Common Core Standards have been established in the field of education as a set of objectives for students to accomplish by the conclusion of their school year. These standards are geared towards enhancing students learning and outcomes through shaping curriculum. In addition, standards must serve as the foundation for a productive, balanced assessment system. This assignment focuses on unpacking a standard, creating a table of test specifications, and developing a curriculum map for a unit of study to demonstrate the alignment of assessment, curriculum, and assessment. In this case, the researcher utilizes Pennsylvania’s Standard 8.3.12 and focuses on Civil Rights in History class for high school students. Part 1 – Unpacking a Standard

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has established Common Core Standards for different subject areas, grade level, and content area. For this assignment, PA’s Standard 8.3.12 will be utilized for a History class for high school students with Civil Rights as the content area. The selected standard is one of the state’s academic standards for History (Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2002). The category where this standard falls under focused on promoting students’ understanding of U.S. history. This standard comprises big ideas that are geared towards enhancing mastery of learning content relating to U.S. history as follows:

1. Social groups and organizations in the history of the United States.

2. Conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in the United States.

3. Influence of conflict and cooperation among these groups and organizations in the growth and development of the nation.

Apart from the big ideas, there are some enduring understandings I would want students to remember once they have forgotten most of the details relating to this standard as follows:

a. Culture can act as unifying and divisive factor in human relations.

b. Conflict among various social groups...

Development requires cooperation between social groups and organizations.
Essential Questions

· Explain: What was the role of social groups and organizations in the development of the United States during the civil rights movement?

· Interpret: How did conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations influence the emergence of the civil rights movement?

· Application: How did the civil rights movement influence the development of the United States to its present state?

· Perspective: How important is the civil rights movement in the development of the United States to its present state?

· Empathy: Do you agree or disagree with the idea that social groups and organizations played a major role in the country’s development? Why?

· Self-knowledge: What was the most challenging task in examining the role of conflict and cooperation among social groups and organization in the development of the United States?

Concept Map

Topic’s Enduring Understanding

Topic (in sentence form)

Grade Level: 12th

The student will be able to determine the role of conflict and cooperation of social groups and organizations in the growth and development of the United States.

Subject: History

Topic Essential Questions

1. What was the role of social groups and organizations in the development of the United States during the civil rights movement?

2. How did conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations influence the emergence of the civil rights movement?

3. How did the civil rights movement influence the development of the United States to its present state?

4. How important is the civil rights movement in the development of the United States to its present state?

5. Do you agree or disagree with the…