Alabama Social Studies SS24.AS.20c
The Standard
- SS24.AS.20
- Compare and contrast the roles of statewide elected officials, including the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.
Research and report on significant political figures in Alabama history who have shaped the state and nation through their actions and initiatives.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies · Government
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students research political figures connected to Alabama and identify actions that shaped the state and the country. They report what they found and cite their sources.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong report names at least two figures and gives dated examples of their actions. It explains an effect in Alabama and an effect beyond the state, using evidence for each claim.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat fame as proof of impact without naming an action or result. They may say John Lewis represented Alabama in Congress, though he represented Georgia. They may confuse George Wallace's opposition to school integration with the federal response that followed.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Choose Wallace or Lewis. Name one dated action in Alabama, explain one state effect and one national effect, and cite your source.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs place dated cards for Wallace's 1963 schoolhouse door, Lewis's 1965 Selma march, and the Voting Rights Act on a wall timeline.
Ask students to write: How did Wallace's schoolhouse door and Lewis's Selma march lead to different federal responses? Cite one source for each.
Run a fact-check relay: teams use two short biographies to correct claims that Lewis represented Alabama and Wallace welcomed school integration.
Give students a current Alabama voter registration form and a historical literacy test excerpt; ask which barrier Lewis protested in Selma.
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