Our Standards

CI – Contemporary Issues – Students will use inquiry skills to learn about the issues that impact the contemporary world and engage in research and problem solving in order to better understand and assess significant current issues.

CI | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Course Description: Students will use inquiry skills to examine the issues that impact the contemporary world. Students will analyze the historical, cultural, economic, and geographic factors that have elevated certain issues to levels of concern in the United States and around the globe. Students will engage in research and problem solving in order to better understand and assess significant current issues.

C—Culture, E—Economics, G—Geography, H—History, P—Politics/Government, T—Tennessee TCA—Tennessee Code Annotated: These standards are legally required to be taught.

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Contempory Issues – Lesson 7 CI.06

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CI.06 Identify how geography shapes culture, economics, politics, and history. C, E, G, H, P What am I learning today? Where someone is located at effects that is happening around

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 17 – CI16

CI.16 Discuss the evolving role of the U.S. in international affairs. P What am I learning today? America’s Involvement in the world’s affairs Why am I learning this? Have an

Contemporary Issues – Lesson 13 – CI12

CI.12 Describe the protections offered by the Bill of Rights and their changing interpretations within American society. C, H, P What am I learning today? Our Bill of Rights Why