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Welcome to Oregon’s Social Science Standards Resource Library, where teachers and teacher leaders can find materials to help implement standards-aligned social science practices.

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A Documents-Based Lesson on the Voting Rights Act

30-60 mins

Topics: U.S. History, Civic Engagement, Civil Rights • Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12 • Resource Type: Instructional Material • Media Type: Document

The following lesson provides an exploration of the role of voting rights in the U.S. Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. It can be used to support instruction on African American history and civic engagement.

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A Framework for Using Notable Social Studies Picture Books in High School

15-30 mins

Topic: Essential Disciplinary Practices • Grade Level: 9-12 • Resource Type: Professional Learning • Media Type: Document

The following professional learning tool provides a framework for using picture books to engage high school students in higher-order analysis skills. It can be used to incorporate multiple primary and secondary sources while considering authorial perspectives.

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A Guide for Community Action Projects: Independent Learning Approach

60-90 mins

Topics: Civic Engagement, Family and Community, Essential Disciplinary Practices • Grade Levels: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 • Resource Type: Guidance • Media Type: Document

The following guide supports an independent learning approach and explains how to design a community action project to foster civic engagement. It can be used to develop and apply teaching practices that support inquiry-based learning in civics and other social science domains.

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A Guide for Community Action Projects: Scaffolded Learning Approach

60-90 mins

Topics: Essential Disciplinary Practices, Civic Engagement, Family and Community • Grade Levels: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 • Resource Type: Guidance • Media Type: Document

The following guide supports a scaffolded learning approach and explains how to design a community action project to foster civic engagement. It can be used to develop and apply teaching practices that support inquiry-based learning in civics and other social science domains.

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AAPI Perspectives Curriculum: The Day I Woke Up Different

45-60 mins

Topics: Underrepresented Groups, Cultural Diversity • Grade Level: K-3 • Resource Type: Instructional Material • Media Type: Document

The following lesson provides an exploration of Vietnamese American children’s experiences as refugees. It can be used to help students reflect on identity formation and the power of counter-storytelling.

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Analyzing Stereotypes and Scapegoating

30-45 mins

Topics: Underrepresented Groups, Cultural Diversity • Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12 • Resource Type: Instructional Material • Media Type: Document

The following lesson provides an exploration of how marginalized groups have been stereotyped and scapegoated in the U.S. and globally. It can be used to help students analyze historical contexts of stereotyping in both democratic and authoritarian societies.

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