United States Government-Social studies skills

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:

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.

Create a product on a contemporary government issue or topic using critical methods of inquiry.

Analyze and defend a point of view on a current political issue.

Analyze and evaluate the validity of information, arguments, and counterarguments from primary and secondary sources for bias, propaganda, point of view, and frame of reference.

Evaluate government data using charts, tables, graphs, and maps.

Use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs.

The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:

Use social studies terminology correctly.

Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.

Transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate.

Create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information.

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.