US Civics and Government/Alaska History and Government

SS08.01.01 Distinguishes between a government and a nation

SS08.01.02 Explains the purpose and functions of government

SS08.01.03 Compares and contrasts different forms of government both in theory and practice

SS08.01.04 Defines sovereignty and the three “unalienable rights” listed in the Declaration of Independence

SS08.01.05 Identifies and explains 6 basic principles in the U.S. Constitution

SS08.01.06 Describes the divisions of power between the federal, state, and local governments and the role/function of each

SS08.01.07 Explains the rights and responsibilities of civics as it applies to citizenship

SS08.01.08 Demonstrates an understanding of the following concepts: equality, justice, liberty and privacy

SS08.01.09 Researches and reports on at least two issues, problems, or concepts in constitutional law

SS08.01.10 Explains how a bill becomes law

SS08.01.11 Explains the different components and participants of the trial process

SS08.01.12 Researches and reports on at least one Supreme Court case

SS08.01.13 Compares and contrasts 5 different political points of view and their characteristics across the left-center-right political spectrum (

SS08.01.14 Identifies the role of political parties and campaigns in elections

SS08.01.15 Explains the electoral process

SS08.01.16 Writes a letter, article, editorial, or persuasive essay to influence those in power in the local, state, or national community

iCivics

Alaska History Google Site

Core Resource: Pearson, Macgruders American Government Digital Resources: Online Teacher Center, http://www.phschool.com

http://lpsdss8.weebly.com Link to Troy Roberts' resources for Level 8.

All of Crash Course US Govt. and Politics links - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H

SS08.02.01Uses a variety of sources to analyze the historical contributions and/or influences of significant individuals, groups, and organizations of indigenous Alaskans before western contact

SS08.02.02 Uses a variety of sources to analyze the impact of the relationships between AK Natives an Russians

SS08.02.03 Identifies patterns of transformation, competition, supply and demand, and subsistence activities in response to the use of natural resources during the Colonial Russian Period

SS08.02.04 Compares and contrasts tribal and western concepts of land ownership and how acting upon those concepts contributes to changes in land use, control, and ownership

SS08.02.05 Describes impacts the Treaty of Cession, the Marshall Trilogy, Mining Act of 1872, Organic Act of 1884 had on Alaskans

SS08.02.06 Describes at least one gold rush and its impact on natural resource development, land management, and social aspects of Alaskan communities

SS08.02.07 Explains the significance of the Nelson Act of 1905 on education and the subsequent history of education in Alaska

SS08.02.08 Explains Alaskan’s quest for self determination (i.e., full rights as US citizens) through the statehood movement

SS08.02.09 Draws conclusions about the significance of natural resources in Alaska’s development

SS08.02.10 Explains the impact of military actions on Alaskan communities

SS08.02.11 Describes the historical basis of federal recognition of tribes, the ongoing nature and diversity of tribal governance, and the plenary power of Congress

SS08.02.12 Explains Native efforts toward civil and land rights

SS08.02.13 Describes federal policies and legislation that recognized Native rights

SS08.02.14 Describes the importance of at least three significant individuals in modern Alaska history and/or government

SS08.02.15 Describes ANCSA and ANILCA and their impact on the state

SS08.02.16 Lists and describes the formation of Alaska Native Corporations and explains their impact on state and local economies

SS08.02.17 Creates a timeline that describes key turning points in recent Alaska history

AK History Overview: Final Project

Enriching AK History Reading Blog Assignment

AK History Learning Path

Alaskool

Alaska Studies Center

http://cdm1.library.uaf.edu/cdm/- Excellent site for exploring old photographs of Alaska. Type your village's name or topic in the search, and old photos will come up.

Teacher Created Resource: laketown.docx

Teacher Created Resource: ak_history_scoot_game.pdf

For Teachers Knowledge Building

http://ankn.uaf.edu/NPE/ancsa.html

http://ankn.uaf.edu/Curriculum/Articles/History/

Books that are at many of the schools

• The Native People of Alaska by Steven J. Langdon
• SITSIY YUGH NOHOLNIK TS'IN' As My Grandfather Told it, Traditional Stories from the Koyukuk told by Catherine Attla
• Eyes Toward Icebergia (there is also a student activity book with this book)
• The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - Selected Student Readings
• Pitruuk Iqsagudryartuq (story in Alutiiq)
• Sourdough Jim Pitcher, Autobiograpy of a Pioneer Alaska by James S. Pitcher
• Alaska State Library Historical Momographs
• Now, Then, and Forever (This book has writing from our students in 1989-1990) by LPSD
• Now, Then, and Forever (This book has writing from our students in 1988-1989) by LPSD
• The Capture of Attu from the Northern History Library
• HIST 461, History of Alaska Readings
• Readings Hist 115
• A History of Alaska Statehood
• Alaska Peninsula Alutiiq Workbook
• World War II in Alaska, A Resource Guide for Teachers and Students
• Alaska “…Alaska The Last of the Land, and the First.”
• Alaska “…Alaska The Last of the Land, and the First.” Teacher Notebook
• Alaska History Unit III Student Manual
• Alaska History Unit II Student Manual
• As the Europeans Saw Them
• Koyukon River Stories
• Hands on Alaska, Art Activities for All Ages by Yvonne Y. Merrill
• Alaska Blues, A Fisherman's Journal
• Dictionary of Alaska Place Names by Donald J. Orth
• Readings from Southwest Alaska edited by John Branson (there is a teachers guide also)
• Building in an Ashen Land, Historic Resource Study of Katmai National Park by Clemens and Norris
• Isolated Paradise by Frank B. Norris
• More Readings from One Man's Wilderness, Editor John Branson.
• Alaska's Wild Salmon by AK Dept of Fish and Game
• Buried Dreams, The Rise and Fall of Clam Cannery on the Katmai Coast by Katherine Johnson
• Snug Harbor Cannery by Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth
• The Copper Spike by Lone E. Janson
• Alaska a Land in Motion by Nancy Ferrell
• A Naknek Chronicle by Don E. Dumond
• Pipeline to Russia, The Alaska-Siberia Air Route in World War II, Edited by Alexander B. Dolitsky
• Alaska Subsistence

Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak

https://alutiiqmuseum.org/ This is the teachers page https://alutiiqmuseum.org/teachers.

The Alutiiq Museum also sends out kits to schools - https://alutiiqmuseum.org/teachers/educational-boxes

http://alutiiqeducation.org/

Alutiiq Education Resources - http://alutiiqeducation.org/html/resources.php

Interactive Digital Storybooks Alutiiq https://alutiiqmuseum.org/teachers/publications

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