Dearborn Educational Curriculum

Use a variety of sources to describe interactions that occurred between Indigenous Peoples and the first European explorers and settlers in Michigan.

Use a variety of primary and secondary sources to construct a historical narrative about daily life in the early settlements of Michigan (pre-statehood).

Use case studies or stories to describe how the ideas or actions of individuals affected the history of Michigan (pre-statehood).

Describe how Michigan attained statehood.

Identify public issues in Michigan that influence the daily lives of its citizens.

Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a public issue in Michigan and evaluate alternative resolutions.

Give examples of how conflicts over Democratic Values lead people to differ on resolutions to a public policy issue in Michigan.

Compose a paragraph expressing a position on a public policy issue in Michigan and justify the position with a reasoned argument.

Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue.

Participate in projects to help or inform others.