Social Studies
SS.I.MS.2.3 Identify and explain how individuals in history have demonstrated good character and virtue.
SS.I.MS.2.4 Use historical biographies to explain how events from the past affected the lives of individuals and how some individuals influence the course of history.
SS.I.MS.3.1 Use primary sources and secondary records to analyze significant events that shaped the development of Michigan and the nation. SS.III.MS.3.2 Identify disparities between ideals and realities and propose ways to reduce them.
SS.VI.MS.1.3 Explain how culture and experience shape positions that people take on an issue.
SS.VI.MS.2.1 Engage each other in conversations which attempt to clarify and resolve issues.
Language Arts
ELA.MS.1.5 Respond to a variety of oral, visual, written and electronic texts by making connections to their personal lives and lives of others.
ELA.MS.3.7 Recognize and use varied techniques to construct text, convey meaning, and express feelings to influence an audience. Examples include identification with character and multiple points of view.
ELA.MS.3.8 Express their responses and make connections between oral, visual, written and electronic texts and their own lives.
ELA.MS.10.3 Use oral, written and visual texts to identify and research issues of importance.
ELA.MS.11.3 Organize, analyze and synthesize information to draw conclusions and implications based on their investigation of an issue or problem.
