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?

What is text complexity?

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?