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Social Studies / Information & Technology Literacy  Matrix Grade 12

 
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Social Studies

Information & Technology Literacy

Content Standards:

A.    Geography: People, Places, and Environments
B.     History: Time, Continuity, and Change

C.     Political Science and Citizenship: Power, Authority, Governance, and Responsibility
D.     Economics: Production, Distribution, Exchange, Consumption
E.     The Behavioral Sciences: Individuals, Institutions, and Society

Content Standards:

A. Media and Technology
B. Information and Inquiry
C. Independent Learning
D. The Learning Community

A. Geography: People, Places, and Environments

By the end of grade 12 students will:
A.12.1 Use various types of atlases and appropriate vocabulary to describe the physical attributes of a place or region, employing such concepts as climate, plate tectonics, volcanism, and landforms, and to describe the human attributes, employing such concepts as demographics, birth and death rates, doubling time, emigration, and immigration
  • analyze data from a database and present conclusions in a document or report—A.12.3
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • organize ideas, concepts, and issues in a manner appropriate to the subject and purpose—B.12.2
  • determine when to use general or specialized print and electronic reference tools—B.12.3
  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
A.12.2 Analyze information generated from a computer about a place, including statistical sources, aerial and satellite images, and three-dimensional models
  • analyze data from a database and present conclusions in a document or report—A.12.3
  • choose most appropriate search engines and directories to locate specific resources on the Internet or other on-line services—A.12.4
  • distinguish between "pull" and "push" or "broadcast" methods of acquiring information from an on-line source—A.12.4
  • establish access to primary sources and other experts for class reports or projects—A.12.4
  • participate in an on-line discussion group or listserv appropriate to a content area—A.12.4
  • gather and organize statistical or survey data using e-mail, listservs, or on-line news or discussion groups—A.12.4
  • distinguish among fact, opinion, point of view, and inference—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • evaluate graphic images for misleading presentation and manipulated data—B.12.4
A.12.3 Construct mental maps of the world and the world’s regions and draw maps from memory showing major physical and human features
  • use draw, paint, graphics, or presentation software to visually communicate ideas or concepts—A.12.5
A.12.4 Analyze the short-term and long-term effects that major changes in population in various parts of the world have had or might have on the environment
  • analyze data from a database and present conclusions in a document or report—A.12.3
  • construct a spreadsheet, enter data into cells, use mathematical functions to manipulate/process data, generate a chart or graph, and interpret the results—A.12.3
  • use a computer and graphical organizer software to generate modifiable flow charts, project time lines, organizational charts, or calendars—A.12.3
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
A.12.5 Use a variety of geographic information and resources to analyze and illustrate the ways in which the unequal global distribution of natural resources influences trade and shapes economic patterns
  • analyze data from a database and present conclusions in a document or report—A.12.3
  • establish access to primary sources and other experts for class reports or projects—A.12.4
  • construct a spreadsheet, enter data into cells, use mathematical functions to manipulate/process data, generate a chart or graph, and interpret the results—A.12.3
  • use a computer and graphical organizer software to generate modifiable flow charts, project time lines, organizational charts, or calendars—A.12.3
  • gather and organize statistical or survey data using e-mail, listservs, or on-line news or discussion groups—A.12.4
  • use draw, paint, graphics, or presentation software to visually communicate ideas or concepts—A.12.5
  • determine when to use general or specialized print and electronic reference determine when tools—B.12.3
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
A.12.6 Collect and analyze geographic information to examine the effects that a geographic or environmental change in one part of the world, such as volcanic activity, river diversion, ozone depletion, air pollution, deforestation, or desertification, may have on other parts of the world
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • compile a bibliography in a format stipulated by an accepted manual of style—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
A.12.7 Collect relevant data to analyze the distribution of products among global markets and the movement of people among regions of the world
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • follow standardized notetaking processes and compile bibliographic information in an approved format—B.12.5
  • credit sources for all quotations, visuals, major ideas, and specific facts or data using accepted citation formats—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • compile a bibliography in a format stipulated by an accepted manual of style—B.12.5
A.12.8 Identify the world’s major ecosystems and analyze how different economic, social, political, religious, and cultural systems have adapted to them
  • choose most appropriate search engines and directories to locate specific resources on the Internet or other on-line services—A.12.4
  • establish access to primary sources and other experts for class reports or projects—A.12.4
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • use increasingly complex organizational features of print and electronic resources such as cumulative and cross-database indexes—B.12.3
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
A.12.9 Identify and analyze cultural factors, such as human needs, values, ideals, and public policies, that influence the design of places, such as an urban center, an industrial park, a public project, or a planned neighborhood
  • choose most appropriate search engines and directories to locate specific resources on the Internet or other on-line services—A.12.4
  • use desktop conferencing, e-mail, or groupware to communicate with others regarding assignments or class projects—A.12.4
  • establish access to primary sources and other experts for class reports or projects—A.12.4
  • participate in an on-line discussion group or listserv appropriate to a content area—A.12.4
  • gather and organize statistical or survey data using e-mail, listservs, or on-line news or discussion groups—A.12.4
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • develop a plan to obtain needed information using a variety of research and investigative strategies (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, experiments, surveys)—B.12.2
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
A.12.10  Analyze the effect of cultural ethics and values in various parts of the world on scientific and technological development
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
A.12.11 Describe scientific and technological development in various regions of the world and analyze the ways in which development affects environment and culture
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
A.12.12  Assess the advantages and disadvantages of selected land use policies in the local community, Wisconsin, the United States, and the world
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
A.12.13  Give examples and analyze conflict and cooperation in the establishment of cultural regions and political boundaries B.12.5 Record and organize information
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5

