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Understands the causes and global consequences of World War I.
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(6-8): Understands events that contributed to the outbreak of World War I (e.g., diverse long-range causes of World War I, such as political and economic rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, militarism, imperialism, and nationalism; how nationalism threatened the balance of power among the Great Powers in Europe, and why it was considered one of the causes of World War I).
(9-12): Understands arguments and theories regarding the causes of World War I (e.g., the role of social and class conflict leading to World War I; how primary and secondary sources illustrate the arguments presented by leaders on the eve of the Great War; why and how political leaders in European nations felt aggressive foreign policy, and the advocation of war, would help subdue domestic discontent and disorder; the arguments for and against war used by diverse political groups and figures in European countries).
(9-12): Understands the extent to which different sources supported the war effort (e.g., how nationalism and propaganda helped mobilize civilian populations to support “total war”; ways in which colonial peoples contributed to the war effort of the Allies and the Central Powers by providing military forces and supplies, and what this effort might have meant to colonial subjects; the effectiveness of propaganda to gain support from neutral nations; how and why original support and enthusiasm to support the war deteriorated).
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technology |
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Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual.
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Knows ways in which technology has influenced the course of history (e.g., revolutions in agriculture, manufacturing, sanitation, medicine, warfare, transportation, information processing, communication).
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6-8, 9-12 |
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language arts |
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Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts.
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(6-8): Identifies specific questions of personal importance and seeks to answer them through literature.
(9-12): Understands the effects of complex literary devices and techniques on the overall quality of a work (e.g., tone, irony, mood, figurative language, allusion, diction, dialogue, symbolism, point of view, style).
(9-12): Understands historical and cultural influences on literary works.
(9-12): Makes abstract connections between his or her own life and the characters, events, motives, and causes of conflict in texts.
(9-12): Relates personal response to the text with that seemingly intended by the author.
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Understands the search for peace and stability throughout the world in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Understands how the emergence of new art, literature, music, and scientific theories influenced society in the early 20th century (e.g., the impact of innovative movements in art, architecture, and literature, such as Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Socialist Realism, and jazz; reflections of war in such movements as Dadaism and in the literary works of Remarque, Spender, Brooke, and Hemingway; the major themes of writers of the “Lost Generation” in the post-World War I era; prominent musicians and composers of the first half of the century and the cultural impact of their music around the world; how Freud’s psychoanalytic method and theories of the unconscious changed views of human motives and human nature).
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