Locate Academic Alignments For - DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
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Academic Alignment Authority: Texas
Subject Matter / Course: Social Studies
The following academic standards have been aligned to DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
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Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 10
apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps; and
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 10
explain how examples of art, music, and literature reflect the times during which they were created.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 11
explain the relationships that exist between societies and their architecture, art, music, and literature;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 12
organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts to demonstrate the relationship between geography and the historical development of a region or nation; and
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
analyze and compare geographic distributions and patterns in world history shown on maps, graphs, charts, and models.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
identify significant examples of art and architecture that demonstrate an artistic ideal or visual principle from selected cultures;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
analyze examples of how art, architecture, literature, music, and drama reflect the history of the cultures in which they are produced; and
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
identify examples of art, music, and literature that transcend the cultures in which they were created and convey universal themes.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
create and interpret different types of maps to answer geographic questions, infer relationships, and analyze change.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish-American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet space race), 1968-1969 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
evaluate the domestic and international leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman during World War II, including the U.S. relationship with its allies and domestic industry's rapid mobilization for the war effort;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
analyze major military events of World War II, including the Battle of Midway, the U.S. military advancement through the Pacific Islands, the Bataan Death March, the invasion of Normandy, fighting the war on multiple fronts, and the liberation of concentration camps;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
use appropriate skills to analyze and interpret social studies information such as maps, graphs, presentations, speeches, lectures, and political cartoons.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
analyze major military events of World War II, including the Battle of Midway, the U.S. military advancement through the Pacific Islands, the Bataan Death March, the invasion of Normandy, fighting the war on multiple fronts, and the liberation of concentration camps;
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
identify significant examples of art and architecture that demonstrate an artistic ideal or visual principle from selected cultures; and
Social Studies
DIGGING IN; FIGHTING ON
Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17
analyze examples of how art, architecture, literature, music, and drama reflect the history of the cultures in which they are produced.
