Grade Seven Social Studies Theme World Studies from 750 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Ancient Greece to the First Global Age Strand History Historical Thinking Pacing Historical thinking begins with a clear sense of time past, present, and future – and becomes more precise as students progress. Historical thinking includes – skills such as locating, researching, analyzing, and interpreting primary and secondary sources so that students can begin to understand the relationships among events and draw conclusions. Content Statement Content Elaborations 1. Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from Development of historical thinking concepts in earlier grades by having the perspectives of people living at the time in order to avoid evaluating students look at primary source documents to understand that multiple the past in terms of today’s norms and values. sources and perspectives are needed to build a historical narrative. Learning Targets: Historians and archaeologists provide an accurate account and assessment of a I can describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of historical event. This requires them to avoid the influence of current norms people living at the time, while avoiding evaluating the past in terms of and values in interpreting and evaluating the past. They generally attempt to today’s norms and values. describe events through the perspectives of those living at the time. As . students examine a historian or archaeologist’s interpretation of an event, students should look to see how they meet this standard. By having students critically evaluate diaries, letters, eyewitness accounts, archaeological artifacts, and architecture of particular moments in time, they develop an understanding that history is interpreted. They also become active participants in historical investigation. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary perspectives describe norms analyze values evaluate historical events Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Resources Enrichment Strategies Integrations Intervention Strategies
Grade Seven Social Studies Theme World Studies from 750 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Ancient Greece to the First Global Age Strand History Historical Thinking Historical thinking begins with a clear sense of time – past, present, and future – and becomes more precise as students progress. Historical thinking includes skills such as locating, researching, analyzing, and interpreting primary and secondary sources so that students can begin to understand the relationships among events and draw conclusions. Pacing Content Statement 1. Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time in order to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today’s norms and values. Learning Targets: I can describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time, while avoiding evaluating the past in terms of today’s norms and values. . Content Elaborations Development of historical thinking concepts in earlier grades by having students look at primary source documents to understand that multiple sources and perspectives are needed to build a historical narrative. Historians and archaeologists provide an accurate account and assessment of a historical event. This requires them to avoid the influence of current norms and values in interpreting and evaluating the past. They generally attempt to describe events through the perspectives of those living at the time. As students examine a historian or archaeologist’s interpretation of an event, students should look to see how they meet this standard. By having students critically evaluate diaries, letters, eyewitness accounts, archaeological artifacts, and architecture of particular moments in time, they develop an understanding that history is interpreted. They also become active participants in historical investigation. Content Vocabulary perspectives norms values historical events Academic Vocabulary describe analyze evaluate Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Resources Enrichment Strategies Integrations Intervention Strategies
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