Standards

English/Language Arts

1.C.5c  Critically evaluate information from multiple sources.

3.B.5  Using contemporary tech­nology, produce  documents of publication quality for specific purposes and audiences; exhibit clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropri­ate elaboration and support and overall coherence.

4.B.5a  Deliver planned and impromptu oral presentations, as individuals and members of a group, conveying results of research, projects or literature studies to a variety of audiences (e.g., peers, community, business/industry, local organizations) using appropriate visual aids and available technology.

4.B.5d  Use verbal and non­verbal strategies to maintain communication and to resolve individual, group and workplace conflict (e.g., mediation skills, formal and informal bargaining skills).    

5.C.5a  Using contemporary technology, create a research presentation or prepare a documentary related to academic, technical or occupational topics and present the findings in oral or multimedia formats. 

 

Social Sciences

16.A.5a  Analyze historical and contemporary developments using methods of historical inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support inferences with evidence, report findings).

16.E.5a (W)  Analyze how technological and scientific developments have affected human productivity, human comfort and the environment. 

18.B.5  Use methods of social science inquiry (pose questions, collect and analyze data, make and support conclusions with evidence, report findings) to study the development and functions of social systems and report conclus­ions to a larger audience.