Strands and Standards Addressed by the
Louisiana Studies in Historic Preservation Curriculum

Data compiled by Rita Carlson,
Elemetary school teacher, St. Charles Parish School District

Geography

Elementary Level
Middle School Level
High School Level

Civics

Middle School Level
High School Level

Economics

Elementary Level
Middle School Level
High School Level

History

Elementary Level
Middle School Level
High School Level

GEOGRAPHY:
ELEMENTARY LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE LOUISIANA STUDIES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION UNIT

G-1B-E2

identifying and describing the human characteristics of places, including population distributions and culture

Plantation Life

G-1B-E4

defining and differentiating regions by using physical characteristics, such as climate and land forms, and by using human characteristics, such as economic activity and language

Downtown Louisiana

G-1C-E2

describing and comparing the types of settlement and patterns of land use in local communities, the United States, and world regions

Downtown Louisiana

G-1C-E4

identifying and comparing the cultural characteristics of different regions and people

Creole Heritage
Plantation Life
Pioneer Settlement
Victorian Era
Downtown Louisiana
The 20th Century

G-1D-E1

identifying and explaining ways in which people depend upon and modify the physical environment

Creole Heritage
Pioneer Settlement

G-1D-E2

describing how humans adapt to variations in the physical environment

Downtown Louisiana

GEOGRAPHY:
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

G-1A-M1

Constructing, analyzing, and using maps

Age of Mechanization

G-1A-M2

Interpreting and developing maps, globes, graphs, charts, models, and databases to analyze spatial distribution patterns

The Acadians
Plantation Life

G-1B-M1

explaining and analyzing both the physical and human phenomena associated with specific places including precipitation and settlement patterns

Plantation Life
Downtown Louisiana
The Acadians
African American Life

G-1B-M4 Describing and explaining how personal interests, culture, and technology affect people’s perceptions and uses of places and regions Victorian Era
G-1C-M1 To predict and explain how physical features help to shape patterns and arrangements in the physical environment. African American Life
Plantation Life
G-1C-M2 identifying key demographic concepts and using these concepts to analyze the population characteristics of a country or region Pioneer Settlement
African American Life
G-1C-M3 describing the characteristics and patterns of human settlement in different regions of the world and analyzing the impact of urbanization Plantation Life
G-1C-M4 Analyzing types, patterns, and effects of human migration over time The Acadians
Victorian Era
African American Life
G-1C-M5 Tracing local and worldwide patterns of cultural diffusion and analyzing their causes and effects The Acadians
G-1C-M6 Comparing historical and contemporary patterns of economic interdependence Downtown Louisiana
G-1D-M2 Explaining and giving examples of how characteristics of different physical environments affect human activities The Acadians
Downtown Louisiana
French Creole Heritage
Plantation Life
Age of Mechanization
Pioneer Settlement
G-1D-M4 Identifying problems that relate to contemporary geographic issues and researching possible solutions Downtown Louisiana

GEOGRAPHY:
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

G-1B-H2

analyzing the ways in which physical and human characteristics of places and regions have affected historic events

Plantation Life

G-1C-H2

determining the economic, political, and social factors that contribute to human migration and settlement patterns and evaluating their impact on physical and human systems

Plantation Life
Pioneer Settlement
Downtown Louisiana

CIVICS: MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

C-1D-M2

identifying the rights and responsibilities of citizens and explaining their importance to the individual and to society

Caring for Our Heritage
African American Life

C-1D-M3

discussing issues involving the rights and responsibilities of individuals in American society

Caring for Our Heritage
African American Life

C-1D-M4

describing the many ways by which citizens can organize, monitor, and help to shape politics and government at local, state, and national levels

Caring for Our Heritage
African American Life

C-1D-M5

communicating the importance of knowledge to competent and responsible political participation and leadership

Caring for Our Heritage

CIVICS:
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

C-1D-H1

evaluating and defending positions on issues regarding the personal, political, and economic rights of citizens

Caring for Our Heritage

C-1D-H3

explaining and evaluating the various forms of political participation that citizens can use to monitor and shape the formation and implementation of public policy

Caring for Our Heritage

ECONOMICS:
ELEMENTARY LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

E-1A-E6

describing how natural resources, human resources, and capital (human-made) resources have been used and are combined in the production of goods and services

Downtown Louisiana

E-1A-E7

describing how specialization affects productivity and contributes to the need for interdependence among producers and consumers

Downtown Louisiana

E-1A-E9

identifying different methods for the distribution of goods and services, including the concept of markets