.12.6 Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question

  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6

B. History: Time, Continuity, and Change

 
By the end of grade 12 students will:  
B.12.1 Explain different points of view on the same historical event, using data gathered from various sources, such as letters, journals, diaries, newspapers, government documents, and speeches
  • determine and apply evaluative criteria to prioritizing potential sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • evaluate information for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation—B.12.4
  • distinguish among fact, opinion, point of view, and inference—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • evaluate graphic images for misleading presentation and manipulated data—B.12.4
  • determine authorship for all resources and identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources—B.12.4
  • evaluate how words, images, sounds, and illustrations are constructed to convey specific messages, viewpoints, and values to shape attitudes and influence action—C.12.3
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
B.12.2 Analyze primary and secondary sources related to a historical question to evaluate their relevance, make comparisons, integrate new information with prior knowledge, and come to a reasoned conclusion
  • establish access to primary sources and other experts for class reports or projects—A.12.4
  • differentiate between primary and secondary sources—B.8.4
  • determine and apply evaluative criteria to prioritizing potential sources—B.12.2
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
B.12.3 Recall, select, and analyze significant historical periods and the relationships among them
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
B.12.4 Assess the validity of different interpretations of significant historical events
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
B.12.5 Gather various types of historical evidence, including visual and quantitative data, to analyze issues of freedom and equality, liberty and order, region and nation, individual and community, law and conscience, diversity and civic duty; form a reasoned conclusion in the light of other possible conclusions; and develop a coherent argument in the light of other possible arguments
  • analyze data from a database and present conclusions in a document or report—A.12.3
  • establish access to primary sources and other experts for class reports or projects—A.12.4
  • gather and organize statistical or survey data using e-mail, listservs, or on-line news or discussion groups—A.12.4
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • determine and apply evaluative criteria to prioritizing potential sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • evaluate graphic images for misleading presentation and manipulated data—B.12.4
  • determine authorship for all resources and identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources—B.12.4
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
B.12.6 Select and analyze various documents that have influenced the legal, political, and constitutional heritage of the United States B.12.2 Develop information-seeking strategies
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2

B.12.3 Locate and access information sources

  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3

B.12.4 Evaluate and select information from a variety of print, nonprint, and electronic formats

