Social studies skills

3.14(C)

Reading, Looking, and Listening Like a Detective

Interpret oral, visual, and print material by sequencing, categorizing, identifying the main idea, distinguishing between fact and opinion, identifying cause and effect, comparing, and contrasting.

Part of The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology

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Intro

Three Kinds of Material

Today you will learn to interpret oral, visual, and print material. Interpret means to figure out what something means. Oral material is something you hear, like a talk. Visual material is something you see, like a picture or map. Print material is something you read, like a book. Let's explore all three on a class trip to the Alamo.