By the end of grade twelve, students will:
B.12.1 Explain different points of view on the same historical
event, using data gathered from various sources, such as letters,
journals, diaries, newspapers, government documents, and speeches
B.12.2 Analyze primary and secondary sources related to a historical
question to evaluate their relevance, make comparisons, integrate
new information with prior knowledge, and come to a reasoned conclusion
B.12.3 Recall, select, and analyze significant historical periods
and the relationships among them
B.12.4 Assess the validity of different interpretations of significant
historical events
B.12.5 Gather various types of historical evidence, including
visual and quantitative data, to analyze issues of freedom and
equality, liberty and order, region and nation, individual and
community, law and conscience, diversity and civic duty; form
a reasoned conclusion in the light of other possible conclusions;
and develop a coherent argument in the light of other possible
arguments
B.12.6 Select and analyze various documents that have influenced
the legal, political, and constitutional heritage of the United
States
B.12.7 Identify major works of art and literature produced in
the United States and elsewhere in the world and explain how they
reflect the era in which they were created
B.12.8 Recall, select, and explain the significance of important
people, their work, and their ideas in the areas of political
and intellectual leadership, inventions, discoveries, and the
arts, within each major era of Wisconsin, United States, and world
history
B.12.9 Select significant changes caused by technology, industrialization,
urbanization, and population growth, and analyze the effects of
these changes in the United States and the world
B.12.10 Select instances of scientific, intellectual, and religious
change in various regions of the world at different times in history
and discuss the impact those changes had on beliefs and values
B.12.11 Compare examples and analyze why governments of various
countries have sometimes sought peaceful resolution to conflicts
and sometimes gone to war
B.12.12 Analyze the history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and
current status of the American Indian tribes and bands in Wisconsin
B.12.13 Analyze examples of ongoing change within and across
cultures, such as the development of ancient civilizations; the
rise of nation-states; and social, economic, and political revolutions
B.12.14 Explain the origins, central ideas, and global influence
of religions, such as Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and
Christianity
B.12.15 Identify a historical or contemporary event in which a
person was forced to take an ethical position, such as a decision
to go to war, the impeachment of a president, or a presidential
pardon, and explain the issues involved
B.12.16 Describe the purpose and effects of treaties, alliances,
and international organizations that characterize today's interconnected
world
B.12.17 Identify historical and current instances when national
interests and global interests have seemed to be opposed and analyze
the issues involved
B.12.18 Explain the history of slavery, racial and ethnic discrimination,
and efforts to eliminate discrimination in the United States and
elsewhere in the world
Content Standard B
For questions about this information, contact Beverly J. Kniess (608) 266-3706
Last updated on 2/25/2008 1:43:11 PM
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