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SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
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The first few days of instruction should be utilized to establish a QCI Classroom and Review the prior grade’s Power Standards and curricular topics.
First Full Week – Unit 1 Instruction Begins

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Social Studies
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QuarterSuggested PacingUnit AlignmentSS StrandGrade Level Missouri Learning Standards
Power Standards are in Orange
Cross Curricular AlignmentAcademic VocabularyAssessment
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Pacing was determined in alignement with Cross Curricular Standards.
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1st Quarter2 weeksOverview of EmpiresHistory: Continuity and Change
- Empire-Building
-Nomads - Surplus
- Division of Labor
-Social Hierarchy
- Cultural Diffusion
- Polytheism
- Monotheism
- Import/Export
- Legitimacy
- Monumental Architecture
- Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy, Theocracy, Republic
Autopsy of an Empire Create Your Own Empire
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Government Systems and Priciples
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Geographical Study
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Economic Concepts
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People, Groups, and Cultures9-12.WH.1.PC.A: Using a world history lens, describe how peoples’ perspectives shaped the sources/artifacts they created. 9-12.WH.5.PC.B Analyze the process of globalization to determine its effects on global conflict and cooperation.
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