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CURRICULUM GUIDE
Social Studies - Grade 8

Goal 14: Political Systems

Standard 14.A
The learner will be able to understand and explain basic principles of the United States government.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.A Classroom
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Rights: evaluate/responsibilities
The learner will be able to evaluate the rights and responsibilities of the individual within their family, social groups, community, or nation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage H. Classroom
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Programs: categorize/services/levels
The learner will be able to categorize programs and services provided by governments into local, state, and federal levels.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage H. Classroom
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Rights: compare/protect/common/good
The learner will be able to compare the similarities and differences in the state of Illinois and the national government's attempts to protect individual rights and still promote the common good.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage H. Classroom
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Rights: explain/court/decisions/citizens
The learner will be able to explain the influence of the Supreme Court and significant court decisions on the rights and responsibilities of citizens (e.g., defining, expanding, and limiting individual rights).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage H. Classroom
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Rights: analyze/efforts/court/accused
The learner will be able to analyze the efforts of our court system to take into account the rights of those accused of crimes and their victims.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 14.B
The learner will be able to understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.B Classroom
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Powers: compare/responsibilities/members
The learner will be able to compare the powers and responsibilities of the members of the House of Representatives and Senate within the United States Congress.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage H. Classroom
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Powers: explain/separation/federal
The learner will be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of our federal system's separation of powers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage H. Classroom
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Government: differentiate/powers
The learner will be able to differentiate among the powers, limitations, and responsibilities of the state government of Illinois and the federal government.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage H. Classroom
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Courts: distinguish/powers/state/federal
The learner will be able to distinguish between the powers and responsibilities of our state and federal courts as outlined in our state and national constitutions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage H. Classroom
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Government: illustrate/organization
The learner will be able to illustrate the organization of the three branches of the state government of Illinois.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage H. Classroom
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Constitution: justify/cannot/violate
The learner will be able to justify why the Illinois Constitution cannot violate the United States Constitution.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 14.C
The learner will be able to understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.C Classroom
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Election: describe/responsibilities
The learner will be able to describe responsibilities that citizens share during an election.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage H. Classroom
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Elections: compare/contrast/positions
The learner will be able to compare/contrast the historical positions of political parties in elections.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage H. Classroom
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Issues: compare/civil/rights/groups
The learner will be able to compare historical examples of issues in local, state, or national elections affecting the civil rights of various groups.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage H. Classroom
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Elections: describe/voting/barriers
The learner will be able to describe how voting barriers have been removed to allow greater participation in elections (e.g., common men gaining the right to vote, minority voting status).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage H. Classroom
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Rights: analyze/government/voting
The learner will be able to analyze an example of a government denying voting rights to individuals or groups.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage H. Classroom
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Election: describe/process/levels/local
The learner will be able to describe the election process at local, state, and national levels (e.g., campaigns, primaries, conventions).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 14.D
The learner will be able to understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.D Classroom
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Policy: summarize/actions/public
The learner will be able to summarize the actions of an individual's or group's effort to influence current public policy in their community, state, or nation.
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Standard 14.D Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage H. Classroom
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Roles: compare/contrast/policy
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the roles and influence of various individuals, groups, and media in shaping current public policy issues in their community, state, or nation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage H. Classroom
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Cause: measure/interest/activity/civic
The learner will be able to measure political interest or activity in a civic or social cause.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage H. Classroom
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Conduct: predict/change/political/impact
The learner will be able to predict how technology and social change will impact the conduct of political parties.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 14.E
The learner will be able to understand United States foreign policy as it relates to other nations and international issues.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.E Classroom
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Diplomacy: identify/favors/nation
The learner will be able to identify situations in which United States diplomacy favors one nation over another (e.g., trade, military protection).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Policy: compare/interests/foreign
The learner will be able to compare the interests of the United States and other nations in making foreign policy decisions (e.g., defense, trade, environmental protection, communications).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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International: compare/contrast/ideals
The learner will be able to compare/contrast the ideals and interests of the United States in participating in international organizations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Relations: analyze/diplomatic/nations
The learner will be able to analyze cases of changing diplomatic relations between the United States and other people or nations (e.g., changing relations with Native American tribes, changing relations with the Soviet Union during and after World War II).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Policy: predict/technology/foreign
The learner will be able to predict the effects of technology on foreign policy decision-making (e.g., spy satellites).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 14.F
The learner will be able to understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.F Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 14.F Classroom
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Ideas: summarize/political/practices
The learner will be able to summarize the historical influences on the development of political ideas and practices as listed in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Illinois Constitution.
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Standard 14.F Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage H. Classroom
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Ideas: give/political/amendments
The learner will be able to give examples of how United States political ideas and traditions have either included or denied additional amendments respecting or extending the rights of its citizens.
