GED® Social Studies - Graphic Literacy - Tools for the Classroom

Sep 14, 2026

GED® Social Studies: Graphic Literacy provides classroom tools focused on improving adult learners’ ability to interpret and analyze social studies information presented through graphics, images, and visual texts. The webinar guide outlines key social studies practices such as drawing inferences from sources, evaluating evidence and reasoning, interpreting symbols and language in context, and analyzing cause-and-effect and central ideas. It also supports instruction for cartoons and photographs, including context-based analysis frameworks, to strengthen comprehension and analytic writing.

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Pages9

Reading Time23 min

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Social Studies Practices

SSP.1 Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences

SSP.2 Determining Central Ideas, Hypotheses and Conclusions

SSP.3 Analyzing Events and Ideas

SSP.4 Interpreting Meaning of Symbols, Words and Phrases

SSP.5 Analyzing Purpose and Point of View

SSP.6 Integrating Content Presented in Different Ways

SSP.7 Evaluating Reasoning and Evidence

SSP.8 Analyzing Relationships between Texts

SSP.9 Writing Analytic Response to Source Texts

SSP.10 Reading and Interpreting Graphs, Charts and Other Data Representation

SSP.11 Measuring the Center of a Statistical Database

Social Studies Graphics

Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

Using Context to Analyze Photographs

Explicit Context

Implicit Context

No Context

Resources from the WorldWide Web

Social Studies

GED® Social Studies: Don’t Forget About the Graphics Tools for the Classroom Bonnie Goonen – [bv73008@aol.com](bv73008@aol.com)[ ](bv73008@aol.com)Susan Pittman – [skptvs@aol.com](skptvs@aol.com) Webinar Guide February 24 , 2016 Institute for the Professional Development of Adult Educators TOO LS FO R T H E C LASS R OOM Graphic Literacy GED® Social Studies Rod Duckworth, Chancellor Career and Adult Education, Department of Education Zelda Rogers, Senior Educational Program Director Adult Education, Career and Adult Education Ila Waite-Burns, Program Specialist Adult Education, Career and Adult Education June Rall, Director of IPDAE Tamara Serrano, Project Support Specialist for IPDAE Resources Developed and Designed By Bonnie Goonen Susan Pittman The IPDAE project is supported with funds provided through the Florida Department of Education and Division of Career Adult Education. Institute for the Professional Development of Adult Educators 3209 Virginia Avenue-Fort Pierce, FL 34981 Phone 772-462-7409 • E-mail [info@floridaipdae.org](info@floridaipdae.org) Table of Contents Social Studies Practices ........................................................... 3 Social Studies Graphics ........................................................... 5 Cartoon Analysis Worksheet .................................................... 6 Using Context to Analyze Photographs .................................... 7 Resources from the World Wide Web....................................... 8 Social Studies .......................................................................... 8 Social Studies Practices SSP.1 Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences a. Determine the details of what is explicitly stated in primary and secondary sources and make logical inferences or validate claims based on evidence. b. Cite or identify specific evidence to support inferences or analyses or primary and secondary sources, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions of a process, event, or concept. SSP.2 Determining Central Ideas, Hypotheses and Conclusions a. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source document, corroborating or challenging conclusions with evidence. b. Describe people, places, environments, processes, and events, and the connections between and among them. SSP.3 Analyzing Events and Ideas a. Identify the chronological structure of historical narrative and sequence steps in a process. b. Analyze in detail how events, processes, and ideas develop and interact in a written document; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them. c. Analyze cause-and-effect relationships and multiple causation, including action by individuals, natural and societal processes, and the influence of ideas. d. Compare differing sets of ideas related to political, historical, economic, geographic, or societal contexts; evaluate the assumptions and implications inherent in differing positions. SSP.4 Interpreting Meaning of Symbols, Words and Phrases a. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in context, including vocabulary that describes historical, political, social, geographic, and economic aspects of social studies. SSP.5 Analyzing Purpose and Point of View a. Identify aspects of a historical document that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g. loaded language, inclusions or avoidance of particular facts) . b. Identify instances of bias or propagandizing. c. Analyze how a historical context shapes an author’s point of view. d. Evaluate the credibility of an author in historical and contemporary political discourse. SSP.6 Integrating Content Presented in Different Ways a. Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g. , charts, research data) with qualitative analyses in print or digital text. b. Analyze information presented in a variety of maps, graphic organizers,

FAQs

What social studies practices are included for analyzing source information?

The guide covers drawing conclusions and inferences, determining central ideas, analyzing events and ideas, interpreting symbols and vocabulary in context, and evaluating purpose, point of view, credibility, and bias.

How does the document help learners analyze graphics and visual sources?

It includes practices for integrating content across different formats and analyzing information presented in maps, graphic organizers, tables, charts, artifacts, photographs, and political cartoons.

What tools are provided for working with cartoons and photographs?

A Cartoon Analysis Worksheet is provided, along with a framework for using context to analyze photographs, including explicit context, implicit context, and no context categories.

Sep 14, 2026

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