  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4

B.12.5 Record and organize information

  • credit sources for all quotations, visuals, major ideas, and specific facts or data using accepted citation formats—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5

B.12.6 Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question

  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
B.12.7 Identify major works of art and literature produced in the United States and elsewhere in the world and explain how they reflect the era in which they were created
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
B.12.8 Recall, select, and explain the significance of important people, their work, and their ideas in the areas of political and intellectual leadership, inventions, discoveries, and the arts, within each major era of Wisconsin, United States, and world history
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
B.12.9 Select significant changes caused by technology, industrialization, urbanization, and population growth, and analyze the effects of these changes in the United States and the world
  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
B.12.10  Select instances of scientific, intellectual, and religious change in various regions of the world at different times in history and discuss the impact those changes had on beliefs and values
  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
B.12.11  Compare examples and analyze why governments of various countries have sometimes sought peaceful resolution to conflicts and sometimes gone to war
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
B.12.12  Analyze the history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and current status of the American Indian tribes and bands in Wisconsin
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
B.12.13  Analyze examples of ongoing change within and across cultures, such as the development of ancient civilizations; the rise of nation-states; and social, economic, and political revolutions B.12.2 Develop information-seeking strategies
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2

B.12.5 Record and organize information

  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5

B.12.6 Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question

  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
B.12.14  Explain the origins, central ideas, and global influence of religions, such as Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity B.12.2 Develop information-seeking strategies
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2

B.12.5 Record and organize information

  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5

B.12.6 Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question

  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6

B.12.7 Communicate the results of research and inquiry in an appropriate format

  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
B.12.15  Identify a historical or contemporary event in which a person was forced to take an ethical position, such as a decision to go to war, the impeachment of a president, or a presidential pardon, and explain the issues involved
  • state the information problem or question in clear and concise terms—B.12.1
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
B.12.16  Describe the purpose and effects of treaties, alliances, and international organizations that characterize today’s interconnected world
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
B.12.17  Identify historical and current instances when national interests and global interests have seemed to be opposed and analyze the issues involved

 

 

  • develop specific research questions or a thesis statement based on the nature, purpose, and scope of project—B.12.1
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • determine when to use general or specialized print and electronic reference tools—B.12.3
  • compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories—B.12.3
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
B.12.18  Explain the history of slavery, racial and ethnic discrimination, and efforts to eliminate discrimination in the United States and elsewhere in the world
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7

