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Presentation
In 3 – 5 minutes,
present the most
essential information
from the assignment.
Cartoon/Storyboard
Web
Draw a 6-frame
cartoon/storyboard
depicting the
important points from
the assignment.
Create a picture OR
word web of the most
essential information
from the assignment.
Outline
Reflection/Reaction
Answer Questions
Create an outline of the
information from the
assignment.
Type your response to
one of the social
studies essential
questions (see
reverse). If you would
like to write your own
essential question,
clear it with Madame.
If there are questions
at the end of the
reading, answer them.
In addition, create 2
questions of your own.
Timeline
Visual Map
Appointment with
Madame
Set up a time to meet
with Madame to talk
about what you
learned in the
assignment.
If applicable, create a
timeline of the
information in the
assignment.
Draw a picture of the
most important
information in the
assignment.
Annotate
As you read, mark
down (thoroughly)
your thoughts,
reactions, and
questions.
Google Docs
Discussion
Have a conversation
with a friend on one of
the essential questions
(see reverse) on a
Shared Google Doc.
Cornell Notes
Create a 2-column
document. As you read,
take notes in the lefthand column and ask
questions in the righthand column.
Poem
Write a poem about the
most essential
information from the
reading.
Symbol and
Other Ideas?
Explanation
Find a symbol on the
Talk with Madame
internet that best
represents your
learning, type and print
an explanation about
why you chose the
symbol.
Essential Questions: Social Studies
Humans act and react.
Why do humans behave the way they do?
Humans are social beings.
What constitutes a social system?
What is the difference between transformation and radical change?
What factors lead to unity?
What factors lead to disorder?
How are the conclusions reached by social scientists affected by race, class, gender and ethnicity?
Who governs?
How do societies resolve social conflicts?
The past affects the present; the present affects the future.
To what extent do individuals shape their lives?
What makes an event or person important?
Do the times shape the individual or the individual shape the times?
How does the past relate to the present?
Humans have needs.
How do societies resolve the problem of scarcity?
Why do some nation-states have a high standard of living while others have a low standard of living?
Humans search for meaning.
What is truth and how do you know?
Is truth something objective and constant or subjective and based upon place, culture and time?
Humans’ relationship with the land affects their development.
How has geography affected human, social, political, economic and cultural development?
How have humans affected their environment?
Both continuity and change are aspects of human development.
What is progress? Have humans progressed?
How has technology affected human and cultural development?