2024 REVISED Alignment Guides
United States History
Grade 4 United States & South Carolina Studies Part I Alignment Guide
Grade 5 United States & South Carolina Studies Part II Alignment Guide
Grade 8 South Carolina & the United States Alignment Guide
US History & the Constitution Alignment Guide
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Alignment Guides for the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College- and Career-Ready Standards
The Alignment Guides are to assist educators in aligning inquiry- and skills-based instruction with the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College- and Career- Ready Standards. The development of the Alignment Guides is the work of educators with the intent of continuous revisions based on classroom application. The documents are accessible for educators to make decisions regarding the suggested inquiry questions and/or content lists based on the needs of students.
Primary
Kindergarten Alignment Guide 2019
Grade 1 Life in South Carolina Alignment Guide 2020
Grade 2 Life in the United States Alignment Guide 2019
Geography
Grade 3 World Geography Alignment Guide 2019
Grade 7 Geography of World Regions Alignment Guide 2019
Human Geography Alignment Guide 2020
US History
Grade 4 US & SC Studies Part I Alignment Guide 2019
Grade 5 US and SC Studies Part II Alignment Guide 2020
Grade 8 SC and the US Alignment Guide 2020
World History
Grade 6 World Civilizations Alignment Guide 2019
Modern World History Alignment Guide 2019
Government
United States Government Alignment Guide 2019
Economics and Personal Finance
***The resources on this page apply only to the required half-credit Economics and Personal Finance course and do not count toward the separate half-credit Financial Literacy requirement. Although some content may overlap, these courses have distinct scopes and fulfill different graduation requirements.***
Economics and Personal Finance Alignment Guide 2019
Inquiry Instructional Units for the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College- and Career-Ready Standards
These are suggested sets of inquiry units, designed by educators representing classrooms from around the state. The inquiry units are accessible to assist educators in creating their daily lesson plans for inquiry and skills-based instruction to support the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College - and Career-Ready Standards. The development of these units is intended for continuous revisions based on classroom application.
Primary Inquiry Instructional Units (Kindergarten The Community Around Us; Grade 1 Life in South Carolina; Grade 2 Life in the United States)
Geography Inquiry Instructional Units (Grade 3 World Geography; Grade 7 Geography of World Regions; Human Geography)
World History (Grade 6 World Civilizations; Modern World History)
United States Government Inquiry Instructional Units
Economics and Personal Finance Inquiry Instructional Units
Skills Progressions
The purpose of the Historical Thinking Skills Progressions and Geography Skills Progressions are to provide tools for teachers to make learning more transparent and to help find the right entry points for students in their progress towards mastering each thinking skill.
South Carolina African American History Calendar Lessons
South Carolina educators created lessons inspired by the honorees in the annual African American History Calendar. These lessons may be adapted for students at any grade level, even in cases where grade levels are suggested.
African American History Resources
The purpose of the African American History program, as referenced in legislation (S.C. Code Ann. § 59-29-55), is to ensure that the history of Africa and African Americans, their culture and experiences, is integrated into the existing K-12 social studies curriculum. The resources listed below will help educators infuse the African-American experience into all facets of the school curriculum.
Civil Rights Digital Oral Histories
James Edwards Civics Education Requirement
Districts can use their discretion in the administration and grading of the assessment then report the results directly to the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) through the summer report card survey completed annually by school and district leaders. The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) does not administer, score or evaluate the assessment. Students who are currently in their freshman year of high school should complete the assessment in their Government course prior to graduation.
Please refer to the links below for information regarding administering the Civics test.
Speaking Up for Science and Social Studies
The video,
Speaking up for Science and Social Studies, developed at the request of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Social Studies Collaborative, makes the case, from the perspective of literacy researcher Nell Duke, for devoting more time to science and social studies education in the elementary grades.
Financial Literacy Resources
***The resources on this page apply only to the required half-credit Economics and Personal Finance course and do not count toward the separate half-credit Financial Literacy requirement. Although some content may overlap, these courses have distinct scopes and fulfill different graduation requirements.***
Document-Based Questions (DBQs)
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) partnered with the University of South Carolina (USC) using funds from a federal grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collaborative project trained teachers to use the USC Digital Collections and South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) materials and they created document-based questions (DBQs) for students to engage with historical records and develop their digital literacy skills. These DBQs were aligned to grades 3,4,5,8, and USHC as seen in the 2011 South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards but could be modified by teachers for use to support instruction of the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College- and Career- Ready Standards.
The SC Digital Academy page at USC contains DBQs created during the summer of 2018 with earlier DBQs realigned with the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College- and Career-Ready Standards.
Native American History Resources