Downtown Louisiana

E-1B-E5

identifying the major goods and services produced in the local community and state

Plantation Life
Age of Mechanization

ECONOMICS:
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

E-1A-M9

using economic concepts to help explain historic and contemporary events and developments

Downtown Louisiana

E-1B-M2

explaining the factors that affect the production and distribution of goods and services

Downtown Louisiana

E-1B-M7

describing historical and economic factors that have contributed to the development and growth of the national, state, and local economies

Plantation Life
Age of Mechanization
Downtown Louisiana

ECONOMICS:
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

E-1A-H2

analyzing the roles that production, distribution, and consumption play in economic decisions

Downtown Louisiana

HISTORY:
ELEMENTARY LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

H-1A-E3

identifying and using primary and secondary historical sources to learn about the past

Creole Heritage
Plantation Life
Pioneer Settlement
Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization
Downtown Louisiana
The 20th Century

H-1B-E1

describing and comparing family life in the present and the past

Creole Heritage
Downtown Louisiana

H-1B-E2

relating the history of the local community and comparing it to other communities of long ago

Creole Heritage
Downtown Louisiana

H-1C-E3

describing the causes and nature of various movements of large groups of people into and within Louisiana and the United States throughout history

Age of Mechanization

H-1C-E4

recognizing how folklore and other cultural elements have contributed to our local, state, and national heritage

Creole Heritage
The 20th Century
Caring for Our Heritage

H-1D-E2

describing the social and economic impact of major scientific and technological advancements

Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization
Downtown Louisiana
The 20th Century

HISTORY:
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

H-1A-M1

Describing chronological relationships and pattern

The Acadians
The 20th Century
Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization
African American Life

H-1A-M2

To demonstrate the historical perspective through the political, social, and economic context in which an event or idea occurred

African American Life
The Acadians
Victorian Era
Downtown Louisiana

H-1A-M3

Analyzing the impact that specific individuals, ideas, events, and decisions had on the course of history

Victorian Era
African American Life

H-1A-M4

analyzing historical data using primary and secondary sources

French Creole Heritage Plantation Life
Pioneer Settlement
Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization
Downtown Louisiana
The 20th Century
African American Life

H-1A-M6

To conduct research in efforts to answer historical questions

African American Life

H-1A-M10

To analyze the changes and regional tensions created by the rapid expansion of slavery

African American Life

H-1B-M5

analyzing the impact of European cultural, political, and economic ideas and institutions on life in the Americas

Downtown Louisiana

H-1B-M11

explaining and giving examples of the reform movements that occurred during the antebellum period and evaluating their impact on American society

Victorian Era

H-1B-M14

describing the impact of industrialization in the United States

Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization
The 20th Century

H-1B-M15 describing the significant economic, political, social, and cultural changes that have occurred in the United states during the 20th century The 20th Century
Downtown Louisiana
African American Life
H-1B-M18 Discussing significant developments and issues in contemporary United States history Downtown Louisiana
African American Life
H-1C-M18 identifying and discussing significant political, economic, social, cultural, and technological trends that have had an impact on the modern world Caring for Our Heritage
Downtown Louisiana
African American Life
H-1D-M1 describing the contributions of people, events, movements, and ideas that have been significant in the history of Louisiana French Creole Heritage
Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization
African American Life
The Acadians
Plantation Life
Pioneer Settlement
H-1D-M4 To locate and describe Louisiana’s geographic features and examine their impact on people, past and present African American Life
The Acadians
Downtown Louisiana
H-1D-M5 tracing the development and growth of Louisiana's economy throughout history Age of Mechanization
Downtown Louisiana
H-1D-M6 examining folklore and describing how cultural elements have shaped our state and local heritage French Creole Heritage
Age of Mechanization
Pioneer Settlement
Plantation Life

HISTORY:
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

STRAND/STANDARD DESCRIPTION

APPLICABLE UNIT

H-1A-H2

explaining and analyzing events, ideas, and issues within a historical context

Victorian Era

H-1B-H1

analyzing the significant changes that resulted from interactions among the peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Creole Heritage

H-1B-H6

analyzing the development of industrialization and examining its impact on American society

Victorian Era
Age of Mechanization

H-1B-H9

analyzing the rise of the labor and agrarian movements

Age of Mechanization

H-1B-H11

analyzing the significant changes that evolved in the United States between World War I and the Great Depression

The 20th Century

H-1C-H15

explaining the worldwide significance of major political, economic, social, cultural, and technological developments and trends

Caring for Our Heritage



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