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Morris Community High School Social Studies Department Course Skills and Descriptions
1. Map Skills: Students will be able to:
2. Critical Analysis of Historical Writing
3. Note Taking Skills
4. Graph / Table Interpretation
5. Critical Thinking Skills
6. Following Instructions
7. Writing for Historical Content
8. Website evaluation
Morris Community High School Social Studies Department Course Skills and Descriptions
1. 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.
2. Critical Analysis of Historical Writing
- Evaluate bias and/or point of view of primary and secondary sources
- Interpret historical documents for support of a theory or idea
3. Note Taking Skills
- Demonstrate a variety on note taking techniques, including but not limited to Cornell/Power Notes, outlining, charting, & concept mapping.
4. Graph / Table Interpretation
- 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
5. Critical Thinking Skills
- 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
6. Following Instructions
- Follow a given set of instructions to reach a successful conclusion to a problem or completion of an assignment
7. Writing for Historical Content
- 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
8. Website evaluation
- 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