Literacy - Social Studies Methods

Presentation on Zarillo Chapter 8

Presentation on Zarillo Chapter 5
Reading Responses discussion Chapter 5
Differentiated instruction Review
Grading Lessons
Lesson Plan Reminders

Apply what you are learning in your lesson plans

Big Idea/Essential question; plan backwards; determine
acceptable evidence first
If you are using a rubric include it in the lesson (dont just link to the
rubric)
Lessons dont have to be in a narrative format. If you prefer to go
more step by step and use bullets that is fine whatever makes it
easier to follow the lesson when you present it.
Materials and resources be sure to include any student instruction
sheets, or handouts with the lesson (typically at the end with page
breaks for ease of copying).
Write your lesson as if a sub will have to teach it spell it out as
thoroughly as necessary.
Cite your sources.
Literacy in Social Studies

Compass Points

N Needs
Need to be able to interpret readings from various levels of
difficulty
Understand the background information
Analyze informationcould be biased
S Stance, Steps, or Suggestions

W Worries
Sometimes it is easy to miss the idea or reasoning
Not exciting
Avoiding controversy
E Excitements
Can teach us lessons from the past so we can avoid them in the
future
Textbooks

Which criticism of social studies textbooks in Zarillo Chapter 8 is the

most important?
What is your view of the role of the textbook in the classroom?

Ill present it as what we are going to use, it might not be the

most accurate, and Ill explain why, but that is what we are
going to use. Try to think about other perspectives or missing
perspectives about the same things and let me know what you
think.
Strategies for reading the textbook pg 208 & 209. How would you
improve that list?
Information Books
What do you look for? How do you use them? Why do you use them?
How will you incorporate the Common Core standards for using these
books?
Social Studies text structures

Description
Sequence
Comparison and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Reading Strategies

Activating background knowledge

Graphic Organizers

Foldable

Pinterest find and share your top 3 reading strategy posts

See, Think, Wonder

What do you see? What do you notice? Make sure its just what you
observe not what you think about it. An observation is something
you could actually put your fingers on within the image.

I see two opposing side fighting

One side is more heavily armed

The other side is less armed

One side looks to be in control

The other side seems to be retreating

Think What do you think is going on in this image? Based on what we

are seeing and noticing, what does it make us think? What kinds of
interpretations can we form based on our observations?

I think

I think there is a battle for land and the more heavily

armed side is winning

Wonder Wondering is about asking broader questions use evidence

from your observations to explain why you wonder that.

I wonder

I wonder what made the two sides resort to war?

I wonder why one side has a clear advantage with men

and equipment

Activity Circle of Viewpoints

Read the selection

Share with someone next to you that has a different selection.

Why are they fighting?

What are the different viewpoints?

Select a viewpoint to explore

I think

A question/concern I have from this viewpoint is

Reading like a Historian

Cross checking comparing several documents
What do other documents say about this?
Do the documents agree?
Are there several stories about the same event?
Which stories are most believable?
Sourcing the author of a document before reading
Who made it?
When did they make it?
Why did they make it?
Is it believable?
Contextualizing imagine the setting
What was it like to be alive in the past?
What things were different back then? What were the same?
What did people and places look like back then?
What were people worried about or hoping for?
Vocabulary
Activity:

Read the Section you were assigned

The Magic of Words

Principle 1: Children Need Both Explicit and Implicit Instruction
Principle 2: Be Intentional in Word Selection
Principle 3: Build Word Meaning through Knowledge Networks
Principle 4: Children Need Repeated Exposure to Gain
Vocabulary
With your partner answer these three questions in your notes:
What?
Using explicit and implicit instructions for better
understanding of words creates a better understanding
for students
So What?
Students learn best using both methods, so dont always
stick with one
Now What?
Dont always stick to one methods, include the other for
maximum understanding
CSI Determine a Color, Symbol and Image to represent the section
Color: light purplemix of two different ideas formed into one
Symbol: Handit is hands on and they are given the freedom to
do it.
Image: Bookbooks can be explicit and implicit
JIGSAW
Writing

VERY IMPORTANT! Need lots of practice.

Summarizing
Somebody who?
Wanted what did they want?
But what was the problem?
So how was the problem solved?
Then what happened in the end?
Determine a writing assignment to go along with the Tecumseh
readings.
Using Fiction

From

Activity:

In groups of three:
Have one person read the book out loud
Davids Father
What is the big idea?
Smaller countries that have big mean countries to
back them up
Big countries need a lot of resources
Not letting appearances judge who your friends are.

Identify 3 different social study big ideas or GLCEs that

the book could be used with
Jigsaw to a new group and share
Check out the book lists on Moodle
Identify books that you could use
Next week
Lesson Plan Two is due in Moodle with a Turn it in Dropbox

Reading Response:

Chapter 10 Zarillo

Week 9 Journal/Notes

Reminder of lesson types:

Pre Test: At least one lesson needs to employ the use of a pretest that will direct instruction and differentiation.

Includes a Rubric: At least one lesson will include a rubric you

have crafted for an assessment.

Literature Based (E.S. 2.3, 3.1): At least one lesson needs to

be based on a social studies trade book.

Integration of Social Studies Content Areas (E.S. 1.4.1,

1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4): Each of the following social science topics
must be included as the focus of at least one lesson: History,
Geography, Democratic Citizenship, or Economics.

Technology: Technology should be integrated into at least two

lessons.

Differentiated Lessons: All final lessons submitted need to be

clearly differentiated with alternate approaches for different
learning styles, interests and/or assessments. At least 2 lessons
must be specifically differentiated based on academic levels
(gifted, ESL, LD, etc.) in terms of the activities, resources and
assessments within the lesson. Please indicate the
differentiation within the lesson.

Common Core: All final lessons will include at least one

common core standard.

What new information did you learn?

One new information/method I learned was the see, think, and wonder part. I thought
that was something that I could definitely could, and most likely will, use in the class
some day. So much can be interpreted through art and I thought spending a little bit of
time with the single piece of art was beneficial for all since we can learn how each other

think. Also, the CSI activity I was a little wary of to begin, but it all made sense once it
actually happened.
How has the material/experience affected you?
This has confirmed that art in the classroom is beneficial to all students because it can
teach us things like point of view and how to think, be observant, and interpret. Also, I
think this material/experience made me realize how need to think deeper than what I
normally do. Simple things can be so meaningful. For example, picking a color that
reflects a passage seems odd and simple, but so much goes into it that it forces
students/us to truly think about what we just read.
Has it challenged your thinking?
Literacy is such a big part of social studies that I hadnt realized. Using activities and
ideas like the ones we learned in class can help build up students literacy skills and
also help students learn more about social studies. Literacy, to me, is more related to
learning to read and write, but now I see just how important it is in other contexts and
subjects.