Content Area: Social Studies
Grade/Course: 4
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Strand Historical Understanding 
Standard 1: Historical Understanding: CHANGE, CONTINUITY, AND CAUSALITY-Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history

Topic Historical Change and Continuity
Benchmark SS.4.1.1 Describe both change and continuity of aspects of Hawaiian culture (including religion, land use, and social systems)
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Organizes data and uses it to create a timeline of one or more aspects of Hawaiian culture and how they have evolved over time. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Analyze both change and continuity of aspects of Hawaiian culture  Describe both change and continuity of aspects of Hawaiian culture  Give examples of both change and continuity of aspects of Hawaiian culture  Recognize examples of change and/or continuity of aspects of Hawaiian culture 

Strand Historical Understanding 
Standard 2: Historical Understanding: INQUIRY, EMPATHY AND PERSPECTIVE- Use the tools and methods of inquiry, perspective, and empathy to explain historical events with multiple interpretations and judge the past on its own terms

Topic Historical Perspectives and Interpretations
Benchmark SS.4.2.1 Categorize sources of information as primary or secondary and as providing historical fact or opinion
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Uses primary and secondary sources of information and identifies facts versus opinions about pre-contact life in Hawaii. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Categorize sources of information as primary or secondary and as providing historical fact or opinion, with accuracy  Categorize sources of information as primary or secondary and as providing historical fact or opinion, with no significant errors  Categorize sources of information as primary or secondary and as providing historical fact or opinion, with a few significant errors  Categorize sources of information as primary or secondary and as providing historical fact or opinion, with many significant errors 

Strand History 
Standard 3: History: PRE-CONTACT HAWAII HISTORY-Understand the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in pre-contact Hawaiian history

Topic Early Hawaiian Society
Benchmark SS.4.3.1 Explain the origins and culture of early Hawaiians
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Describes features of early Hawaiian life, such as rules and laws, gods/religion, roles of women/classes of people, sports and games, food, kapu system, land ownership taxes, and/or education. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Explain, with clear and precise detail, the origins and culture of early Hawaiians  Explain, with detail, the origins and culture of early Hawaiians  Explain, with minimal detail, the origins and culture of early Hawaiians  Ineffectively explain the origins and culture of early Hawaiians 

Topic Early Hawaiian Society
Benchmark SS.4.3.2 Explain the history of Hawaii's early economy
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Describes a typical day in the economic life of a Hawaiian in the ‘ahupua'a system. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Explain, with clear and precise detail, the history of Hawaii's early economy  Explain, with detail, the history of Hawaii's early economy  Explain, with minimal detail, the history of Hawaii's early economy  Ineffectively explain the history of Hawaii's early economy 

Topic Early Hawaiian Society
Benchmark SS.4.3.3 Describe the cultural contributions of different groups to the development of Hawaii
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Explains the specific cultural contributions (e.g., religious, economic, artistic) of different groups and how they have helped the development of Hawaii. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, the cultural contributions of different groups to the development of Hawaii  Describe, with detail, the cultural contributions of different groups to the development of Hawaii  Describe, with minimal detail, the cultural contributions of different groups to the development of Hawaii  Ineffectively describe the cultural contributions of different groups to the development of Hawaii 

Topic Exploration, Migration, and Settlement
Benchmark SS.4.3.4 Describe the theories of early migrations from parts of Polynesia to Hawaii, including migration myths and legends
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Describes the "who, what, where, when and why" of early Hawaiian migrations. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, the theories of early migrations from parts of Polynesia to Hawaii  Describe, with detail, the theories of early migrations from parts of Polynesia to Hawaii  Describe, with minimal detail, the theories of early migrations from parts of Polynesia to Hawaii  Ineffectively describe the theories of early migrations from parts of Polynesia to Hawaii 

Topic Exploration, Migration, and Settlement
Benchmark SS.4.3.5 Identify reasons that early explorers, settlers, and immigrants came to Hawaii (including the influence of Pa'ao) or the Polynesian region and describe what their lives and experiences were like
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Names social, political, geographic, and economic reasons/events that influenced early settlement patterns in Polynesia, including Hawaii, and describes the lives of early settlers and immigrants. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Identify reasons that early explorers, settlers, and immigrants came to Hawaii or the Polynesian region and describe, with clear and precise detail, what their lives and experiences were like  Identify reasons that early explorers, settlers, and immigrants came to Hawaii or the Polynesian region and describe, with detail, what their lives and experiences were like  Identify reasons that early explorers, settlers, and immigrants came to Hawaii or the Polynesian region and/or describe, with minimal detail what their lives and experiences were like  Inaccurately identify reasons that early explorers, settlers, and immigrants came to Hawaii or the Polynesian region and/or ineffectively describe what their lives and experiences were like 

