Social Studies Department 


 
    Strategies

The D.C. Everest Social Studies Department uses a variety of instructional strategies to actively engage students in learning about social studies content. These strategies include the use of:

• Drama

• Simulations

• Manipulatives

• Analysis of primary sources

• Content reading strategies:  Reading Strategies

• Socratic dialogue

• Historical fiction

• Long-term research projects

• Debates

• Writing strategies:  Thesis Tips

• Interactive notebooks

• Web Quests

• Blogs

• Formative Assessment 
  DCE Formative Assessment ppt.
  Formative Assessment in Social Studies ppt.

• Wiki