Social Studies Key terms and skills Mrs. Miller

Textbook scavenger hunt Please turn in your book to pg. xxxii Complete the scavenger hunt on how to use your textbook…this will be useful as the year progresses

Identifying main idea and details The main idea is the central thought It is general and conveys the key concept The details are facts that support the main idea Details include the who, what, when, where, why, and how Details also include facts, statistics, examples, explanations, and descriptions

Main idea and details example Pg. H5 in your text Read the 3 paragraphs in the middle entitled Life in Colonial America Answer the three questions at the bottom of the page

Summarizing Is the process of condensing what you read into a briefer, easier to understand format. A good summary includes the main idea and the most important supporting details retold in your own words

Summarizing Read the summary on pg. H6 and answer the three questions at the bottom of the page

Making inferences Inferences are implied ideas drawn from the details in the reading Inferring requires using clues in the text to connect implied ideas with stated facts and your own common sense.

Making inferences Read the paragraphs in the middle of pg. H7 Then answer the following questions- From a national perspective, what was troubling about Lincoln’s election in 1860? What can you infer about the effect of Lincoln’s election on the future of the South? Using the reading and your prior knowledge, explain the effect that multiple candidates can have on a general election?

Identifying cause and effect By using cause and effect, you can determine why certain events occurred and if events are related A cause is an action that makes another event happen An effect is something that happens as a result of a cause

Cause and Effect Read the two paragraphs on pg. H9 Then answer the 3 questions: Why did the Russian army begin to mobilize for war? What was the effect of Russia’s mobilization? List an effect of Germany’s decision to invade the neutral country of Belgium.

Compare and Contrast Comparing involves looking at both the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, or events Contrasting means examining only the differences

Compare and Contrast We are going to read the three paragraphs on pg. H10 Then we will answer the three questions on the bottom of the page

Interpreting Time Lines Chronologically organizes events There is a beginning and ending date There is a time span Time intervals make shorter increments of time Parallel time lines are information happening at the same time but at different locations

Time lines Look at the time line on pg. H14 titled The English in North America Answer the three questions at the bottom of the page

Interpreting Historical Maps Provides information about a place at a certain time in history. Look at pg. H20 and answer the 2 questions at the bottom.

Analyzing primary sources Primary sources are documents or other artifacts created by people present at the time of the historical event They can be a witness or a participant You can identify a ‘first person’ clue by first person clues like I, we, and our.

Primary Sources Look at pg. H28-write down all the types of primary sources listed in the purple box Look at pg. H29 -answer the three questions about this source