VERTICAL ALIGNMENT-SOCIAL STUDIES

Grade

Skill(s) needed at each grade level and/or course for students to become proficient on what is taught from the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and to increase opportunities for acceleration at all grade levels

Grade(s) where the skills should be introduced and become integrated from that grade level forward I=Introduced R=Reinforced/expanded M=Maintain the skills

Reference to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study by Grade(s)/Goal/Obj

Social studies areas of weaknesses overlapping among grade levels, apparent especially at the high school level

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Grade Level with objectives to be emphasized

Map Skills

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Grade 2: 1.2; 5.2 Grade 3: 4.1; 4.2 Grade 4: 1.4 Grade 5: 1.1; 1.2 Grade 6: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 Grade 7: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 Grade 8: not covered

Geography

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Grade 1: 5.6; 5.7 Grade 2: 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4 Grade 3: not a deficiency Grade 4: 1.1; 1.2 Grade 5: 1.3 Grade 6: 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 Grade 7: 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 Grade 8: not covered

Cultural Connections

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K: 1.5 Grade 1: Goal 1 Grade 2: 1.1; 2.4; 2.6 Grade 3: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 Grade 4: not a deficiency Grade 5: 3.1 – 3.7 Grade 6: 1.2; 2.3 Grade 7: 1.2; 2.3 Grade 8: 8.1 –8.3

Human-Environment Interactions

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Grade 5: 1.2; 1.6 Grade 6: 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4 Grade 7: 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4 Grade 8: not addressed

Government

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Grade 2: 2.2 Grade 3: not covered Grade 4: not a deficiency Grade 5: not a deficiency Grade 6: 2.1; 2.2; 2.4; 9.1; 9.2 Grade 7: 2.1; 2.2; 2.4; 9.1; 9.2 Grade 8: not addressed

Variety of Sources

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Grade 4: 1.5; 2.3; 3.5; 3.6 Grade 5: not a deficiency Grade 6: Skill 1 Grade 7: Skill 1

Using the Text for Information

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Grade 3: 1.5; 2.2; 2.1; 3.3 Grade 4: 2.5

Working in Cooperative Groups

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Grade 2 (LA): 4.5