2. Rigor is the goal of helping students develop the capacity to understand content that is complex, ambiguous, provocative, and personally or emotionally challenging.

3. We use the themes of history to understand the importance of historic events, periods, and people. There are 6 themes: 1. Geography 2. Culture 3. Economics 4. Government 5. Belief Systems 6.Science & Technology What do you think each of these themes mean? Let's take a look....

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