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Standard 14.E Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Rights: analyze/court/decision/limiting
The learner will be able to analyze an influential U.S. Supreme Court case decision and the impact it had in promoting or limiting civil rights.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Freedoms: compare/expanding/limiting
The learner will be able to compare arguments for expanding or limiting freedoms and protection for citizens outlined in the Bill of Rights.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage H. Classroom
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Goal 15: Economic Systems (USA Emphasis)

Standard 15.A
The learner will be able to understand how different economic systems operate in the exchange, production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 15.A Classroom
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Price: explain/resources/produce
The learner will be able to explain how the price of productive resources in a market economy would influence producer decision about how, how much, and what to produce.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage H. Classroom
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Productivity: analyze/relationship/wages
The learner will be able to analyze the relationship between productivity and wages.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage H. Classroom
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Economy: demonstrate/flow/interaction
The learner will be able to demonstrate the circular flow of interaction among households, businesses, and government in the economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage H. Classroom
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Economy: describe/role/institutions
The learner will be able to describe the role of financial institutions in the economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage H. Classroom
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Unemployment: identify/causes
The learner will be able to identify the causes of unemployment.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage H. Classroom
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GDP: define
The learner will be able to define GDP.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 15.B
The learner will be able to understand that scarcity necessitates choices by consumers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 15.B Classroom
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Price: explain/market/demanded/up/down
The learner will be able to explain why, as the market price of a good or service goes up, the quantity demanded by consumers goes down.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage H. Classroom
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Price: determine/market/product/supply
The learner will be able to determine the market clearing price when given graphic data about the supply and demand for a product.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage H. Classroom
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Price: predict/change/good/service
The learner will be able to predict how the change in price of one good or service can lead to changes in prices of other goods and services.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage H. Classroom
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Prices: explain/market/economy/scarce
The learner will be able to explain how prices help allocate scarce goods and services in a market economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage H. Classroom
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Economy: explain/shortages/surpluses
The learner will be able to explain why shortages and surpluses occur in a market economy and provide real-world examples of each.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 15.C
The learner will be able to understand that scarcity necessitates choices by producers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 15.C Classroom
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Incentives: provide/economic/behavior
The learner will be able to provide examples of how changes in incentives encourage people to change their economic behavior in predictable ways.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage H. Classroom
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Incentive: provide/responses/differing
The learner will be able to provide examples of how the same incentive will bring about differing responses from differing people.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage H. Classroom
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Price: explain/market/quantity/good
The learner will be able to explain why, as the market price of a good or service goes up, the quantity supplied also goes up.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 15.D
The learner will be able to understand trade as an exchange of goods or services.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 15.D Classroom
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Advantage: provide/comparative/school
The learner will be able to provide an example of comparative advantage in the school or community.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage H. Classroom
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Trade: explain/comparative/advantage
The learner will be able to explain why comparative advantage leads to specialization and trade.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage H. Classroom
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Trade: identify/barriers/explain/impact
The learner will be able to identify barriers to trade and their impact, and explain why nations create barriers to trade (e.g., tariffs on steel, etc.).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage H. Classroom
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Jobs: analyze/impact/imports/consumers
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of an increase or decrease in imports on jobs and consumers in the U.S.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage H. Classroom
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Jobs: analyze/impact/exports/consumers
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of an increase or decrease in exports on jobs and consumers in the U.S.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage H. Classroom
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Economy: identify/technologies/impact
The learner will be able to identify new technologies over time and explain their impact on the economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 15.E
The learner will be able to understand the impact of government policies and decisions on production and consumption in the economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 15.E Classroom
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Taxes: identify/proportional/economy
The learner will be able to identify examples of proportional, progressive, and regressive taxes in the economy (e.g., property, sales, income).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15E. Stage H. Classroom
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Tax: evaluate/fairness/efficiency/kind
The learner will be able to evaluate the fairness and efficiency of each kind of tax.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15E. Stage H. Classroom
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Economy: analyze/costs/policies/effect
The learner will be able to analyze the benefits and costs to individuals and businesses of government policies that affect the economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15E. Stage H. Classroom
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Revenue: identify/sources/governments
The learner will be able to identify the main sources of revenue for federal and for state governments.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15E. Stage H. Classroom
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Economy: explain/laws/policies/market
The learner will be able to explain how laws and government policies affecting the economy establish rules to help a market economy function effectively.
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Standard 15.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15E. Stage H. Classroom
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Goal 16: History

Standard 16.A
The learner will be able to apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Application Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 16.A Classroom
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Watershed: define/concept/event/history
The learner will be able to define the concept of a "watershed" event in history.
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Standard 16.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage H. Classroom
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Event: explain/source/accurate/primary
The learner will be able to explain why a primary source may not necessarily provide an accurate description of an historical event.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage H. Classroom
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Source: identify/view/author/primary
The learner will be able to identify the point of view of the author as found in a primary source document.
