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Polsinelli, Karen – Social Science Record, 1983
A problem-solving model uses social studies content to teach reading and writing skills to middle school students. The model helps students understand a social studies question, determine topics to be researched, gather relevant information to answer the question, and produce a piece of expository writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Models