2024 Social Science Standards Alignment

This section is aligned with the following standards:

8.C.CE.13- Identify the methods of individuals and movements responsible for the expansion of justice, equality, equity, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship from historically underrepresented groups at the local and national levels.
8.C.CE.14- Evaluate the historical and contemporary means of attempting to create more inclusive societies, including the importance of advocacy and activism related to the expansion of justice, equality, and equity for historically underrepresented individuals and groups.
HS.C.IR.9 - Describe the civic behaviors that promote and strengthen a pluralistic democracy.
HS.C.CE.17 - Explain how active citizens and political or social movements can affect the lawmaking process locally, nationally, and internationally.

Essential Disciplinary Practice Alignment

This section is foundational for applying the following Essential Disciplinary Practices (EDPs):

EDP 1 - Developing questions for social science inquiry.
EDP 3 - Collect, interpret, evaluate and apply information from primary and secondary sources to better understand and create historical narratives, distinguishing between fact and opinion.
EDP 4 - Seek and analyze diverse perspectives to develop a more complete understanding of past and current events.
EDP 10 - Apply the practices and knowledge of social science to determine the most effective ways to take informed civic action.

While the context and community may vary across demonstrations of civic engagement, there are common civic behaviors that promote and strengthen democracy. In this section, you will learn more about the spectrum of civic behaviors and read about an example of these civic behaviors via Oregon’s student-led movement for ethnic studies, House Bill 2845.

Step 1: Read

To better understand the standard HS.C.IR.9, we offer a document highlighting and defining some civic behaviors that promote and strengthen a pluralistic democracy. Read Civic Behaviors that Promote and Strengthen Democracy below. It is a tool for referencing strategies that can be leveraged for civic engagement.

You might consider engaging students in a discussion about which civic behaviors do and do not resonate with them and why.

PDF - Civic Behaviors that Promote and Strengthen Democracy

Step 2: Explore

Next, we invite you to explore a brief article to build background knowledge about the civic contributions of diverse communities in Oregon. Select one of the options below that most interests you or connects to your teaching context.

Option 1: Ethnic Studies in Portland Schools

This NBC News article highlights an example of Oregon youth advocacy by depicting how students leveraged their voices to address a real-world problem in their community.

Article - Portland Public Schools Board to Vote on Ethnic Studies in High Schools

Option 2: Klamath River Dam Removal

This Associated Press article examines how members of the Klamath Basin Tribes in Northern California and Southern Oregon successfully organized and advocated for the removal of a dam.

Article - Tribes Celebrate the End of the Largest Dam Removal Project in US History

Step 3: Write

Now that you have read about recent examples of Oregonians achieving change in their communities, we invite you to write one or two inquiry-based questions related to the article you read. Effective inquiry questions help students connect more deeply to content and think critically throughout the learning process. They require students to analyze, synthesize and evaluate the information they gather to draw meaningful conclusions.

Use the guide below to support you as you develop questions. Consider using your Journal Space to capture your questions.

PDF - Designing Inquiry-based Questions for Primary and Secondary Sources