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Standard 16.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage H. Classroom
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source: identify/inconsistencies/author
The learner will be able to identify any inconsistencies of an author as found in a primary source document.
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Standard 16.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage H. Classroom
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Sources:assess/value/photographs
The learner will be able to assess the value of posed and candid photographs as primary sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 16.B
The learner will be able to understand the development of significant political events.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 16.B Classroom
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Constitutional: evaluate/consequences/US
The learner will be able to evaluate the consequences of constitutional change and continuity over time (U.S.).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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Events: summarize/development/court/US
The learner will be able to summarize the significant events that occurred during the development of the Supreme Court of the United States (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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History: describe/contributions/judicial
The learner will be able to describe the contributions of individuals or groups who had a significant impact on the course of judicial history (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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Events: describe/diplomatic/history
The learner will be able to describe the significant events and contributions of individuals or groups in the development of United States diplomatic history (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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Trends: identify/political/world/common
The learner will be able to identify common political trends in the eastern and western hemispheres after 1500 CE (e.g., colonization, de-colonization, nationalism) (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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Relationships: analyze/cause/effect
The learner will be able to analyze the political cause and effect relationships created by European exploration and expansion in the eastern and western hemispheres (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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Political: identify/individuals/thought
The learner will be able to identify the contributions of significant individuals to worldwide political thought (e.g., Locke, Burke, Marx) after 1500 (World).
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Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 16.C
The learner will be able to understand the development of economic systems.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 16.C Classroom
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Trade: describe/impact/developments/USA
The learner will be able to describe the impact of trade on political, social, economic, and environmental developments in a place or region of the United States, 1865-present (USA).
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Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Goods/services: explain/changes/affected
The learner will be able to explain how changes in science and technology affected the exchange of goods and services, economic institutions, and the movement of people among different regions of the United States, 1865-present (USA).
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Standard 16.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Entrepreneurs: explain/organized/profits
The learner will be able to explain how entrepreneurs organized their businesses and influenced government to limit competition and maximize profits (USA).
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Standard 16.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Conflict: describe/economic/causes/USA
The learner will be able to describe the economic causes of conflict in United States History since 1865 (e.g., Indian Wars, Civil War, urban unrest) (USA).
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Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Labor: describe/ideas/organized/USA
The learner will be able to describe significant people, ideas, and events in the rise of organized labor from 1865-1914 (USA).
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Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Trends: analyze/economic/world
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of long-term economic trends on the political, social, economic, and environmental developments of societies in different parts of the world, 1500 CE to present (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Goods/services: explain/changes/affected
The learner will be able to explain how changes in science and technology affected the exchange of goods and services among people of different geographical regions of the past (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Trends: describe/impact/economic/world
The learner will be able to describe the global impact of long-term economic trends from 1500-present (e.g., long distance trade, banking, specialization of labor, urbanization, technological/scientific progress) (World).
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Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 16.D
The learner will be able to understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 16.D Classroom
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Roles: analyze/changing/status/USA
The learner will be able to analyze the changing roles and status of men, women, and children from the colonial period through the 19th Century (USA).
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Standard 16.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Customs: compare/importance/traditions
The learner will be able to compare the importance of people's customs and traditions during the historical development of a geographic region during the colonial/frontier periods and the 19th Century (USA).
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Standard 16.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Life: describe/family/groups/periods/USA
The learner will be able to describe family life of select groups of people during the colonial/frontier periods and the 19th Century (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Discrimination: analyze/consequences
The learner will be able to analyze the consequences of discrimination past and present (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Migrations: analyze/impact/mass/world
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of mass migrations of people upon the political, economic, social, and environmental aspects of a world region (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Social: assess/world/history/individuals
The learner will be able to assess the impact of significant individuals or groups on world social history (e.g., religious leaders, philosophers) (World).
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Standard 16.D Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Issues: describe/artists/social/world
The learner will be able to describe how the work of artists around the world (e.g., musicians, artists, film-makers) reflects social issues (World).
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Standard 16.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 16.E
The learner will be able to understand Illinois, United States and world environmental history.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 16.E Classroom
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Migration: analyze/effects/environment
The learner will be able to analyze the social, political, and economic effects on the abandoned environment of a significant migration of people from one region to another (USA).
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Standard 16.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Migration: describe/demographic/history
The learner will be able to describe the demographic distribution of people before and after a significant migration in United States history (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: describe/dispersion/effects
The learner will be able to describe the effects on the environment of the dispersion of European colonists in North America after 1500 CE (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Migrations: describe/cultural/features
The learner will be able to describe how major migrations have affected the cultural features of cities and rural communities in the United States (USA).
