1. a way to categorize your annotations or a way to organize information
SOCIAL STUDIES is
S.P.E.C.tacular
a way to categorize your annotations or a way to organize information

2. S = SOCIAL
This category has to do with people in groups and their living together. It includes issues such as gender, economic status, and ethnicity.

3. P = POLITICAL
This category has to do with gaining, seeking, and organizing power and events related to the function of government such as making, enforcing, and interpreting laws.

4. E = ECONOMIC
This category has to do with how people meet their basic material needs. It covers the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, including such issues as domestic and international trade, monetary policies, and taxation.

5. C = CULTURAL
This category has to do with the technology, arts, and institutions of a given group of people at a given time. It is a tangible representation of interactions between people.

6. S.P.E.C. Two Column Notes
Social
Political
Economic
Cultural

7. S.P.E.C. Graphic Organizer
SOCIAL
POLITICAL
ECOMONIC
CULTURAL