Topic: Diversity in American society |
Civics |
| | Standard 11. Understands the role of diversity in American life and the importance of shared values, political beliefs, and civic beliefs in an increasingly diverse American society |
| | | Level II [Grade 3-5] |
| | | | Benchmark 1. | Understands the concept of diversity |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Understands a diverse society is a society with people having many different characteristics and backgrounds |
| | | | Benchmark 2. | Knows some common forms of diversity in the United States (e.g., ethnic, racial, religious, class, linguistic, gender, national origin) |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that ethnic diversity is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that racial diversity is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows that religious diversity is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | | | 4. | Knows that class diversity is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | | | 5. | Knows that linguistic diversity is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | | | 6. | Knows that gender diversity is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | | | 7. | Knows that diversity of national origin is one type of diversity in the United States |
| | | | Benchmark 3. | Knows reasons why diversity is so prevalent in the United States |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that the United States is a country of diversity |
| | | | Benchmark 4. | Knows some of the benefits of diversity (e.g., it fosters a variety of viewpoints, new ideas, and fresh ways of looking at and solving problems; it provides people with choices in the arts, music, literature, and sports; it helps people appreciate cultural traditions and practices other than their own) |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that diversity is fosters a variety of viewpoints, new ideas, and fresh ways of looking at and solving problems |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that diversity provides people with choices in the arts, music, literature, and sports |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows that diversity helps people appreciate cultural traditions and practices other than their own |
| | | | Benchmark 5. | Knows some of the costs of diversity (e.g., people sometimes discriminate unfairly against others on the basis of age, religious beliefs, race, or disability; members of different groups sometimes misunderstand each other and conflicts subsequently arise) |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that diversity has a cost to society |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that members of different groups sometimes misunderstand each other and conflicts subsequently arise |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows that people sometimes discriminate unfairly against others on the basis of age |
| | | | | | 5. | Knows that people sometimes discriminate unfairly against others on the basis of religious beliefs |
| | | | | | 6. | Knows that people sometimes discriminate unfairly against others on the basis of race |
| | | | Benchmark 6. | Knows conflicts that are caused by diversity (e.g., unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, language, and gender; alienation of one group from another; efforts to impose beliefs and customs on others) |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that conflicts are caused by unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, language, and gender |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that conflicts are caused by alienation of one group from another |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows that conflict are caused by efforts to impose beliefs and customs on others |
| | | Level III [Grade 6-8] |
| | | | Benchmark 1. | Knows a variety of forms of diversity in American society (e.g., regional, linguistic, socioeconomic) |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that regional diversity is one type of diversity in American society |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that linguistic diversity is one type of diversity in American society |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows that socioeconomic diversity is one type of diversity in American society |
| | | | Benchmark 2. | Knows how diversity encourages cultural creativity |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows examples of cultural creativity |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that cultural creativity is connected to diversity |
| | | | Benchmark 3. | Knows major conflicts in American society that have arisen from diversity (e.g., North/South conflict; conflict about land, suffrage, and other rights of Native Americans; Catholic/Protestant conflicts in the nineteenth century; conflict about civil rights of minorities and women; present day ethnic conflict in urban settings) |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows that the North/South conflict arose from diversity |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows that conflicts over the rights of Native American arose from diversity |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows that Catholic/Protestant conflicts in the nineteenth century arose from diversity |
| | | | | | 4. | Knows that conflicts over the civil rights of minorities and women arose from diversity |
| | | | | | 5. | Knows there are present day ethnic conflicts in urban settings |
| | | | Benchmark 4. | Knows ways in which conflicts about diversity can be resolved in a peaceful manner that respects individual rights and promotes the common good |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows ways in which conflicts about diversity can be resolved in a peaceful manner that respects individual rights |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows ways in which conflicts about diversity can be resolved in a peaceful manner that promotes the common good |
| | | Level IV [Grade 9-12] |
| | | | Benchmark 1. | Knows how the racial, religious, socioeconomic, regional, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows how the racial diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows how the religious diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | | | 3. | Knows how the socioeconomic diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | | | 4. | Knows how the regional diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | | | 5. | Knows how the ethnic diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | | | 6. | Knows how the linguistic diversity of American society has influenced American politics through time |
| | | | Benchmark 2. | Knows different viewpoints regarding the role and value of diversity in American life |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows different viewpoints regarding the role of diversity in American life |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows different viewpoints regarding the value of diversity in American life |
| | | | Benchmark 3. | Knows examples of conflicts stemming from diversity, and understands how some conflicts have been managed and why some of them have not yet been successfully resolved |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows examples of conflicts stemming from diversity |
| | | | | | 2. | Understands how some conflicts about diversity have been managed successfully |
| | | | | | 3. | Understands why some conflicts about diversity have not yet been successfully resolved |
| | | | Benchmark 4. | Knows why constitutional values and principles must be adhered to when managing conflicts over diversity |
| | | | | Knowledge/skill statements |
| | | | | | 1. | Knows why constitutional values must be adhered to when managing conflicts over diversity |
| | | | | | 2. | Knows why constitutional principles must be adhered to when managing conflicts over diversity |
