CITIZENSHIP STRAND II:
PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES
Items in the People in Societies strand ask questions pertaining to cultural groups. The phrase cultural group refers to a number of individuals sharing unique characteristics (e.g., race, ethnicity, national origin, and religion). The items pertain to the attributes, experiences, and contributions of such groups.
5. Compare the gender roles, religious ideas, or class structures in two societies.
In pursuing this outcome students will be presented with information to examine concerning gender roles, religious ideas, and class structures in various world societies, both past and present. Students could be asked to identify similarities or differences in characteristics of different societies. They could be asked to explain situations based upon characteristics of different societies. Students could also be presented with characteristics in one society and asked to identify an analogous set of roles, ideas, or structures in another society.
6. Draw inferences about the experiences, problems, and opportunities that cultural groups have encountered in the past.
Items addressing this learning outcome require students to examine past experiences of various cultural groups. These groups include racial groups such as Asian, ethnic groups such as Eskimo, nationalities such as Italian, and religious groups such as Baptist. The items will contain information for students to interpret. Students will need to apply general background knowledge concerning cultural groups to the situations described in the items. The students could be presented with a set of choices or could be asked to explain what inferences they draw from the information presented in an item.
7. Describe how the customs and traditions of immigrant and other groups have shaped American life.
Many cultural groups have contributed to the nature of the American culture. Items for this outcome explore some of the ways life in the United States has been impacted by the customs and traditions of various groups. Students could be asked to identify or explain how life in the United States has been affected by different groups. Students could also be asked to identify a group that made a specific contribution to American life.
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