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Analyze major themes in U.S. history
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
Criteria
analyze the accuracy of information sources
differentiate between primary and secondary information sources
interpret graphical sources of information
identify different points of view on the same historical theme
analyze the historical theme and its relationships to different historical time frames
explain the significance of important people, their work, and their ideas to the historical theme
explain the significance of technological advances, urbanization, and population growth to the historical theme
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Analyze major themes in World History
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
Criteria
analyze the accuracy of information sources
differentiate between primary and secondary information sources
interpret graphical sources of information
identify different points of view on the same historical theme
analyze the historical theme and its relationships to time frames and events
explain the significance of important people, their work, and their ideas to the historical theme
explain the significance of technological advances, urbanization, and population growth to the historical theme
analyze why governments of various countries have sometimes sought peaceful resolution to conflicts and sometimes gone to war
analyze ongoing change within and across culture such as: the development of ancient civilizations, the rise of nation-states, and social, economic, and political revolutions
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Analyze basic economic concepts
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
Criteria
use basic economic concepts such as: supply and demand; production, distribution, and consumption; labor, wages, and capital; inflation and deflation; market economy and command economy
explain financial institutions such as: credit companies, banks, payday loan stores, and insurance companies
analyze the ways in which supply, demand, competition, prices, incentives, and profits influence what is produced and distributed in a competitive market system
explain global economic interdependence and competition, using examples to illustrate their influence on national and international policies
analyze the economic roles of institutions in the economy
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Analyze major geographic regions and features
Assessment Strategies
Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
Criteria
identify geographic information and regions on a map (landforms, water, climate, culture, etc.)
analyze the ways in which the unequal global distribution of natural resources influences trade and shapes economic patterns
analyze how different economic, social, political, religious, and cultural systems have adapted to the major ecosystems around the world
examine the effects that a geographic or environmental change in one part of the world, such as volcanic activity, river diversion, ozone depletion, air pollution, deforestation, or desertification, may have on other parts of the world