Social Studies Skills Tutor

We will be reviewing social studies skills for the rest of the year. This will be done
primarily through the Prentice Hall Social Studies Skills Tutor. There are four main
categories on the website: Geographic Literacy, Visual Analysis, Critical Thinking
and Reading, and Communications. This website will help you learn, practice, and
apply the skills necessary for learning social studies. These skills will be used in
our sixth grade social studies and future classes.
What youll need to do: You will be responsible for learning, practicing, and
applying one skill a week. There are two levels for each skill, and you will need to
do each step for both level one and level two. Every Monday, I will give you two
skills worksheets that you will need to complete and turn in by the following
Friday. You will receive a schedule of when all the skills will be due, and you are
expected to keep that with you in your social studies notebook. If you are absent
for any reason, I still expect this to be turned in on time because you know what is
due ahead of time.
How youll be graded: Each skill worksheet will be taken up as a quiz grade,
which is 30% of your grade. The first ten skills will be included in your third
quarter grade, and the last eight skills will be included in your fourth quarter
grade.
Website:
http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/content/pop.html
Student Signature:
I understand that I am responsible for learning, practicing, and applying the
specified social studies skill each week. I will turn in the completed worksheet by
the due date which will be taken as a quiz grade. If I need to access the internet
at school to complete this, I will let Ms. Baissa know a week in advance, so that I
can complete it at school.
X_________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature:
I have read the information about the Social Studies Skills Tutor and understand
that my child is responsible for learning, practicing, and applying each skill and
turning in the completed worksheet by the due date.
X___________________________________________

Social Studies Skills Tutor

Schedule:
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Skill:

Date Given:

Date Due:

Using Cartographers Tools

January 16

January 23

Analyzing and Interpreting Special

Purpose Maps

January 16

January 23

Analyzing Graphic Data

January 26

February 6

Analyzing Images

January 26

February 6

Identifying Main Ideas

February 9

February 20

Sequencing

February 9

February 20

Identifying Cause and Effect

February 23

March 6

Drawing Inferences and Conclusions

February 23

March 6

Making Valid Generalizations

March 9

March 20

10

Distinguishing Fact and Opinion

March 9

March 20

11

Comparing and Contrasting

March 30

April 10

12

Analyzing Primary and Secondary

Sources

March 30

April 10

13

Recognizing Bias

April 13

April 24

14

Identifying Frame of Reference and

Point of View

April 13

April 24

15

Decision Making

April 27

May 8

16

Problem Solving

April 27

May 8

17

Using Reliable Information

May 11

May 22

18

Supporting a Position

May 11

May 22