13)
Students understand the women’s movement for
civil rights and equal opportunities.
14)
Identify the major social and economic, and
political issues affecting women and explain the
conflicts these issues engendered.
15)
Students understand contemporary American
culture.
16)
Explore the international influence of American
culture.
17)
Explain the reasons for the increased popularity
of pro sports and examine its influence on
popular culture.
18)
Students understand major foreign policy
initiatives.
19) Examine the US
role in political struggles in the Middle East,
Africa, and Latin America.
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