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Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 2.
Our National Identity and Culture
  • With prompting and support, generate compelling questions to explore national…

    SS.2.1

    With prompting and support, generate compelling questions to explore national identity and culture.

  • With prompting and support, generate supporting questions related to compelling…

    SS.2.2

    With prompting and support, generate supporting questions related to compelling questions.

  • With prompting and support, analyze multiple primary sources to determine point…

    SS.2.3

    With prompting and support, analyze multiple primary sources to determine point of view and perspective.

  • With prompting and support, construct responses to compelling questions using…

    SS.2.4

    With prompting and support, construct responses to compelling questions using reasoning, examples, and relevant details.

  • With prompting and support, construct organized explanations for various…

    SS.2.5

    With prompting and support, construct organized explanations for various audiences and purposes.

  • With prompting and support, participate in a structured academic discussion…

    SS.2.6

    With prompting and support, participate in a structured academic discussion using reasoning.

  • With prompting and support, list and discuss group or individual action to help…

    SS.2.7

    With prompting and support, list and discuss group or individual action to help address local, regional, and or national problems.

  • With prompting and support, use deliberative and democratic procedures to take…

    SS.2.8

    With prompting and support, use deliberative and democratic procedures to take action about an issue in your community.

  • Explore significant events that have shaped national identity

    SS.2.9

    Explore significant events that have shaped national identity.

  • Identify major political leaders that have impacted U.S

    SS.2.10

    Identify major political leaders that have impacted U.S. History.

  • Identify how individuals have made a difference the communities in which they…

    SS.2.11

    Identify how individuals have made a difference the communities in which they live.

  • Examine major events in U.S

    SS.2.12

    Examine major events in U.S. History to understand how discrimination and oppression of various racial and ethnic groups have contributed towards movements for social justice.

  • Explain how people from different groups work through conflict when solving…

    SS.2.13

    Explain how people from different groups work through conflict when solving problems throughout U.S. History.

  • Identify and compare cultural practices and traditions in the U.S

    SS.2.14

    Identify and compare cultural practices and traditions in the U.S.

  • Discuss the contributions and positive impacts of racially and ethnically…

    SS.2.15

    Discuss the contributions and positive impacts of racially and ethnically diverse people in U.S. History.

  • Explain how diverse individuals have played important roles in developing…

    SS.2.16

    Explain how diverse individuals have played important roles in developing nation's civic identity, including but not limited to: deliberative discussion, equality, freedom, liberty, and respect for individual rights.

  • Describe the role and responsibilities of the U.S

    SS.2.17

    Describe the role and responsibilities of the U.S. president.

  • Determine the civic virtues and democratic principles that have influenced the…

    SS.2.18

    Determine the civic virtues and democratic principles that have influenced the U.S.

  • Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship

    SS.2.19

    Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

  • Locate major historical events in national history on a map

    SS.2.20

    Locate major historical events in national history on a map.

  • Identify major national landmarks associated with historical events

    SS.2.21

    Identify major national landmarks associated with historical events.

  • Examine how environmental characteristics shape the development of the nation

    SS.2.22

    Examine how environmental characteristics shape the development of the nation.

  • Describe why people made decisions to move in early U.S

    SS.2.23

    Describe why people made decisions to move in early U.S. History, including but not limited to: cultural, economic, environmental, political, social, etc.

  • Identify times in the nation's history when scarce resources led to conflict

    SS.2.24

    Identify times in the nation's history when scarce resources led to conflict.

  • Identify how natural resources were used to produce goods and services in the…

    SS.2.25

    Identify how natural resources were used to produce goods and services in the past and present.