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Skills available for Wisconsin seventh-grade social studies standards

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Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Behavioral Sciences Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Behavioral Sciences
Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Economics Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Economics
Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Geography Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Geography
Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: History Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: History
Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Political Science Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Political Science
Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Social Studies Inquiry Practices and Processes Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies: Social Studies Inquiry Practices and Processes
Common Core State Standards: Grades 6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies Common Core State Standards: Grades 6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies

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Inq Social Studies Inquiry Practices and Processes

SS.Inq1 Wisconsin students will construct meaningful questions that initiate an inquiry.
- SS.Inq1.a Develop questions based on a topic
  - SS.Inq1.a.m Formulate open-ended questions for further research within one of the social studies disciplines.
- SS.Inq1.b Plan inquiry
  - SS.Inq1.b.m Identify additional questions that support the research and possible resources to guide the inquiry.
SS.Inq2 Wisconsin students will gather and evaluate sources.
- SS.Inq2.a Gather diverse sources (electronic, digital, print, and other mass media) applicable to the inquiry
  - SS.Inq2.a.m Explore evidence from multiple reliable sources representing a range of perspectives and media that have been selected through research to guide the inquiry.
- SS.Inq2.b Evaluate sources
  - SS.Inq2.b.m Determine credibility and applicability of a source by considering a variety of factors through the lens of a social studies strand.
SS.Inq3 Wisconsin students will develop claims using evidence to support reasoning.
- SS.Inq3.a Develop claims to answer inquiry question
  - SS.Inq3.a.m Develop a debatable and defensible claim based upon the analysis of sources.
- SS.Inq3.b Cite evidence from multiple sources to support claim
  - SS.Inq3.b.m Support claim with evidence from multiple reliable sources representing a range of mediums (electronic, digital, print, and other mass media).
    - Identify primary and secondary sources (7-SS.1)
    - Identify facts and opinions (7-SS.2)
- SS.Inq3.c Elaborate how evidence supports claim
  - SS.Inq3.c.m Analyze the extent to which evidence supports or does not support a claim, and if it does not, adjust claim appropriately.
    - Source analysis: the Boston Massacre (7-KK.9)
SS.Inq4 Wisconsin students will communicate and critique conclusions.
- SS.Inq4.a Communicate conclusions
  - SS.Inq4.a.m Communicate conclusions using a variety of media (i.e. video or online, documentaries, exhibits, research papers, or web pages).
- SS.Inq4.b Critique conclusions
  - SS.Inq4.b.m Analyze and evaluate the logic, relevance, and accuracy of others' claims, taking into consideration potential bias.
    - Identify facts and opinions (7-SS.2)
SS.Inq5 Wisconsin students will be civically engaged.
- SS.Inq5.a Civic engagement
  - SS.Inq5.a.m Explore opportunities for personal or collaborative civic engagement with community, school, state, tribal, national, and/or global implications.
    - Rights and responsibilities of active citizenship (7-FF.2)

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Inq Social Studies Inquiry Practices and Processes

SS.Inq1 Wisconsin students will construct meaningful questions that initiate an inquiry.

SS.Inq1.a Develop questions based on a topic

SS.Inq1.a.m Formulate open-ended questions for further research within one of the social studies disciplines.

SS.Inq1.b Plan inquiry

SS.Inq1.b.m Identify additional questions that support the research and possible resources to guide the inquiry.

SS.Inq2 Wisconsin students will gather and evaluate sources.

SS.Inq2.a Gather diverse sources (electronic, digital, print, and other mass media) applicable to the inquiry

SS.Inq2.a.m Explore evidence from multiple reliable sources representing a range of perspectives and media that have been selected through research to guide the inquiry.

SS.Inq2.b Evaluate sources

SS.Inq2.b.m Determine credibility and applicability of a source by considering a variety of factors through the lens of a social studies strand.

SS.Inq3 Wisconsin students will develop claims using evidence to support reasoning.

SS.Inq3.a Develop claims to answer inquiry question

SS.Inq3.a.m Develop a debatable and defensible claim based upon the analysis of sources.

SS.Inq3.b Cite evidence from multiple sources to support claim

SS.Inq3.b.m Support claim with evidence from multiple reliable sources representing a range of mediums (electronic, digital, print, and other mass media).

SS.Inq3.c Elaborate how evidence supports claim

SS.Inq3.c.m Analyze the extent to which evidence supports or does not support a claim, and if it does not, adjust claim appropriately.

SS.Inq4 Wisconsin students will communicate and critique conclusions.

SS.Inq4.a Communicate conclusions

SS.Inq4.a.m Communicate conclusions using a variety of media (i.e. video or online, documentaries, exhibits, research papers, or web pages).

SS.Inq4.b Critique conclusions

SS.Inq4.b.m Analyze and evaluate the logic, relevance, and accuracy of others' claims, taking into consideration potential bias.

SS.Inq5 Wisconsin students will be civically engaged.

SS.Inq5.a Civic engagement

SS.Inq5.a.m Explore opportunities for personal or collaborative civic engagement with community, school, state, tribal, national, and/or global implications.