Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills Addressed Chronological and Spatial Thinking 1. Students explain how major events are related to one another in time 3. Students use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and the growth of economic systems. Research, Evidence and Point of View 1. Students frame questions that can be answered by historical study and research.
Students distinguish fact from opinion in historical narratives and stories.
Students distinguish relevant from irrelevant information, essential from incidental information, and verifiable from unverifiable information in historical narratives and stories . Historical Interpretation 1. Students explain the central issues and problems of the past, placing people and events in a matrix of time and place. Students recognize interpretations of history are subject to change as new information is uncovered. Writing Conventions Produce independent writing with consistent use of correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Edit writing for basic conventions Use complete sentences and correct word order Produce writing that demonstrates a command of the conventions of standard English 8.