Wyoming's Eleventh Grade Standards
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WY.1. Content Standard: Citizenship/Government/Democracy
Students demonstrate how structures of power, authority, and governance have developed historically and continue to evolve.
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1.1. Benchmark:
Students describe unique freedoms, rights, and responsibilities of living in a democratic society and explain their interrelationships.
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1.2. Benchmark:
Students explain and/or demonstrate how to participate in the political processes and express personal beliefs and convictions.
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1.3. Benchmark:
Students explain the historical development of the U.S. Constitution and how it has shaped the U.S. and Wyoming governmental systems.
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1.4. Benchmark:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the major distinguishing characteristics of the United States and Wyoming Constitutions.
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1.5. Benchmark:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. civil and criminal legal systems and distinguish differences between those systems.
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WY.2. Content Standard: Culture/Cultural Diversity
Students demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and how these cultures have contributed and continue to contribute to the world in which they live.
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2.1. Benchmark:
Students explain how various cultural influences impact society.
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2.2. Benchmark:
Students communicate how shared cultural experiences influence peoples' perceptions of prominent historical figures, groups, institutions, and world events.
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WY.3. Content Standard: Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Students demonstrate an understanding of economic principles and concepts and describe the influence of economic factors on individuals and societies.
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3.1. Benchmark:
Students explain how different economic systems are organized for production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
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3.2. Benchmark:
Students formulate solutions to economic problems.
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3.3. Benchmark:
Students describe the impacts of global economic interdependence.
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3.4. Benchmark:
Students demonstrate an understanding of economic principles that influence individual financial planning.
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WY.4. Content Standard: Time, Continuity and Change
Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation and world.
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4.1. Benchmark:
Students analyze the interactions among individuals and groups and their impact on significant historical events.
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4.2. Benchmark:
Students analyze current events to better understand the world in which they live.
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4.3. Benchmark:
Students evaluate the impact of technology and how it has shaped history and influenced the modern world.
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4.4. Benchmark:
Students explain how past events impact the present and the future.
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WY.5. Content Standard: People, Places, and Environments
Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
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5.1. Benchmark:
Students interpret charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
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5.2. Benchmark:
Students analyze how physical characteristics of the earth and human interactions with the environment have affected the development of societies, cultures, and individuals.
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5.3. Benchmark:
Students demonstrate an ability to organize and process information about people, places, and environments.
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