JMA+Social+Studies+Team

=Social Studies team Goals:=

**The below goals are common areas of focus for all social studies classes at JMA. **

**GOALS ** 1. Students will be able to respond critically to situations and events in history, as well as cross curricular.

**Strategies ** · Continuous use of critical thinking questions encouraging response from students. · Use of primary source material to aid in the interpretation of historical accounts. · Frequent use of compare and contrast/cause and effect questioning and scenarios.

2. Students will be able to Identify and analyze bias and its meaning.

**Strategies ** · Frequent use of, and explanation of, propaganda. · Have students research and interpret propaganda · Have students create their own propaganda · Propaganda assessment.

Revised Oct. 2010.

Steve Spencer BA, BEd, Public Administration Diploma
School phone: ﻿506-372-3210