History and Social Science Skills
Virginia SOL WHII.SKILLS
Apply history and social science skills to analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
Study WHII.SKILLS with SOL PrepBack to Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present
What students need to be able to do
- Select and synthesize evidence from artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams in world history events.
- Apply geographic skills to determine and predict patterns and trends of people, places, and events.
- Construct arguments using evidence from multiple sources.
- Investigate and analyze evidence from multiple sources to construct arguments and draw conclusions.
- Compare and contrast historical, cultural, economic, and political perspectives.
- Determine cause and effect to analyze connections between historical events.
- Use decision-making models (e.g., T-charts, Venn diagrams) to analyze incentives and consequences of choices.
- Contextualize and corroborate sources for credibility, propaganda, and bias to understand modern world patterns.