Topic Exploration, Migration, and Settlement
Benchmark SS.4.3.6 Illustrate patterns and changes in population in Hawaii over a period of time
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Creates a timeline or graph that shows significant changes and patterns in demographics of a specific island over time. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Illustrate patterns and changes in population in Hawaii over a period of time, with accuracy  Illustrate patterns and changes in population in Hawaii over a period of time, with no significant errors  Illustrate patterns and changes in population in Hawaii over a period of time, with a few significant errors  Illustrate patterns and changes in population in Hawaii over a period of time, with many significant errors 

Topic Exploration, Migration, and Settlement
Benchmark SS.4.3.7 Describe the interactions (including economic exchanges and wars) among different cultural and ethnic groups in early Hawaii
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Gives examples from early Hawaiian history of the ways in which pre-contact Hawaiians interrelated with different groups of people, such as Captain James Cook/explorers, traders, whalers, and westerners/missionaries. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, the interactions among different cultural and ethnic groups in early Hawaii  Describe, with detail, the interactions among different cultural and ethnic groups in early Hawaii  Describe, with minimal detail, the interactions among different cultural and ethnic groups in early Hawaii  Ineffectively describe the interactions among different cultural and ethnic groups in early Hawaii 

Topic Hawaiian State Government
Benchmark SS.4.3.8 Explain the evolution of Hawaii state government
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Constructs a timeline that explains the evolution in Hawaiian history from self-rule to statehood. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Explain the evolution of Hawaii state government, with accuracy  Explain the evolution of Hawaii state government, with no significant errors  Explain the evolution of Hawaii state government, with a few significant errors  Explain the evolution of Hawaii state government, with many significant errors 

Topic Events in Hawaiian History
Benchmark SS.4.3.9 Place key events in pre-contact Hawaiian history in chronological order (including volcanic origins, migrations, and Captain Cook's arrival)
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Selects significant events in Hawaii's history and cultural development to place on a time line, and makes observations about the continuity of those relationships in the Hawaiian culture. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Place key events in pre-contact Hawaiian history in chronological order, with accuracy  Place key events in pre-contact Hawaiian history in chronological order, with no significant errors  Place key events in pre-contact Hawaiian history in chronological order, with a few significant errors  Place key events in pre-contact Hawaiian history in chronological order, with many significant errors 

Topic Events in Hawaiian History
Benchmark SS.4.3.10 Describe how significant people, including those of legend (including Papa and Wakea, Pele, and Pa'ao) affected pre-contact Hawaii
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Explains the significance of different people's contributions in the early history of Hawaii. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, how significant people, including those of legend, affected pre-contact Hawaii  Describe, with detail, how significant people, including those of legend, affected pre-contact Hawaii  Describe, with minimal detail, how significant people, including those of legend, affected pre-contact Hawaii  Ineffectively describe how significant people, including those of legend, affected pre-contact Hawaii 

Strand Political Science/Civics 
Standard 4: Political Science/Civics: GOVERNANCE AND INTERACTION-Understand the purpose and historical impact of political institutions, the principles and values of the Hawaiian kapu system, and the similarities and differences in government across cultural perspectives

Topic Governance, Power, and Authority
Benchmark SS.4.4.1 Evaluate the kapu system in the context of the time
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Proposes guidelines for evaluation of rules in pre-contact Hawaiian history and describes how some of the rules might or might not be appropriate for today. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Evaluate the kapu system in the context of the time, drawing relevant and insightful conclusions  Evaluate the kapu system in the context of the time, drawing relevant conclusions  Describe the kapu system in the context of the time  Identify the kapu system in the context of the time 

Strand Political Science/Civics 
Standard 5: Political Science/Civics: PARTICIPATION AND CITIZENSHIP- Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of the Ali’i, Kahuna, Maka’ainana and Kaua classes and how they participated in civic life

Topic Civic Participation
Benchmark SS.4.5.1 Describe the roles, rights, and responsibilities of each class in pre-contact Hawaii
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Explains his/her roles, rights and responsibilities (personal and social) as a citizen in various situations and how they relate to the roles, rights, and responsibilities of Alii, Kahuna, Konohiki, Maka'ainana, Kauwa during Hawai'i monarchy. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, the roles, rights, and responsibilities of each class in pre-contact Hawaiian society  Describe, with detail, the roles, rights, and responsibilities of each class in pre-contact Hawaiian society  Describe, with minimal detail, the roles, rights, and responsibilities of each class in pre-contact Hawaiian society  Ineffectively describe the roles, rights, and responsibilities of each class in pre-contact Hawaiian society 

Strand Cultural Anthropology 
Standard 6: Cultural Anthropology: SYSTEMS, DYNAMICS, AND INQUIRY-Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time

