Analyze and evaluate information from sources for relevance to the research question, topic or thesis.
Critically evaluate primary and secondary sources for validity, perspective, bias, and relationship to topic.
Evaluate information from a variety of reference sources for its relevance to the research question, topic or thesis.
Evaluate the relevance and reliability of information, citing supportive evidence and acknowledging counter points of view in texts
Evaluate the use of graphics in text as they clarify and enhance meaning
Identify a single thesis, research question or topic. Attribute sources of information when appropriate. Use information in maps, charts, graphs, time lines, tables and diagrams to inform writing.
Identify and evaluate essential content between and among various text types
Incorporate an expansive and expressive vocabulary that includes terms specific to the topic
Informational Writing: Develop substantial, relevant and illustrative content that demonstrates a clear understanding of the purpose (content).
Informational Writing: Employ effective organizational strategies and structures, such as logical order and transitions, which develop a controlling idea (organization).
Summarize, draw conclusions, and make generalizations from a variety of mediums
Synthesize information gathered from a variety of sources.
Use and cite evidence from texts to make assertions, inferences, generalizations, and to draw conclusions
Write to inform by: • presenting information purposefully and succinctly to meet the needs of the intended audience. • applying organizational structures that communicate information and ideas accurately and coherently. • using language that qualifies fact from opinion. • developing informational genres that relate to a variety of purposes and audiences (e.g.: instructions, memos, e-mails, correspondence, project plans, proposals, and resumes).
Write to inform by: • presenting information purposefully and succinctly to meet the needs of the intended audience. • applying organizational structures that communicate information and ideas accurately and coherently. • using language that qualifies fact from opinion. • communicating quantitative and qualitative technical information and concepts from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently. • using language that qualifies evidence from inference. • developing informational genres that relate to a variety of purposes and audiences (e.g.: instructions, memos, e-mails, correspondence, project plans, proposals, and resumes).
Focus, content, organization, style, and conventions work together to impact writing quality
Analyze actions taken as a result of scarcity issues in local, regional, and international economies.
Analyze how scarcity impacts consumers.
Analyze the impact of fiscal policies and decisions to change spending and tax levels by the Federal government.
Apply the concepts of marginal benefit and marginal cost to a public policy.
Ascertain what is gained and what is given up when a choice is made.
Compare the relative size and responsibilities of government in several countries.
Compare the risks, returns, and other characteristics of entrepreneurship.
Evaluate different methods of allocating goods and services by comparing the benefits and costs of each method.
Identify and analyze forces that can change price.
Reveal the opportunity cost of decisions by an individual and the state.
Use information in maps, charts, graphs, time lines, tables, and diagrams to inform writing.
