SOCIAL STUDIES 9-12: Big Picture by Katie Hawley https://padlet.com/tntpsfi2/di4nt1pkq96ru1hp Directions: Write your response to the following question: What is the big picture of the unit you are internalizing? What key skills will students need to demonstrate to be successful on the unit assessment? Once you've written your reflection, read what your colleagues shared to reflect on any vertical alignment across grade-levels. en-us 2024-12-18 18:04:22 UTC 2025-05-20 16:28:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f9d1-1f3eb.png crystalwilkerson1 https://padlet.com/tntpsfi2/di4nt1pkq96ru1hp/wish/3459596947 The big picture for Unit 1 ISS is Foundations of American Government. It will cover purposes of government, different governments, role of government and different types of economic systems. It discusses the US Constitution and state Constitution and how the power is divided and shared among national, state and local governments.

]]> 2025-05-20 16:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tntpsfi2/di4nt1pkq96ru1hp/wish/3459596947 https://padlet.com/tntpsfi2/di4nt1pkq96ru1hp/wish/3459598859 Students leaving the 8th grade should have the following skills:

  • develop compelling questions

  • generate supporting questions

  • evaluate the types of supporting questions

  • use multiple sources to develop claims

  • create claims and counterclaims

  • construction an argument

  • gather relevant information from multiple sources

  • construct explanations using reasoning

Hopefully this will help them prepare for high school.

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