In a 1,250-1,500 word essay, select a concept and its related performance objective(s) at your present (or future) grade level, from your state's social studies standards.
Describe and justify the use of varied instructional strategies that could be used for each phase of the learning cycle to help students construct their understanding of this concept.
Discuss potential effects of emphasizing student control in lesson activities for social studies learning, and suggest implications of student control for classroom management issues.