Building Literacy in Elementary Social StudiesFocusing on the The Shifts
Introductions
Summary
This module focuses on the development, purpose, and structure of shifts in ELA and Social Studies and how they relate to the Core.
As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
●Identify the key shifts in ELA related to Social Studies.●Identify shift connections between the curricular areas.●Reflect on critical components of ELA Shifts and where/how they fit into Social Studies.
ELA Shifts Continuum Arrow
I am very familiar with the ELA Core Literacy shifts.
I am not very familiar with the ELA Core Literacy shifts.
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Connections to C3
Shifts:*Balancing Literature & Expository *Buildinging Knowledge in the Disciplines*Staircase of Complexity*Academic Vocabulary*Text-Based AnswersWriting From Sources
C3 Dimensions:D1: Developing Questions Texts & Planning Inquiries
D2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools
D3: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence
D4: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action
Multiple Choice
What percentage of text should you be using in your classroom for literary and non fiction?A 30% informational & 70% literaryB 50% informational & 50% literaryC 70% informational & 30% literaryD 40% informational & 60% literary
Shift 1: Balancing Literature & Expository
Distribution of Literacy and Informational Passages by Grade Level Bands on the 2009 NAEP Reading Framework
Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
Grade Literacy Informational
K-5 50% 50%
6-8 45% 55%
9-12 30% 70%
Informational text
IS IS NOT● biographies and autobiographies● books about history, social
studies, and the arts● technical texts:
-including directions -forms -information in graphs, charts, or maps, and digital sources on a range of topics● images and artifacts
● a synonym for non-fiction
Shift 2: Building Knowledge in the Disciplines
Primary sources Secondary Sources
Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses who experienced the events or conditions being documented.
Materials that interpret, assign value to, conjecture upon, and draw conclusions about the events reported in primary sources.
Connect
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Sort
Image Analysis
Graphic Organizers:
● Comparing Images SOCC Analysis Guide
United States Date: 1830 Artist unknown Library of Congress photo collection
Jackson, Mississippi Date: 1937Photographer: Dorothea Lange
Library of Congress photo collection
What does that look like in the classroom?
Image Analysis while Sourcing, Observing, Contextualizing, and Corroborating
Shift 3: Staircase of Complexity
What does text complexity mean?What does that look like in the elementary setting?
Explore
What impact will this have on your teaching and your students’ learning?
Annotating TextsInteracting with the text:
? = question or unsure of meaning
* = important[ ] = quotable# = info or statistic___ = new vocabulary
Tech tools for annotatingDiigo (www.diigo.com) Google docs
Question Stems for Text Dependent Questions
Did you use evidence from the text to support your answers?Where is your proof? What passage number supports your
thinking?Did you quote the text?What specific word or phrase can you use form the text to
support your opinion?Where did the author give you a clue for your inference?How do you know that what part of the text helped you?What text features helped you understand the text?What do you think the word ------- means?
Shift 5:Academic Vocabulary
Why is vocabulary important?How does knowing the true meaning of a word affect you as a learner?
Number of Terms Per Grade Level in Social Studies
Subject Level 1 (K-2)
Level 2 (3-
5)
Level 3 (6-8)
Level 4 (9-12)
Total % of Total
History 162 959 743 715 2579 32.6%
Geography 89 212 258 300 859 10.8%
Civics 45 145 210 213 613 7.7%
Economics 29 68 89 155 341 4.3%
What does that Look Like in the Classroom?
3 Rs: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform
Shift 6: Writing From Sources
Is this an expository, opinion or persuasive piece of writing?
A expositoryB opinionC persuasive
Expository, Opinion, or Persuasive?
Planner for writing piece
Balance of Student Writing
Expository/Informational Writing
Opinion/Persuasive Writing
Implications for Social Studies
EXAMPLES:NY Toolkit: Open sourced
RESOURCES:Article: Literacy As the LinkArticle: Using Primary Sources At the Heart of State Core StandardsSite: Docs TeachSite: Teaching Like A HistorianSite: C3 Teachers (NY Toolkit Resources)Site:Teaching History
STRATEGIES/Short Video Clips:Third Grade Photo Analysis Using Source, Observe, Contextualize, CorroborateAnalyzing Segregation ImagesClose Reading Strategy with Non-Fiction Text (Whole Class)Close Reading While Determining the Main Idea (Partners)Determining Where an Image Should Placed on the Classroom Timeline
Connections
What connections do you see with the ELA and Social Studies in moving your practice forward?
ELA SOCIALSTUDIES
Questions?