Alabama Social Studies SS24.P.15b

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Clinical Psychology

The Standard

Describe situational cues that cause emotions, including anger, curiosity, and anxiety.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies · Clinical Psychology

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify words, actions, or events that might bring on anger, curiosity, or anxiety. They explain why the same situation might affect two people differently.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a short scene, a student can point to a specific cue, name a likely emotion, and explain the link. They can name another possible emotion without claiming everyone would feel the same way.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call a racing heart a situational cue, though it is a body response. They may assume a surprise quiz makes everyone anxious or confuse anger with the event that sparked it.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Your teacher says, “See me after class.” Name the cue, two emotions it might bring up, and why each fits.

Lesson moves

Give pairs cards reading “friend cancels plans,” “anger,” and “slams notebook”; have them sort each into cue, emotion, or response.
Ask students to write why “See me after class” might spark anxiety in one student and curiosity in another.
Play three corners with scene cards: students choose anger, curiosity, or anxiety, then point to the cue that supports their choice.
Show a sample group chat message reading “We need to talk”; students name two possible emotions and explain what makes the message a cue.

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