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Standard 1

1 Literacy Skills for Social Studies

Grade(s): 6, 7, 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Dave the Potter | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

At a time in history when teaching enslaved Africans to read and write was a punishable fine, Dave the Potter is recognized as the first to inscribe this work.

Charleston Tea Garden Video Questions and Activity | From the Sky

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In this activity, students are engaged with questions about the Charleston Tea Garden and then assigned research about tea products in South Carolina.

Highway 81 Student Activity | From the Sky

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In this engaging activity, students conduct research and have the opportunity to use their geography skills by creating a map!

Leo Twiggs | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Leo Franklin Twiggs (born 1934 in St. Stephen, South Carolina) is an American batik artist. He taught from 1973 until 1998 at South Carolina State University. He was the first visual artist to receive...

Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Part 1 | SC African American History Calendar

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Discusses Getting into Politics Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter has served in the South Carolina State House of Representatives since 1992. She is the first African...

Designing a Career in Architecture

Lesson

Grades: 6, 9, 10, 11, 12

This lesson provides students with views of the different areas in which an architect may work, depending on the focus of their interests and training. If a student is comfortable with math and...

The "Buffalo Soldiers": Contributions of the first African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army

Lesson

Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

In this lesson, students will learn the history of this group of patriotic, but little-known African American soldiers that were organized in the mid-1800s, right after the Civil War. Two different...

Anne Worsham Richardson

Episode 101

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Anne Worsham Richardson discusses growing up in Turbeville, South Carolina. Richardson always showed a love for animals, even from an early age. Richardson got her start by doing drawings of domestic...

Magnetic Currency with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

Grades: 8

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Cricket uses a doogaloo to open the treasure box. Doogaloos, also known as scrip, were coins created to be used as currency in some mill towns. Students will use...

Absolute Monarch: The Reign of Louis XIV in France

Lesson

Grades: 7

What are the key characteristics of absolute monarchies in Europe? Louis XIV of France is one example of an absolute monarch. After a century of war and riots in France, Louis XIV became the most...

Mark Catesby's Colonial Explorations and Modern Connections

Lesson

Grades: 8

Mark Catesby explored the British colonies of North America beginning in 1712 during a visit to his sister in Virginia. Fascinated by the plants and animals that inhabited a landscape filled with both...

Using Historical Markers to Document People, Places, and Events

Lesson

Grades: 6, 8

In this lesson, students will research, design, and write the narrative for a historical marker. First, they will observe historical markers across the United States. Then, they will focus on markers...

Homecoming: Leo Twiggs' Art | Art of Jonathan Green and Leo Twiggs | Carolina Stories

Episode 6

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Leo Twiggs has certain recurring themes in his work. Twiggs has a series called the Hurricane Hugo series. Twiggs states, "The hurricane series became more than just a series about the wind. When I...