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Subject Area: Social Studies Grade Level: Fifth Grade
New York State Content Standards New York State Skills Standards New York State Performance Indicators
Assessments (formal/informal
including state assessments)
Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship and
Government (Key Idea 3): Students
will understand of the roles of the citizen
within American constitutional
democracy and the scope of a citizen’s
rights and responsibilities.
Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship and
Government (Key Idea 4): Students
will probe ideas and assumptions, ask
and answer analytical questions, take a
skeptical attitude toward questionable
arguments, evaluate evidence, formulate
rational conclusions, and develop and
refine participatory skills.
• explain what citizenship means in a
democratic society, how citizenship is defined
in the Constitution and other laws of the land,
and how the definition of citizenship has
changed in the United States and New York
State over time
• understand that the American legal and
political systems guarantee and protect the
rights of citizens and assume that citizens will
hold and exercise certain civic values and fulfill
certain civic responsibilities
• discuss the role of an informed citizen in
today’s changing world
• explain how Americans are citizens of their
states and of the United States.
• Scott Foresman assessments
• Scott Foresman activities
• Teacher-created assessments
• Teacher-created activities and
assessments
• 5th Grade State Social Studies Exam
(November)
• Homework
• Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
• Teacher-created projects with
accompanying rubric
• respect the rights of others in discussions and • Scott Foresman assessments
classroom debates regardless of whether or not • Scott Foresman activities
one agrees with their viewpoint
• Teacher-created assessments
• explain the role that civility plays in promoting • Teacher-created activities and
effective citizenship in preserving democracy assessments
• participate in negotiation and compromise to • 5th Grade State Social Studies Exam
resolve classroom, school, and community (November)
disagreements and problems.
• Homework
• Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
• Teacher-created projects with
accompanying rubric
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School
Exhibit 9D-86