The Social Studies Alignment Project provides information about the scope and meaning of the social studies content expectations and indicates how they will be assessed at each grade level. 

The resource identifies each content expectation with either a C (assessed at classroom and district levels) or an S (assessed at classroom, district, and state levels; and may be assessed on the MEAP or the Michigan Merit Exam (MME)).  Items designated as state assessable also include a code that indicates plans for assessment: CC, Cc, or M as defined below.

Additionally, this resource provides information about the scope of the standard as defined by the content expectations at each grade level. It also provides a focus question and accompanying short narrative Sample Response that further define the scope of each content expectation.

C = Assessed at classroom and district levels
S = Assessed at classroom, district, and state levels; may be assessed on MEAP or MME
CC = State assessed; Common Core; Common to all forms
Cc   = State assessed; Common; Matrixed by form every year
M    = State assessed; Matrixed by form over two or three years
H, G, C, E indicates the standard which serves as the lens through which the expectation will be assessed and reported

Teachers and content experts developed the Social Studies Alignment documents. These teachers and experts incorporated input from committees organized by the Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability. All Sample Responses were reviewed by a task force of educators/experts from across the state.

Updates to the following links will be posted 11-30-09

Kindergarten 
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
World History & Geography
U.S. History & Geography
Civics
Economics

Curriculum-Assessment Overview Documents (coming soon)

Social Studies grades 3-8
Social Studies High School
WHG-USHG