PAHS_Wld_Hist_CBA

	Determine the information problem to be solved
	Reformulate a complete statement of the task
	Pick out key words embedded in the question
	Ask a good question
	Understand and follow printed and/or oral directions

1. 2. Task Def Graphic organizer (Word doc.)

Question Builder Framework (Word doc.)

Topic Organizer (Word Doc.)

2. Information Seeking Strategies

Brainstorm and Narrow

	Recognizes that information can be gathered from many sources, including investigation, observation, and human resources
	Determines which would be best to answer the question(s)
	Uses appropriate criteria for selecting sources

Info Seek Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)

Sources Checklist (Word Doc.)

3. Location and Access

Searching strategies

	Determines which sources are available
	Independently gathers sources
	Determines if the source is usable
	Access appropriate information systems including online databases, online public access catalog, electronic media
	Analyze and filter electronic information, rejecting what is not relevant

3. Locate & Access Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)

Key Word Searching Graphic Organizer (Word Doc.)

4. Use of Information

Distinguishes fact from fiction and opinion

Skim or scan information

Make notes and develop annotations

Re-read notes and rewrite them in own words (summarize or paraphrase)

Make sure direct quotes are enclosed in quotation marks

Accurately cite sources

4. Use of Info Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)

RADCAB (Information Evaluation guide -- Word doc.)
Notekeeper (ppt doc. Save to desktop to use)

5. Synthesis

	Classify and group information
	Participate effectively in discussions and debates
	Produce personally designed product(s) to communicate what has been learned (word processing, electronic presentations, spreadsheets, etc. are all formats for products)
	Give credit where credit is due with in the product(s) -- parenthetical citiation

5. Synthesis Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)

6. Evaluation

	Assess the product for completeness, strengths, weaknesses (rubrics -- use of spelling and grammar checkers)
	Develop criteria to determine the effectiveness of the process used to solve the information problem
	Provide recommendations to improve results
	Determine the need for further information

6. Eval Graphic organizer (Word Doc.)

Conflicts to Consider -- Resources

Exploration/Imperialism/Nationalism:

Persian Wars: Darius --> Alexander the Great

Pre-Columbian Cultures vs. European exploration

Industrial Revolution vs. the Luddites/Class conflict

World War I

World War II

Political Thought:

Rome: Republic --> Empire

The Rise of Communism/Russian Revolution

The Cold War

Rise of Islamic Nationalism

Religious Conflicts:

The Crusades

The Protestant Reformation

The Arab-Israeli Conflict

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	Bibliographic Citation (citing your work) Citation Machine KnightCite -- Heckman Library, expanded list of choices BibMe -- free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian OSLIS Citation Maker Easy Bib -- export to Word NoodleBibExpress -- export to Word MLA 7th ed. Style Guide -- the OWL Writing Lab Purdue Online Citation Style Guide - from Bedford St. Martin's Press MLA Citation Examples -- Peninsula College
	Fast Choices for Successful Searching Internet Public Library Librarians' Index to the Internet WWW Virtual Library ---- subject guides mostly academic, on many subjects, not annotated or evaluated but many excellent BUBL -- Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas CIA-World Fact Book up-to-date political maps and info about countries, societies, and economies throughout the world Citizendium -- expert driven, wiki-based on-line encyclopedic source Google Scholar -- broad search for scholarly literature - an invisible Web resource Internet Search Engines -- annotated PDF doc listing current engines and what they do Inter Press Service News -- stories and analyses explaining how events and global processes affect individuals and communities National Geographic source for maps and geographical information Online Newspapers -- Thousands of newspapers, search by country Vivisimo -- document clustering web search AltaVista Text Search Mzinfo's Reference Desk - list of links for general reference questions Complete Web -- a deep web search engine searches documents in PDF and other formats that don't normally show up in a standard search OAIster -- a deep web search engine searches documents in PDF and other formats that don't normally show up in a standard search Turbo 10 -- a deep web search engine searches documents in PDF and other formats that don't normally show up in a standard search Veropedia -- vetted and uneditable Wikipedia content Virtual Learning Resources Center -- index thousands of the best academic information websites
	Professional Tools Adobe Reader Download Bartleby.com -- Great books, verse, drama...online freely downloadable EdSelect -- collection of links addressing educational issues Edsitement -- The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities Education World - a free resource for all things education Discover Zone -- support site for the student planners and Advisory Gutenberg Project -- world's largest collection of freely downloadable books in the public domain InfoPeople - help with search tools and other tech questions related to library information services Intute -- access to the very best Web resources for education and research created by a network of UK universities and partners JSTOR -- Journal Storage -- requires subscription but searchable without fee Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Lexile Framework for Reading -- measuring reader ability to material difficulty Literacy Web -- best practices in literacy instruction LOC Wise Guide - Library of Congress Portal. Media Web -- booking with the IMC at OESD114 Noodle Tools -- suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research and teaching OSPI School Report Card -- Homepage School District Demographics Homepage Teaching that Makes Sense -- teaching technique, curriculum delivery and Six Trait™ Teaching Tools and Utilities -- graphic organizers, on-line bookmark storage, rubric templates, etc. United Streaming -- Educational Video Library
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The purpose of this page is to connect all teachers, students, and all other interested parties with information and tools to implement a Washington State Social Studies CBA -- Causes of Conflict Text: Farah, Mournir and Andrea Berens Karls. World History: The Human Experience. Glencoe/Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. c. 1994.	Critical links: OSPI Classroom Based Assessment (all grade levels, all CBAs) Social Studies GLEs (Draft) WLMA Classroom Based Assessment Tools
Enduring Understanding: Understanding the causes of conflict may help us resolve current conflicts or even prevent future ones from occurring	Causes of Conflict -- OSPI CBA Document (PDF)
Essential Question: How has the quest for power been the root cause of most of the world's conflicts.	Power and Conflict Resources CBA Tools