Content Goals -provide a diverse, humanized introduction to the topic of rights and resistance in american history.

-develop concept of Freedom. -develop this early on with interviews?? to scaffold Big Question. -teach ....historical literacy skills.... Pedagogical Goals of our ocial tudies Curriculum. Investigations that are jointly student and teacher led. o !llowing students to decide on "uestions they want to answer during a unit helps place responsi#ility for learning where it #elongs$ with the students. %&' o For students to investigate "uestions of their own choosing, the need access to a wide variety of resources. ...(allows students to find answers to more informal "uestions that emerge during a unit.( book boxes centering around the topic at hand. o Sources that are accessible tudents apply historical literacy knowledge to a group investigation, presenting knowledge through a selected medium such as a a #ook of )perspective poems,( a "uilt with an e*planation, a dramatic presentation, adverstisement or opinion piece. o demonstrating content knowledge via evidence and application of historical thinking skills covered. How many pieces of evidence How many skills to !demonstrate" o Content e*plored and modes of presentation must have been explored previously in other lessons.