| History/Social
Studies
California
History/Social
Studies Content Standards 5.4.6
the introduction of
slavery into
America, the responses
of slave families to their condition, the
ongoing struggle between
proponents
and opponents of slavery, and the gradual
institutionalization of
slavery
in the South
California Content
Standards
5.6.7.
how the ideals of the
Declaration of
Independence
changed the way people viewed slavery
Grade 8
8.7 Students analyze the divergent paths
of the American people in the
South from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the
challenges they faced.
1. Describe the development of the
agrarian economy in the South,
identify the locations of the
cotton-producing states, and discuss the
significance of cotton and the cotton gin.
2. Trace the origins and development
of slavery; its effects on
black Americans and on the region’s
political, social, religious,
economic, and cultural development; and
identify the strategies that
were tried to both overturn and preserve
it (e.g., through the writings
and historical documents on Nat Turner,
Denmark Vesey).
3. Examine the characteristics of
white Southern society and how
the physical environment influenced events
and conditions prior to the
Civil War.
4. Compare the lives of and
opportunities for free blacks in the
North with those of free blacks in the
South.
Technology
ISTE
National
Technology
Standards
- Basic
operations and concepts
- Students
demonstrate a sound understanding of
the nature and operation of
technology
systems.
- Students
are proficient in the use of
technology.
3.
Technology productivity tools
- Students
use technology tools to enhance
learning, increase productivity, and
promote
creativity.
- Students
use productivity tools to
collaborate in constructing
technology-enhanced
models, prepare publications, and
produce other creative works
Music
3.0
HISTORICAL
AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
Understanding the
Historical
Contributions and
Cultural Dimensions of Music
3.4 Describe the
influence of
various cultures and
historical events on musical forms and
styles.
3.5 Describe the
influences of
various cultures
on the music of the United States.
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Language Arts
Language
Arts>Writing>Research
and Technology California Content
Standards
1.3 Use organizational
features of
printed text
(e.g., citations, end notes, bibliographic
references) to locate
relevant
information.
1.4 Create simple
documents by
using electronic
media and employing organizational
features (e.g., passwords, entry and
pull-down menus, word searches, the
thesaurus, spell checks).
1.5 Use a thesaurus to
identify
alternative word
choices and meanings.
Language Arts>Writing California
Content
Standards
2.0 Using the writing
strategies
of grade five outlined
in Writing Standard 1.0, students:
2.1 Write
narratives:
a. Establish a plot, point
of view,
setting, and
conflict.
b. Show, rather than tell,
the events
of the story.
Art
3.0
Role
and Development of the Visual Arts
3.1 Describe how local and
national
art galleries
and museums contribute to the conservation
of art.
3.2 Identify and describe
various
fine, traditional,
and folk arts from historical periods
worldwide.
Diversity of the Visual
Arts
3.3 Identify and compare
works of art
from various
regions of the United States.
3.4 View selected works of
art from a
major culture
and observe changes in materials and
styles over a period of time.
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