Correlations to West Virginia’s Course of Study
Module I
8000 years of American Prehistory
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will use the processes and resources of historical inquiry to develop appropriate questions, gather and examine evidence, compare, analyze and interpret historical data (Skills and Application).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
Module II
From Forest to Farm and Back Again
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will interpret, and choose maps, globes and other geographic tools to categorize and organize information about personal directions, people, places and environments (The World in Spatial Terms).
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
SS.S.06.04: Students will point out geographic perspective and the tools and assess techniques available for geographic study (Uses of Geography).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
Module III
Fueling the Fires of American Industrialization
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will examine, analyze and synthesize historical knowledge of major events, individuals, cultures and the humanities in West Virginia, the United States and the world (Culture and Humanities).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
Module IV
From Arbor Day to Earth Day
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will outline sequences of events.
Module V
A New Profession Takes Seed
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will examine, analyze and synthesize historical knowledge of major events, individuals, cultures and the humanities in West Virginia, the United States and the world (Culture and Humanities).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
Module VI
From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will interpret, and choose maps, globes and other geographic tools to categorize and organize information about personal directions, people, places and environments (The World in Spatial Terms).
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
SS.S.06.04: Students will point out geographic perspective and the tools and assess techniques available for geographic study (Uses of Geography).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will examine, analyze and synthesize historical knowledge of major events, individuals, cultures and the humanities in West Virginia, the United States and the world (Culture and Humanities).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will summarize events and ideas. Infer main idea or purpose of content.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
Module VII
Trees in Your Own Back Yard
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 1 - Citizenship:
SS.S.06.01: Students will develop the participatory skills of interacting, monitoring and influencing that are essential for informed, effective and responsible citizenship, including participation in civic life to shape public policy (Participatory Skills).
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will examine the physical and human characteristics of place and explain how the lives of people are rooted in places and regions (Places and Regions).
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will use the processes and resources of historical inquiry to develop appropriate questions, gather and examine evidence, compare, analyze and interpret historical data (Skills and Application).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SSS.S.06.06: tudents will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will summarize events and ideas. Infer main idea or purpose of content.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
Module VIII
Harvesting Today in a Global Forest
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 3 - Economics:
SS.S.06.03: Students will examine and evaluate the interdependence of global economies (Global Economies).
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will use historical knowledge to analyze local, state, national and global interdependence (Interpretation and Evaluation).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
Module IX
Fire:Fight, Flight, or Coexistence?
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the physical processes that shape the earth’s surface and create, sustain and modify the cultural and natural environment (Physical Systems).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will use the processes and resources of historical inquiry to develop appropriate questions, gather and examine evidence, compare, analyze and interpret historical data (Skills and Application).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will summarize events and ideas.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
Module X
The Significance of Private Forests in the U.S.
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will examine the physical and human characteristics of place and explain how the lives of people are rooted in places and regions (Places and Regions).
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
SS.S.06.05: Students will use the processes and resources of historical inquiry to develop appropriate questions, gather and examine evidence, compare, analyze and interpret historical data (Skills and Application).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will summarize events and ideas. Infer main idea or purpose of content.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
Module XI
Forest Research: Who, What, Where & Why?
Grades 6 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Geography:
SS.S.06.04: Students will analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).
Standard 5 - History:
SS.S.06.05: Students will organize, analyze and compare historical events, distinguish cause-effect relationships, theorize alternative actions and outcomes, and anticipate future application (Chronology).
Standard 6 - Reading:
SS.S.06.06: Students will use the dimensions of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, background knowledge/vocabulary, high frequency word/fluency, comprehension, and writing) in their acquisition of social studies knowledge, insuring a foundation of college readiness in this genre.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize main ideas and supporting details to locate basic facts (e.g. names, dates, events).
SS.S.06.06: Students will distinguish relationships among people, ideas, and events.
SS.S.06.06: Students will recognize cause-effect relationships in content passages.
SS.S.06.06: Students will summarize events and ideas. Infer main idea or purpose of content.
SS.S.06.06: Students will draw generalizations and conclusions about people, ideas and events.
