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............................................................................................................................... 7 NATIONAL STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS FOR EFFECTIVE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS .............................. 8 NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES......................................................................................... 11 CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING ................................................................................................................. 13 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 15 DISCIPLINARY STRANDS ........................................................................................................................... 17 CATHOLIC WORLD VIEW IN SOCIAL STUDIES ........................................................................................ 18 SAINTS (CATHOLIC HEROES) RELEVANT TO K-2 SOCIAL STUDIES THEMES ....................................... 20 SAINTS (CATHOLIC HEROES) RELEVANT TO 3-5 SOCIAL STUDIES THEMES ........................................ 21 SAINTS (CATHOLIC HEROES) RELEVANT TO 6-8 SOCIAL STUDIES THEMES ........................................ 23 SAINTS (CATHOLIC HEROES) RELEVANT TO HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES THEMES ..................... 24 KINDERGARTEN STANDARDS: SELF AND OTHERS .................................................................................. 25 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 25 GRADE 1: MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES, NOW AND LONG AGO .................................................. 27 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 28 GRADE 2: MY COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES ....................................................................... 31 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 31 GRADE 3: COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD..................................................................................... 34 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 35 GRADE 4: GEOGRAPHY, GOVERNMENT, AND HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES AND KENTUCKY .... 38 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 39 GRADE 5: THE UNITED STATES: FIRST INHABITANTS—THE CONSTITUTION ...................................... 42 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 42 GRADE 6 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ........................................................................ 44 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 44 GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ....................... 47 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 47 GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ........................................................................ 50 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 50 HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES PRACTICES ........................................................................................... 52 3 | Page HIGH SCHOOL STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 55 WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY (HG) .............................................................................................. 55 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 55 UNITED STATES HISTORY ......................................................................................................................... 65 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 65 CIVICS ........................................................................................................................................................ 69 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 69 ECONOMICS ............................................................................................................................................... 72 CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................... 72 GRADES K-2 LEARNING STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY ...................... 74 GRADES 3-5 STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND LITERACY .......................................... 77 GRADES 6-8 READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES .............................. 81 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................... 85 NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: THE THEMES OF SOCIAL STUDIES . 86 NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES: A FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 96 COLLEGE, CAREER, AND CIVIC LIFE (C3) FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL STUDIES STATE STANDARDS: GUIDANCE FOR ENHANCING THE RIGOR OF K-12 CIVICS, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, AND HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................. 97 CATHOLIC CHURCH HISTORY RESOURCES ......................................................................................... 99 PAPAL DOCUMENTS ON CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING ................................................................... 100 UNITED STATES CATHOLIC BISHOPS DOCUMENTS .......................................................................... 100 THE CARDINAL NEWMAN SOCIETY CATHOLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM STANDARDS HISTORY RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................... 104 CATHOLIC PIONEERS OF KENTUCKY ................................................................................................. 105 SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES ............................................................................................................. 106 SOCIAL STUDIES ONLINE ASSESSMENT RESOURCES ........................................................................ 120 SAMPLE PARENT/GUARDIAN LETTER ................................................................................................ 121 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................................ 122 KENTUCKY ACADEMIC STANDARDS ...................................................................................................... 123 4 | Page MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO The curriculum in the Catholic School reflects the six tasks of catechesis: “to promote knowledge of the faith, to further knowledge of liturgy and the sacraments, to support moral formation in Jesus Christ, to teach the Christian how to pray with Christ, to prepare the Christian to live in community and to participate actively in the life and mission of the Church.” (NDC, #20; GDC, #85-86) The mission of the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Owensboro is to share in the Church's mission, to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ as lived