#1 making inferences & drawing conclusions objectives: 1.identify strategies used to make...
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#1Making Inferences
& Drawing Conclusions
Objectives:1. Identify strategies used to make inferences
2. Analyze different clues that help people understand passages and images
3. Investigate how to form a conclusion based on the clues gathered
Inference= educated guess
Context clues – use the clues given in the sentence or passage to find the meaning
Contrasts – use antonyms (opposites) to find the meaning of the unknown word
#1- Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions
Implied= suggested or hinted at
Context= words or sentences around a particular word or phrase that help someone understand its meaning
Antonym= A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
Contrasting= Comparing in a way that makes the differences clear
#1- Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions
#2 Analyzing Data to Understand
ChangeObjectives:
1. Identify key questions to ask when analyzing data2. Analyze how historians use numerical data to
understand changes in society3. Draw conclusions about societal changes based on
data analysis
Pattern= A sequence found in comparable
events
Causal Relationship= A relationship in which the first event causes the second event to happen
Assets= Property owned by a person or group
Trend= The general course or direction that something is taking
#2 – Analyzing Data to Understand Changes
Historians study how society
changes over time To identify trends and patterns To plan for the future To prevent crises & reduce the
impact of harmful events To make inferences about causal
relationships (one event leads to another)
#2 Analyzing Data to Understand Changes
What do historians study?
Population data Fertility rate = average number of children born
to a woman during her childbearing years **needs to be 2.1 for population to stay the same
Mortality rate = the number of deaths relative to the total population
Data about societal structures Economic data (wealth distribution) Education data (literacy rate)
#2 Analyzing Data to Understand Changes
#3 Common Issues Across Places &
Times
Objectives:1. Identify common issues that affect societies across
different locations and times2. Explore how societies choose different approaches to
solving common issues
Common Issues = events that happen
over and over again in the same country (history repeats itself) Environmental Issues: pollution,
tsunamis, earthquakes Economic Issues: poverty, unemployment Social Issues: discrimination, education,
disease, flu epidemics Political Issues: taxes, terrorism, elections
#3 Common Issues Across Places & Times
First, brainstorm different things we
think might affect the issue Next, do some research to gather
facts BEFORE we draw a conclusion Compare & contrast
#3 Common Issues Across Places & Times
Death Toll= The number of deaths resulting from a
particular event
Richter Scale= The scale most commonly used for measuring the strength of an earthquake
Outbreak= The sudden occurrence and rapid spread of a disease
Contaminated= Unclean; polluted, dirty, or diseased
Rehydration= The restoration of bodily fluids that have been lost due to dehydration
#3 Common Issues Across Places & Times
#4 Connecting the Past to Present
IssuesObjectives:
1. Identify contemporary problems and issues2. Explore decisions and events that have contributed to
current issues3. Create policies for dealing with a present issue
Connecting the Past to
Present Issues= establish how something that is happening today is an effect of some events that happened in the past
#4 Connecting the Past to Present Issues
First, identify common problems in
the past and present Next, research those problems to
try to identify cause/effect as well as similarities/differences
Finally, make connections and draw conclusions about the world around us
#4 Connecting the Past to Present Issues
Social dilemmas:
Overpopulation= the number of people living in an area is too much for the environment to sustain them all
Racism= people of one skin color or ethnicity are discriminated against
Gender inequality= men and women are not treated equally in society and women do not have the same economic or educational opportunities as men
#4 Connecting the Past to Present Issues
Political Conflicts:
Revolution= overthrow leaders War= Civil War in Sudan, Iraq-
Iran War, WWI, WWII Terrorism= hijacking aircraft,
Sept. 11 attacks, London train bombings
#4 Connecting the Past to Present Issues
Economic Downturn:
Recession= temporary period of economic decline
Poverty= being extremely poor
Policy= An on-going plan of action
Development: education & literacy, clean water & sanitation
#4 Connecting the Past to Present Issues
Environmental Concerns:
Natural disasters= earthquakes, tsunamis, tremors (minor earthquakes)
Air pollution Climate change
#4 Connecting the Past to Present Issues