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Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: assess/industrial/USA
The learner will be able to assess the effect of the industrial revolution on the physical environment in the United States (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: assess/suburbanization/USA
The learner will be able to assess the effects on the environment of the historic process of suburbanization and rural depopulation (USA).
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Standard 16.E Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Features: assess/disaster/physical/USA
The learner will be able to assess the effects of a significant past natural environmental disaster on the physical and cultural features of the landscape of a place or region in the United States (USA).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Migration: describe/effect/environment
The learner will be able to describe the social, demographic, political, and economic effects on the abandoned environment of a significant migration of people in World History (World).
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Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environmental: describe/Columbian/world
The learner will be able to describe the environmental effects of the "Columbian Exchange" (World).
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Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Migrations: describe/cultural/features
The learner will be able to describe how major migrations have affected the cultural features of cities and rural communities (World).
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Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: assess/industrial/world
The learner will be able to assess the effect of the industrial revolution on the physical environment in an industrialized country (World).
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Standard 16.E Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: assess/industrial/agrarian
The learner will be able to assess the impact on the environment of the industrial revolution on a traditional agrarian culture (World).
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Standard 16.E Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: assess/suburbanization
The learner will be able to assess the effects on the environment of the historic process of suburbanization and the depopulation of rural regions (World).
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Standard 16.E Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage H. Classroom
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Goal 17: Geography

Standard 17.A
The learner will be able to locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 17.A Classroom
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Map: translate/sketch/illustrate
The learner will be able to translate a mental map into sketch form to illustrate relative location of, size of, and distances between geographic features (e.g., cities, mountains, rivers).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage H. Classroom
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Maps: demonstrate/information
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of how to display spatial information by constructing maps, graphs, diagrams, and charts to display spatial information (e.g., choropleth maps, climographs, population pyramids).
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Standard 17.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage H. Classroom
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Movement: analyze/space/time/patterns
The learner will be able to analyze patterns of movement in space and time (e.g., hurricane tracks over several seasons, the spread of influenza throughout the world).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage H. Classroom
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Time zones: describe/location/global
The learner will be able to describe the location of places using the global system of time zones.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage H. Classroom
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Time zones: demonstrate/world/time
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of world time zones by determining the date and time in selected cities around the world in reference to Springfield, Illinois.
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Standard 17.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 17.B
The learner will be able to analyze and explain characteristics and interactions of the Earth's physical systems.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.B Analysis Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 17.B Classroom
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Climates: analyze/climographs/places
The learner will be able to analyze climographs for selected places and suggest reasons for similarities and differences in climates.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage H. Classroom
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Technology: hypothesize/physical/systems
The learner will be able to hypothesize about the future effects of the use of technology on Earth's physical systems (e.g., climate, soil, air, water).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.B Synthesis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage H. Classroom
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Landscapes: analyze/physical/changes
The learner will be able to analyze the causes and effects of changes over time in physical landscapes (e.g., forest cover, water distribution, temperature fluctuations) as shown on maps, graphs, and satellite produced images.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage H. Classroom
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Movement: predict/tectonic/plates
The learner will be able to predict the potential outcomes of the continued movement of Earth's tectonic plates (e.g., continental drift, earthquakes, volcanic activity).
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Standard 17.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 17.C
The learner will be able to understand relationships between geographic factors and society.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 17.C Classroom
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Resource: explain/patterns/distribution
The learner will be able to explain the patterns of natural resource distribution (e.g., petroleum, timber, in various regions of the United States and the world).
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Standard 17.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: identify/location/influence
The learner will be able to identify reasons related to the natural environment that influence the location of certain human activities (e.g., corn production in Illinois, rice in Southeast Asia).
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Standard 17.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: analyze/urban/centers
The learner will be able to analyze rapidly growing urban centers to determine the impact of urban sprawl on the physical and human environment.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: explain/alterations
The learner will be able to explain how human induced alterations of the environment have resulted in human migration (e.g., "Okies" from the Dust Bowl to California, the expanding Sahara).
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Standard 17.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage H. Classroom
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Environment: rank/hazards/impact/people
The learner will be able to rank natural hazards based on the degree of impact on people and the physical environment (e.g., loss of life, destruction of property, economic impact, alteration of ecosystems).
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Standard 17.C Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage H. Classroom
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Standard 17.D
The learner will be able to understand the historical significance of geography.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Middle/Junior High School, Standard 17.D Classroom
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Past: describe/legacies/places/present
The learner will be able to describe how legacies of the past have affected past and present human characteristics of places (e.g., wealth and poverty, exploitation, colonialism and independence).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17D. Stage H. Classroom
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Population: explain/movements/past
The learner will be able to explain, in terms of "push-pull" factors, the major population movements that have occurred in the past and may occur among places and regions.
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Standard 17.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17D. Stage H.