A survey of California teachers in 1994 raised issues about the
balance of the coverage of social studies standards in the middle grades. More
specifically, seventh grade teachers observed an imbalance in standards
coverage, since they had eleven major standards to cover while sixth grade
teachers had just seven. Subsequently, the state suggested some options to
reduce the burden on seventh grade teachers.
One option the state of California proposed would involve shifting two units
from
History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond to
History Alive! The United
States Through Industrialism: the study of the Age of Exploration and
the study of the Age of Enlightenment.
In your use of
History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism,
you may wish to implement these suggested curricular options. Supplementary
lessons, offering both student text and study questions, are provided below.
