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Strategies for Effective SOL Review in History & Social Sciences

This professional development resource by Jamie Hughes emphasizes the importance of continuous content review throughout the year to enhance student understanding and connection to historical concepts. It encourages the integration of specific vocabulary, graphics, and hands-on engagement to foster greater interest and retention. Key strategies include using graphic organizers, analyzing primary sources, and interpreting various forms of data. Teachers are urged to focus on students actively "doing history," ensuring they develop not only historical knowledge but also essential analytical skills through interactive assessments.

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Strategies for Effective SOL Review in History & Social Sciences

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  1. Preparing for the SOLs Jamie Hughes History & Social Sciences Professional Development Specialist hughesjl@pwcs.edu

  2. Thoughts on review • Review content regularly: It should be an on-going process through the year to help student make connections. • Content specific vocabulary should be developed by using words from the framework, and using tools such as maps, graphs, charts, images, etc. • 1/3 of the test is graphics. • When hands-on engagement is increased, interest, retention and transferable skills will also increase.

  3. apply the essential skills • make connections • compare and contrast, • analyze primary sources • interpret maps and charts • organize information in flow charts and time lines. Teachers need to focus on students "doing history" not just "knowing history." No longer is memorizing the facts enough, they should also be able to:

  4. Assessments – Then and Now United States History to 1865

  5. Assessments – Then and Now United States History 1865 to the Present

  6. Assessments – Then and Now Civics and Economics

  7. Assessments – Then and Now Virginia and United States History

  8. Stations Teams will investigate SOL review strategies for 10 minutes at each station. Blue Team-Station 1 Graphic Organizers Red Team-Station 2 Literacy Green Team-Station 3 Quick Formative Assessments/Closure

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