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The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
Differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; documents; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
Organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;
Identify different points of view about an issue, topic, or current event;
Identify the historical context of an event.
The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
Use social studies terminology correctly;
Incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication;
Express ideas orally based on research and experiences;
Create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies;
Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.
The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:
Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution;
Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

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