C. Political Science and Citizenship: Power, Authority, Governance, and Responsibility

 
By the end of grade 12 students will:  
C.12.1 Identify the sources, evaluate the justification, and analyze the implications of certain rights and responsibilities of citizens
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • summarize how the basic principles of democracy relate to intellectual freedom—D.12.4
C.12.2 Describe how different political systems define and protect individual human rights
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
C.12.3 Trace how legal interpretations of liberty, equality, justice, and power, as identified in the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other United States Constitutional Amendments, have changed and evolved over time
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
C.12.4 Explain the multiple purposes of democratic government, analyze historical and contemporary examples of the tensions between those purposes, and illustrate how governmental powers can be acquired, used, abused, or legitimized
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
C.12.5 Analyze different theories of how governmental powers might be used to help promote or hinder liberty, equality, and justice, and develop a reasoned conclusion
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
C.12.6 Identify and analyze significant political benefits, problems, and solutions to problems related to federalism and the separation of powers
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
C.12.7 Describe how past and present American political parties and interest groups have gained or lost influence on political decision-making and voting behavior
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
C.12.8 Locate, organize, analyze, and use information from various sources to understand an issue of public concern, take a position, and communicate the position
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • determine and apply evaluative criteria to prioritizing potential sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • determine when to use general or specialized print and electronic reference tools—B.12.3
  • compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories—B.12.3
  • evaluate information for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation—B.12.4
  • distinguish among fact, opinion, point of view, and inference—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • evaluate graphic images for misleading presentation and manipulated data—B.12.4
  • determine authorship for all resources and identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • credit sources for all quotations, visuals, major ideas, and specific facts or data using accepted citation formats—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • compile a bibliography in a format stipulated by an accepted manual of style—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
C.12.9 Identify and evaluate the means through which advocates influence public policy  
C.12.10  Identify ways people may participate effectively in community affairs and the political process
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • construct effective electronic and manual searches using keywords, phrases, Boolean logic, and limiters—B.12.3
  • determine when to use general or specialized print and electronic reference tools—B.12.3
  • compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories—B.12.3
C.12.11  Evaluate the ways in which public opinion can be used to influence and shape public policy
  • gather and organize statistical or survey data using e-mail, listservs, or on-line news or discussion groups—A.12.4
  • develop a plan to obtain needed information using a variety of research and investigative strategies (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, experiments, surveys)—B.12.2
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
C.12.12  Explain the United States’ relationship to other nations and its role in international organizations, such as the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and North American Free Trade Agreement
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
C.12.13  Describe and evaluate ideas of how society should be organized and political power should be exercised, including the ideas of monarchism, anarchism, socialism, fascism, and communism; compare these ideas to those of representative democracy; and assess how such ideas have worked in practice
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
C.12.14  Explain and analyze how different political and social movements have sought to mobilize public opinion and obtain governmental support in order to achieve their goals
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
C.12.15  Describe and analyze the origins and consequences of slavery, genocide, and other forms of persecution, including the Holocaust
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
C.12.16  Describe the evolution of movements to assert rights by people with disabilities, ethnic and racial groups, minorities, and women
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6

D. Economics: Production, Distribution, Exchange, Consumption

 
By the end of grade 12 students will:  
D.12.1 Explain how decisions about spending and production made by households, businesses, and governments determine the nation’s levels of income, employment, and prices
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.2 Use basic economic concepts (such as supply and demand; production, distribution, and consumption; labor, wages, and capital; inflation and deflation; market economy and command economy) to compare and contrast local, regional, and national economies across time and at the present time
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
D.12.3 Analyze and evaluate the role of Wisconsin and the United States in the world economy
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
D.12.4 Explain and evaluate the effects of new technology, global economic interdependence, and competition on the development of national policies and on the lives of individuals and families in the United States and the world
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.5 Explain how federal budgetary policy and the Federal Reserve System’s monetary policies influence overall levels of employment, interest rates, production, and prices
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.6 Use economic concepts to analyze historical and contemporary questions about economic development in the United States and the world
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
D.12.7 Compare, contrast, and evaluate different types of economies (traditional, command, market, and mixed) and analyze how they have been affected in the past by specific social and political systems and important historical events
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
D.12.8 Explain the basic characteristics of international trade, including absolute and comparative advantage, barriers to trade, exchange rates, and balance of trade
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • organize ideas, concepts, and issues in a manner appropriate to the subject and purpose—B.12.2
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.9 Explain the operations of common financial instruments (such as stocks and bonds) and financial institutions (such as credit companies, banks, and insurance companies)
  • develop a plan to obtain needed information using a variety of research and investigative strategies (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, experiments, surveys)—B.12.2
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.10  Analyze the ways in which supply and demand, competition, prices, incentives, and profits influence what is produced and distributed in a competitive market system
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
D.12.11  Explain how interest rates are determined by market forces that influence the amount of borrowing and saving done by investors, consumers, and government officials
  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.12  Compare and contrast how values and beliefs, such as economic freedom, economic efficiency, equity, full employment, price stability, security, and growth, influence decisions in different economic systems
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
D.12.13  Describe and explain global economic interdependence and competition, using examples to illustrate their influence on national and international policies
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
D.12.14  Analyze the economic roles of institutions, such as corporations and businesses, banks, labor unions, and the Federal Reserve System

 

 

 

 

 

  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • develop a plan to obtain needed information using a variety of research and investigative strategies (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, experiments, surveys)—B.12.2
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6

