The first complete curriculum unit of a 9th grade Social Studies course entitled "Global Studies I". Includes a unit description, rationale, essential questions, key terms, CCSS & C3 alignment, pre-assessment, suggested formative assessments, summative assessment/performance task, study guides, answer keys, rubrics, and resources. Included rubrics can be modified to adhere to any CCSS aligned school-wide writing rubric. Reading assessments are modeled after current SAT Social Studies questio