| TAKS Objective | 5. The student will use critical-thinking skills to analyze social studies information |
| Knowledge and Skill Statement | (US 24) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. |
| Student Expectation |
(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) explain and apply different methods that historians use to interpret the past including the use of primary and secondary sources, points of view, frames of reference, and historical context. |