6. Fields of Knowledge - History and Social Sciences
Identity and Interdependence
| IDENTITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE 6.23 IDENTITY CHANGE: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students understand how changing societal roles and beliefs
contribute to identity and role changes within the family and other social
structures. This is evident when students:
6.23 Identity Change Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Articulate their position within a family, classroom, or a friendship group. | · Identify their positions in time,
space, and various groups, and analyze how these positions help to build
identity.
· Classify influences on identity (e.g. family, peer and kinship groups, occupation, ethnicity, social class, religion, and nationality) and analyze how these motivate behavior. |
· Classify influences on identity (e.g. family, peer, kinship group, occupation, ethnicity, social class, religion, and nationality) and analyze how these motivate behavior. |
| 6.24 IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students understand the variety of influences on the
construction and preservation of identity. This is evident when students:
6.24 Identity Construction Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Not Applicable | · Not Applicable | · Demonstrate how societal changes can alter identities over time. |
| 6.25 NATIONAL IDENTITY: |
Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) |
Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) |
Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) |
| Students understand the sources and characteristics of
the national identity of the culture under study, and understand how competing
identities may cause confrontations. This is evident when students:
6.25 National Identity Cross Referenced to Vital Result Standards |
· Explore symbols, literature, histories, and folk traditions of the United States and other countries. | · Identify the distinctive characteristics
of a nation’s identity.
· Examine symbols, literature, histories, folk traditions, and myth for the sources of national identities. |
· Analyze and evaluate how competing national identities and beliefs may lead to national and international conflicts. |
| Grades K-2, (5-8 year-olds) | Grades 3-5, (8-11 year-olds) | Grades 6-8, (11-14 year-olds) | |
| Areas of Study for All Shelburne Students on Standards
6.23, 6.24, 6.25 |
All About Me
Early Inhabitants Other Cultures |
U.S. Government/ Geography
Vermont Contemporary Cultures Ancient Cultures Early American History Conflict/Conflict Resolution |
World Geography
U.S. History and Culture Regional Studies Comparative Cultures Governments Social Justice and Equity Adolescent Development |
| Examples of Classroom Activities for Standards:
6.23, 6.24, 6.25 This may vary from team to team. |
Cooperative groups learning
Literature group discussions Family origins |
Holocost study
DARE program Cooperative group learning activities Cultural diversity presentations |
Poster of family origins
Ethnic groups Historical connections Current events The Real Game Elections |
| Examples of Assessment Strategies for Standards 6.23, 6.24, 6.25 |
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