Georgia SS1CG1
The Standard
Describe how the historical figures in SS1H1a display positive character traits such as: fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students connect a historical figure’s choices and actions to positive character traits. They name the trait and explain which action shows it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student identifies an accurate trait for a figure and supports it with a specific event. The student explains the connection in a complete sentence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose a trait because a figure was famous rather than use evidence. They may also confuse courage with perseverance or label every helpful action as fairness.
How to Assess It
- Give students one picture or short passage about a studied figure. Ask, “Which trait does this action show, and what detail proves your answer?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs figure cards, action cards, and trait cards to match, then have them explain each match aloud.
Read a short event and ask, “What trait did the person show, and what choice shows it?”
Play Trait Detective by revealing one action clue at a time while teams identify the trait and figure.
Have students name a school situation where they could use the same trait shown by a studied figure.
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- SS1G1
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