E. The Behavioral Sciences: Individuals, Institutions, and Society

 
By the end of grade 12 students will:  
E.12.1 Summarize research that helps explain how the brain’s structure and function influence learning and behavior
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • credit sources for all quotations, visuals, major ideas, and specific facts or data using accepted citation formats—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
E.12.2 Explain how such factors as physical endowment and capabilities, family, gender, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, attitudes, beliefs, work, and motivation contribute to individual identity and development
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • evaluate information for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • organize information in systematic manner for unity, coherence, clarity, and emphasis—B.12.5
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
E.12.3 Compare and describe similarities and differences in the ways various cultures define individual rights and responsibilities, including the use of rules, folkways, mores, and taboos
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • select information in formats and genre most appropriate to content—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • identify and select materials that reflect diverse perspectives—C.12.3
E.12.4 Analyze the role of economic, political, educational, familial, and religious institutions as agents of both continuity and change, citing current and past examples
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • locate information using the classification system and catalog in use at a variety of libraries and resource agencies—B.12.3
  • compare, evaluate, and select appropriate Internet search engines and directories—B.12.3
  • select information clearly related to the problem or question—B.12.4
  • evaluate information for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, accurate, relevant, and comprehensive—B.12.4
  • determine authorship for all resources and identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources—B.12.4
  • use data-gathering strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing, comparing, and quoting—B.12.5
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
E.12.5 Describe the ways cultural and social groups are defined and how they have changed over time
  • identify a full range of appropriate and available information from local, national, and global sources—B.12.2
  • pursue a variety of resources reflecting differing points of view, cultures, and disciplines—B.12.2
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6
E.12.6 Analyze the means by which and extent to which groups and institutions can influence people, events, and cultures in both historical and contemporary settings
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
E.12.7 Use scientific methods to assess the influence of media on people’s behavior and decisions
  • evaluate information for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation—B.12.4
  • distinguish among fact, opinion, point of view, and inference—B.12.4
  • evaluate graphic images for misleading presentation and manipulated data—B.12.4
  • determine authorship for all resources and identify points of agreement and disagreement among sources—B.12.4
  • evaluate how words, images, sounds, and illustrations are constructed to convey specific messages, viewpoints, and values to shape attitudes and influence action—C.12.3
E.12.8 Analyze issues of cultural assimilation and cultural preservation among ethnic and racial groups in Wisconsin, the United States, and the world
  • analyze and relate information using a variety of relational techniques (e.g., graphic organizers, database reports, spreadsheet charts, graphs)—B.12.5
  • interpret new information to formulate ideas which address the question or problem using comparison, evaluation, inference, and generalization skills—B.12.6
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
E.12.9 Defend a point of view related to an ethical issue such as genetic engineering, declaring conscientious objector status, or restricting immigration B.12.6 Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • draw conclusions and support them with credible evidence—B.12.6

B.12.7 Communicate the results of research and inquiry in an appropriate format

  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • develop a product or presentation that utilizes the strengths of the medium and supports the conclusions drawn in the research effort—B.12.7
E.12.10  Describe a particular culture as an integrated whole and use that understanding to explain its language, literature, arts, traditions, beliefs, values, and behaviors
  • determine the audience and purpose for communicating the information—B.12.7
  • compare strengths and weaknesses of possible presentation methods and products—B.12.7
  • select the most appropriate format for the product or presentation—B.12.7
  • synthesize new ideas, evidence, and prior knowledge to address the problem or question—B.12.6
  • apply personal criteria for choosing literature and other creative expressions of information—C.12.2
  • compare and contrast examples of literature and creative expressions of information with other examples of literature and creative expressions of information—C.12.2
E.12.11  Illustrate and evaluate ways in which cultures resolve conflicting beliefs and practices
  • use draw, paint, graphics, or presentation software to visually communicate ideas or concepts—A.12.5
  • evaluate information for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation—B.12.4
  • determine if sources are authoritative, valid, reliable,