Alan Stoskopf developed a concept that includes five skills needed in social studies. What are they and what does each mean?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should include (1) point of view relating to how the author’s personal background may impact what is recorded, (2) credibility of evidence or is the source reliable, where did it originate, (3) historical context or looking at the past in your own terms which could obscure what really happened, (4) causality or avoiding the temptation to tie a major event to a single causative factor, and (5) multiple perspectives or appropriate weighing of different interpretations of the same event. [Any sequence]
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Realistic novels that tell of hardships and social problems must allow for some optimism for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A. children need trust that the world can be a good place to live. B. children need to believe that problems can be overcome by their own efforts. C. children need to hope that bad situations will be ameliorated. D. children need to think that problems and hardships go away by themselves over time.
Only long-term goals need to be in writing
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When classroom teachers use themes to plan, the following are NOT typically included:
a. Props and materials to match the theme b. Books related to the theme c. Children's ideas to be included in the lesson d. Dramatic Play centers related to the theme