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Unit 1

Standards

Social Science California State Standards

Mathematics California State Standards

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: algebra II
Standard:

Given a quadratic equation of the form ax 2 + by 2 + cx + dy + e = 0, students can use
the method for completing the square to put the equation into standard form and
can recognize whether the graph of the equation is a circle, ellipse, parabola, or
hyperbola. Students can then graph the equation.

Benchmarks: Understands the relationship between conic sections and Kepler's three laws.

Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: world history
Standard: Understands how European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication between 1450 and 1750.
Benchmarks:
Understands features of the conflict between religious beliefs and scientific thought during the Scientific Revolution (e.g., the coexistence of the new scientific rationalism in 17th and 18th-century Europe with traditional learning and rituals; Galileo's ideas about the solar system, and why he hesitated to apply scriptural passages to science-related problems; the fundamental ideas of Descartes' "Discourse on Method," and the methods he used to ascertain the "truth").

Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: world history
Standard:
Understands how European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication between 1450 and 1750.
Benchmarks: Understands features of the conflict between religious beliefs and scientific thought during the Scientific Revolution (e.g., the coexistence of the new scientific rationalism in 17th and 18th-century Europe with traditional learning and rituals; Galileo's ideas about the solar system, and why he hesitated to apply scriptural passages to science-related problems; the fundamental ideas of Descartes' "Discourse on Method," and the methods he used to ascertain the "truth").

Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: world history
Standard:
Understands how European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication between 1450 and 1750.
Benchmarks: Understands the role of the Enlightenment in shaping European society (e.g., the impact of Europe's growing knowledge of other regions on the development of concepts of universalism, tolerance, and world history; the connection between the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution, and arguments supporting the notion that one was dependent upon the other).

Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: science
Standard:
Understands essential ideas about the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it.
Benchmarks: Knows ways in which technology has increased our understanding of the universe (e.g., visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes collect information about the universe from electromagnetic waves; computers interpret vast amounts of data from space; space probes gather information from distant parts of the solar system; accelerators allow us to simulate conditions in the stars and in the early history of the universe).

Grade level: 9-12
Subject area: science
Standard:
Understands the nature of scientific knowledge.
Benchmarks: Understands how scientific knowledge changes and accumulates over time (e.g., all scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes available; some scientific ideas are incomplete and opportunity exists in these areas for new advances; theories are continually tested, revised, and occasionally discarded).

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Research and Technology.
Benchmarks: Integrate quotations and citations into a written text while maintaining the flow of ideas.

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Research and Technology.
Benchmarks: Use appropriate conventions for documentation in the text, notes, and bibliographies by adhering to those in style manuals (e.g., Modern Language Association Handbook, The Chicago Manual of Style).

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Research and Technology.
Benchmarks: Design and publish documents by using advanced publishing software and graphic programs.

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Listening and Speaking Strategies.
Benchmarks: Students formulate adroit judgments about oral communication. They deliver focused and coherent presentations of their own that convey clear and distinct perspectives and solid reasoning. They use gestures, tone, and vocabulary tailored to the audience and purpose.

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Literary Response and Analysis.
Benchmarks: Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that reflect and enhance their studies of history and social science. They conduct in-depth analysis.

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Literary Response and Analysis.
Benchmarks Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the ideas expressed in each work.

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Literary Response and Analysis.
Benchmarks: Analyze the way in which a work of literature is related to the themes and issues of its historical period. (Historical approach)

Grade level: 10-12
Subject area: english
Standard: Understands Writing Strategies.
Benchmarks: Students write coherent and focused essays that convey a well-defined perspective and tightly reasoned argument. The writing demonstrates students' awareness of the audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process as needed.

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