Topic Cultural Systems and Practices
Benchmark SS.4.6.1 Explain how language, traditional lore, music, dance, artifacts, traditional practices, beliefs, values, and behaviors are elements of culture and contribute to the preservation of culture
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Describes how specific components of Hawaiian culture assure continuity of the culture and embody cultural values. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Analyze how language, traditional lore, music, dance, artifacts, traditional practices, beliefs, values, and behaviors are elements of culture and contribute to the preservation of culture  Explain how language, traditional lore, music, dance, artifacts, traditional practices, beliefs, values, and behaviors are elements of culture and contribute to the preservation of culture  Explain that language, traditional lore, music, dance, artifacts, traditional practices, beliefs, values, and behaviors are elements of culture and contribute to the preservation of culture  Recognize language, traditional lore, music, dance, artifacts, traditional practices, beliefs, values, and/or behaviors as elements of culture 

Topic Cultural Dynamics/Change and Continuity
Benchmark SS.4.6.2 Describe how individuals or groups deal with conflict, cooperation, and interdependence within the ahupua'a
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Explains life in the ahupua'a, particularly the relationships between people and the spiritual realm, the land, and other people. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, how individuals or groups deal with conflict, cooperation, and interdependence within the ahupua'a  Describe, with detail, how individuals or groups deal with conflict, cooperation, and interdependence within the ahupua'a  Describe, with minimal detail, how individuals or groups deal with conflict, cooperation, and interdependence within the ahupua'a  Ineffectively describe how individuals or groups deal with conflict, cooperation, and interdependence within the ahupua'a 

Topic Cultural Dynamics/Change and Continuity
Benchmark SS.4.6.3 Describe the changes in Hawaiian culture through contact with Westerners
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Explains how Hawaiian culture changed, and describes the effects of the changes caused by Western contact. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, the changes in Hawaiian culture through contact with Westerners  Describe, with detail, the changes in Hawaiian culture through contact with Westerners  Describe, with minimal detail, the changes in Hawaiian culture through contact with Westerners  Ineffectively describe the changes in Hawaiian culture through contact with Westerners 

Strand Geography 
Standard 7: Geography: WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS-Use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments and understand the nature and interaction of geographic regions and societies around the world

Topic Places and Regions
Benchmark SS.4.7.1 Identify the major geographic characteristics and demographics of the pre-contact Hawaiian archipelago, including its relative location to other major land masses
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Describes the geographic characteristics and human characteristics of Polynesia, the Pacific region, and Hawaii in the pre-contact era. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Identify, with accuracy, the major geographic characteristics and demographics of the pre-contact Hawaiian archipelago, including its relative location to other major land masses  Identify, with no significant errors, the major geographic characteristics and demographics of the pre-contact Hawaiian archipelago, including its relative location to other major land masses  Identify, with a few significant errors, the major geographic characteristics and demographics of the pre-contact Hawaiian archipelago, including its relative location to other major land masses  Identify, with many significant errors, the major geographic characteristics and demographics of the pre-contact Hawaiian archipelago, including its relative location to other major land masses 

Topic World In Spatial Terms
Benchmark SS.4.7.2 Collect, organize, and analyze data to interpret and construct geographic representations
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Uses collected data to construct a map that plots the locations of data and explains the meanings, patterns, and relationships found in geographic data (e.g., collects data about the presence of endemic species in Hawaii, plots the locations of the species, explains the reasons for the patterns of distribution of the species, and describes relationships between the species and other species or the environment). 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Collect, organize, and analyze data to interpret and construct geographic representations, with accuracy  Collect, organize, and analyze data to interpret and construct geographic representations, with no significant errors  Collect, organize, and analyze data to interpret and construct geographic representations, with a few significant errors  Collect, organize, and analyze data to interpret and construct geographic representations, with many significant errors 

Topic Environment and Society
Benchmark SS.4.7.3 Analyze the consequences of human modification of the physical environment in Hawaii using geographic representations (including lo'i kalo and loko i'a)
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Compares the effects of land and water use in the `ahupua`a and how similar practices are carried out today. Assesses the positive and negative consequences of such uses on the environment, and makes connections to current environmental practices. 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Evaluate the consequences of human modification of the physical environment in Hawaii using geographic representations, drawing relevant and insightful conclusions  Analyze the consequences of human modification of the physical environment in Hawaii using geographic representations, drawing relevant conclusions  Describe the consequences of human modification of the physical environment in Hawaii using geographic representations  Recognize that there are consequences of human modification of the physical environment in Hawaii 

Strand Economics 
Standard 8: Economics: RESOURCES, MARKETS, AND GOVERNMENT-Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems

Topic Economic Interdependence
Benchmark SS.4.8.1 Describe the economic interdependence among those living in the ‘ahupua'a
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA) The student: Explains production and consumption in an "ahupua'a" (farming, fishing, production of goods), including how goods and services were exchanged by businesses (producers) and households (consumers). 
Rubric
Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Novice
Describe, with clear and precise detail, the economic interdependence among those living in the ‘ahupua'a  Describe, with detail, the economic interdependence among those living in the ‘ahupua'a  Describe, with minimal detail, the economic interdependence among those living in the ‘ahupua'a  Ineffectively describe the economic interdependence among those living in the ‘ahupua'a 

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