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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards for specialization in the social sciences.
Social Science - Standard 19
The competent social science teacher understands major social and cultural developments and compares patterns of continuity and change in the United States and the State of Illinois.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
19A. Understands the characteristics of migration and settlement of people who came to America from different regions from prehistory to the present.  
19B. Understands the importance of family and local history, and their relation to the large context of American development  
19C. Understands the changing character of American society, culture, arts and letters, education, religion and values.  
Performance Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
19D. Analyzes migration patterns and movement of people to and within the United States and Illinois.
19E. Identifies examples of continuity and change in American culture, arts and letters, education, religion, and values.
19F. Explains the concept of "e pluribus unum."
Assistance with comprehending this standard:
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Web-Site Last Updated 4-14-2004