Social Studies Department SkillsThe following is a list of the skills that students in Social Studies classes at Morris Community High School will be asked to demonstrate. Not every course will emphasize all skills, but as a department, these goals and actions are our focus.
Map Skills
Students will be able to:
Critical Analysis of Historical Writing
Students will be able to:
Note Taking Skills
Students will be able to:
Graph / Table Interpretation
Students will be able to:
Critical Thinking Skills
Students will be able to:
Following Instructions
Students will be able to:
Writing for Historical Content
Students will be able to:
Website Evaluation
Students will be able to:
MCHS Standards as numbered standards:
Map Skills
Critical Analysis of Historical Writing
Note Taking Skills
Graph / Table Interpretation
Critical Thinking Skills
Following Instructions
Writing for Historical Content
Website Evaluation
Map Skills
Students will be able to:
- Identify locations and geographical landforms using a map.
- Interpret map items to draw inferences about a given area.
- Evaluate historical events using primary source documents and descriptions of geographical content.
Critical Analysis of Historical Writing
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate bias and/or point of view of primary and secondary sources
- Interpret historical documents for support of a theory or idea
Note Taking Skills
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a variety of note taking techniques, including but not limited to Cornell/Power Notes, outlining, charting, & concept mapping.
Graph / Table Interpretation
Students will be able to:
- Interpret graphs or tables to discern relevant information provided by the graph, table, or chart to appraise evidence and evaluate arguments
- Infer trends based on data presented
Critical Thinking Skills
Students will be able to:
- Recognize problems and explore legitimate avenues to solve those problems
- Identify and understand the importance of prioritization and order of precedence in problem solving
- Identify unstated assumptions and values
- Comprehend and use language language with accuracy, clarity, and discernment
- recognize the existence (or non-existence) of logical relationships between items or events
- Test generalizations or conclusions
Following Instructions
Students will be able to:
- Follow a given set of instructions to reach a successful conclusion to a problem or completion of an assignment
Writing for Historical Content
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate writing skills which reveal an understanding of the general principles of the “big picture” of a historical event.
- Critically analyze a historical event through the collection and sorting of information, development of a thesis based on evidence procured.
- Organize evidence to support a given thesis.
- Structure an essay with a proper introduction, body, and conclusion
Website Evaluation
Students will be able to:
- Identify creators of websites
- Identify validity of websites to use as sources of information
- Evaluate point of view of websites and other sources of electronic information
- Employ accurate search parameters to discern information for a given event
- Apply sources correctly to support the validity of a thesis
MCHS Standards as numbered standards:
Map Skills
- SS.MS.1: Students will be able to identify locations and geographical landforms using a map.
- SS.MS.2: Students will be able to interpret map items to draw inferences about a given area.
- SS.MS.3: Students will be able to evaluate historical events using primary source documents and descriptions of geographical content.
Critical Analysis of Historical Writing
- SS.WA.1: Students will be able to evaluate bias and/or point of view of primary and secondary sources
- SS.WA.2: Students will be able to interpret historical documents for support of a theory or idea
Note Taking Skills
- SS.NT.1: Students will be able to demonstrate a variety of note taking techniques, including but not limited to Cornell/Power Notes, outlining, charting, & concept mapping.
Graph / Table Interpretation
- SS.GI.1: Students will be able to interpret graphs or tables to discern relevant information provided by the graph, table, or chart to appraise evidence and evaluate arguments
- SS.GI.2: Students will be able to infer trends based on data presented
Critical Thinking Skills
- SS.CT.1: Students will be able to recognize problems and explore legitimate avenues to solve those problems
- SS.CT.2: Students will be able to identify and understand the importance of prioritization and order of precedence in problem solving
- SS.CT.3: Students will be able to identify unstated assumptions and values
- SS.CT.4: Students will be able to comprehend and use language language with accuracy, clarity, and discernment
- SS.CT.5: Students will be able to recognize the existence (or non-existence) of logical relationships between items or events
- SS.CT.6: Students will be able to test generalizations or conclusions
Following Instructions
- SS.FI.1: Students will be able to follow a given set of instructions to reach a successful conclusion to a problem or completion of an assignment
Writing for Historical Content
- SS.HC.1: Students will be able to demonstrate writing skills which reveal an understanding of the general principles of the “big picture” of a historical event.
- SS.HC.2: Students will be able to critically analyze a historical event through the collection and sorting of information, development of a thesis based on evidence procured.
- SS.HC.3: Students will be able to organize evidence to support a given thesis.
- Students will be able to structure an essay with a proper introduction, body, and conclusion
Website Evaluation
- SS.WE.1: Students will be able to identify creators of websites
- SS.WE.2: Students will be able to identify validity of websites to use as sources of information
- SS.WE.3: Students will be able to evaluate point of view of websites and other sources of electronic information
- SS.WE.4: Students will be able to employ accurate search parameters to discern information for a given event
- SS.WE.5: Students will be able to apply sources correctly to support the validity of a thesis