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The student will use critical-thinking skills to analyze social studies information.

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Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to

(A)

[differentiate between, locate, and] use primary and secondary sources [such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts] to acquire information about the United States;

(B)

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

(C)

[organize and] interpret information from [outlines, reports, databases, and] visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

(D)

identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference which influenced the participants; and

(F)

identify bias in written, [oral,] and visual material.