Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The 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:
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:
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Writing for Historical Content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:
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
including but not limited to Cornell/Power Notes, outlining, charting, & concept
mapping.
Graph / Table Interpretation
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
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