Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.19

SS24.US2.19 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.US2.19a

  Trace the evolution of the environmental movement and political debate over climate change from the 1980s to the present, including how environmental and natura...

• SS24.US2.19b

  Assess the economic and political effects of immigration on the United States and explain how immigration policies have evolved in the post-Cold War era.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how internet growth, trade policy, and government responses to the 2008 crash changed jobs and markets. They trace environmental activism, climate debates, and the effects of disasters from the 1980s onward. They explain how immigration rules changed after the Cold War and affected work and politics.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain how NAFTA, the dot-com crash, and the 2008 bank rescue affected the economy. They can trace climate debate from 1988 congressional hearings through Hurricane Sandy to the 2022 clean energy law, without treating one storm as proof of warming. They can compare the 1996 immigration law with DACA and name an effect on workers and an effect on political debate.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may see the internet boom as steady growth and miss the dot-com crash. They may claim one hurricane proves climate change or confuse ozone depletion with global warming. They may think DACA grants citizenship or assume all immigrants have the same legal status.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Write three cause-and-effect sentences linking NAFTA and internet growth to jobs, Hurricane Sandy to climate debate, and DACA to work or politics.

1. 01

   Give pairs dated cards for NAFTA, the dot-com crash, Hurricane Sandy, and DACA; have them build three timelines on their desks.

2. 02

   Ask students: How did arguments over climate action change between the 1988 congressional hearings and the 2015 Paris Agreement?

3. 03

   Have teams match NAFTA, the 1996 immigration law, DACA, and the 2008 bank rescue to effects, including a false 'DACA grants citizenship' card.

4. 04

   Bring a grocery receipt and a local news headline on farmworkers; ask how immigration rules could affect hiring and food prices.

• SS24.CWI.9

  Evaluate the impact of economic globalization on worldwide trends and on individual nations and regions.

• SS24.US2.20a

  Assess how political events beginning with the Clinton presidency and into the early 2000s contributed to growing political polarization.

• SS24.US2.20

  Evaluate how federal policies and legislation have shaped American society since 1988.

• SS24.US2.3

  Evaluate how key figures, events, and trends shaped United States society and culture from the conclusion of World War I through the 1920s.