Social+Studies

Page for Social Studies CTE Content.

Social Studies content blends with ELA and Mathematics at Career Technical Centers. From ethics in programs to strong economic ties, here is a sampling of the types of units that can be developed to give students a rich CTE experience.

=Digital Media Productions= -History of Radio Unit (ELA and Social Studies) //This unit was created and delivered in its current form at Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center in the Digital Media program. Students researched the history of radio and concluded by writing and producing their own radio dramas.//



-Ethics in Broadcasting Unit (ELA and Social Studies) //This unit was delivered at Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center in the Digital Media program. Students explored the ethics of broadcasting by using the anchor text "The War of the Worlds" from the original broadcast (not included here due to copyright concerns)//. The unit closes with a brief trial of Orson Welles.

=Public Safety= - Mock Trial Unit //This unit was created and delivered in the current form at Wexford Missauke Career Technical Center's Public Safety program. It was a valuable learning experience for all, as we had many who had fire training who were able to offer suggestions for the second official trial "Blaze of Glory" which will be added to a future version to bring it closer in line with fire investigation protocol.// Unit Abstract Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7

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Mock Trial Cycle 2 Cycle 2 Unit Abstract Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 =Hospitality, Retailing, Entrepreneurship= - The Hunger Games - Economics Unit //This unit was a cross-curricular ELA and Social Studies unit which also addresses some of the HRE standards (We are working on a second version of the unit abstract that has that alignment. It's there in the current form but not listed). Again, there will be future updates to the unit but it is a starting point. It was created at Wexford Missaukee ISD, and delivered there this spring.//

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Marketing Unit - The Purple Cow This unit is a combination of ELA, Social Studies, and Math with the Hospitality, Retailing and Entrepreneurship standards.