Use evidence to draw conclusions, interpret the past, make judgements and determine significance. Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions, using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students write a variety of reflections in which they might analyze a situation or develop a personal observation into a larger significance to create deeper insights.
Students show command of Standard English.
Students study, interpret, and evaluate visual presentations such as graphs, charts, maps, photographs, illustrations, and fine art. Students use an array of technologies and informational resources such as libraries, computer networks and video resources, to access and evaluate information to expand learning. Students become involved in assessments based on performance standards. Students produce written works and exhibits, performances, and projects. Therefore, students assess the influence of the Depression, natural disasters, and unwise agricultural practices on the depopulation of rural regions and on political movements of the left and right.