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Curriculum Standards

Social Studies

• Strand 1:  American History
• Concept 1:  Research skills for History
  PO 2.  Interpret historical data displayed in graphs, tables, and charts.
  PO 3.  Construct timelines of the historical era being studied (e.g., presidents/ world leaders, key events, people).
  PO 4.  Formulate questions that can be answered by historical study and research.
  PO 5:  Evaluate primary and secondary sources for:

1.  
   1. authors’ main points
   2. purpose and perspective
   3. facts vs. opinions
   4. different points of view on the same historical event (e.g., Geography Concept 6 – geographical perspective can be different from economic perspective)
   5. credibility and validity

PO 6.  Construct timelines of the historical era being studied (e.g., presidents/ world leaders, key events, people
PO 7.  Analyze cause and effect relationships between and among individuals and/or historical events.
PO 8. Describe two points of view on the same historical event.