Lesson Overview
In celebration of being chosen as the January honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, this lesson explores the accomplishments and contributions of A'ja Wilson and how her statue represents the ideas of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina, and the Carolinian Creed.
Essential Question
- What is the purpose of a statue?
- How are the accomplishments and contributions of A'ja Wilson worth memorializing?
- How does the A'ja Wilson statue represent the ideas of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina, and its Carolinian Creed?
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8, 11
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- 8.5.CC Analyze the continuities and changes in South Carolina's identity resulting from the civic participation of different individuals and groups of South Carolinians.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into civic engagement, such as military service, public demonstrations, and political activism, to shape the identity of modern South Carolina. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolinians' use of the court system and legislation to affect South Carolina's post World War II identity.
- 8.5.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the cultural changes in South Carolina and the U.S.
- USHC.5.CX Contextualize domestic economic development and American national identity within global politics.
- This indicator was designed to support inquiry into the relationship between Cold War and post-9/11 eras on the shaping of the American identity. This indicator also promotes inquiry into the impact of social and economic developments since the Election of 1980 on the American identity.
- USHC.5.CC Evaluate continuities and changes during the Civil Rights Movement and other subsequent movements for equal rights.
- This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into thematic continuities and changes into how marginalized groups sought and won legal rights. Inquiry into the leadership, methods, and outcomes of modern equal rights movements are supported by this indicator.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.C.8 Through collaboration, react and respond to information while building upon the ideas of others and respecting diverse perspectives.
- ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
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