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Skinny — US.6_12.6 Past to Present (Current Events) · Unit 9 The 1990s–2000s

Standard: US.6_12.6 — Connect the past to the present using current events. Unit: 9 — The 1990s–2000s (1991–present) NDSBL Era: Era 5: 2001-Present Grade: 10 · US History

Official proficiency scale — the source of truth for scoring

Scoring follows the official NDSBL US History Proficiency Scales — not the examples on this page. Proficient (3.0) for Era 5: 2001-Present means:

  • Connect the changing political and social climate to United States’ involvement as a global superpower.
  • Explain the social, cultural, and economic impact of changes because of technology.
  • Explain the social, political, and cultural influences on government policies regarding global immigration.

What This Standard Asks

How does this era connect to the present, and what current event echoes it? — applied to The 1990s–2000s (1991–present).

Key Content — Unit 9: The 1990s–2000s

The Cold War's end left America in a 'unipolar moment.' Globalization, the internet/tech boom, and NAFTA reshaped the economy. Then 9/11 (2001) launched the War on Terror — the USA PATRIOT Act, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a sharp security-vs-liberty debate — followed by the 2008 financial crisis. The turning point — America's post-Cold War role and the digital, globalized, security-conscious present.

The Skill in This Unit

Connect it forward: debates over surveillance, security, and globalization. Explain how the end of the Cold War, globalization, and 9/11 still shapes that debate today, using a current event as your bridge.

What You Need to Know (Score 2.0 — Approaching)

Vocabulary such as: Current events, Social, cultural, and economic impact, Global immigaration.

Basic processes such as: - Locate and describe world areas of geopolitical importance. - Identify examples in which technology has caused or enhances social / cultural. / or economic change. - Locate and describe areas of the world in which population shifts are occurring due to immigration / migration. - Share and discuss a factual based, newsworthy article which connects to a event from this era.

Meeting the Standard (Score 3.0 — Proficiency)

Proficiency on US.6_12.6 means applying Past to Present (Current Events) to this unit with no major errors — see the era targets in the callout above. Aim your Demo of Learning at that language, not at simply retelling the events.

Going Beyond (Score 4.0 — Advanced)

Advanced work extends the skill to a higher cognitive level (attainable, not perfection): - Applies recent historical knowledge as a tool for examining current events.

ELA Crosswalk

W.4 — argument writing · C.1 — present to an audience

Where to Go Next

US.6_12.6 · Unit 9 Skinny — SDA Commons · South High School · aligned to the official NDSBL US History proficiency scale