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Florida Council for the Social Studies 2011 Conference

Florida Council for the Social Studies 2011 Conference. Writing in Social Studies Made Simple: Engaging Strategies for Student Success. Kathleen Kopp Teacher on Special Assignment, Citrus County Schools Author and Presenter: Maupin House Publishing koppk@citrus.k12.fl.us

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Florida Council for the Social Studies 2011 Conference

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  1. Florida Council for the Social Studies2011 Conference Writing in Social Studies Made Simple: Engaging Strategies for Student Success Kathleen Kopp Teacher on Special Assignment, Citrus County Schools Author and Presenter: Maupin House Publishing koppk@citrus.k12.fl.us http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/fre/kopp/ContentAreaWriting.htm

  2. Today’s Objectives • Review of CCSS ELA writing standards as they apply to social studies • Fabulous vocabulary writing strategies to engage students’ thinking • Quick and easy learning strategies that require students to think about and respond to learning through writing • Fun, creative, motivating writing projects that allow students to demonstrate their understanding of content while simultaneously addressing the CCSS Writing Standards for Literacy in Social Studies

  3. Comparisons • Complete this thought:Writing in Social Studies is like _____________________ because_________________________________________. Word Bank:storming a castlejet skiing munching an apple shopping NASCAR a day at the beach

  4. Analogies • Complete this thought: • Writing is to Social Studies as ___________________ is to ________________________________________.

  5. Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, gr. 6-8 http://www.corestandards.org/

  6. Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, gr. 6-8 http://www.corestandards.org/

  7. Writing Strategies to Develop Social Studies Vocabulary Mine, Ours, Theirs Frayer model Graphic organizers from http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/ Student-generated cloze (story, paragraph, or sentence)

  8. Mine, Ours, Theirs

  9. Mine, Ours, Theirs Total confusion or opaqueness so as to be difficult to perceive or understand

  10. Frayer Model Total confusion or opaqueness so as to be difficult to perceive or understand Confusion Lost In a fog Ignorant TESOL Conference ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Wise old owl My dad

  11. Using Graphic Organizers to Build Vocabulary http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/

  12. Vocabulary Cards Graphic Organizer http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/

  13. Vocabulary Word Cluster Graphic Organizer

  14. Vocabulary Sketch Graphic Organizer

  15. “Cognitive Dictionary” Graphic Organizer

  16. Student-generated Cloze • Have students write sentences, paragraphs, or stories using all their vocabulary words. • Collect the students’ work. • Select the best sentences, paragraph, or story. • Type them using a word processing program. • Insert blank lines (_____________) for each vocabulary term. • Provide copies of the cloze student activity sheet and terms. • Have students complete this activity to assess their understanding of the vocabulary presented in the reading selection.

  17. Try it! Choose one word. Write a sentence.Insert a blank line for your word. • appointment • concurrent powers • delegated powers • impeach • obfuscation • representative democracy • reserved powers • veto

  18. Sample Cloze Jeff, the Jamestown historian, began his tour. “The ____________ of Jamestown was established in 1607. The people who came here were some of the first ____________. The original colonists were mostly ____________ and ____________. They were searching for the freedom to live out what they believed to be the ____________ they shared with their God. The ____________ began to thrive when rules were changed. New rules allowed some colonists to grow ____________. One example is corn. Wheat is another. Other colonists could be ____________. Early shopkeepers were blacksmiths, coopers, and tailors. As you can see, life in Colonial America was very different from today.” Then, the tour ended. colonist Puritan proprietor cash crop settlement pilgrim covenant

  19. Writing in Social Studies Resources Try it a la carte! New Resource! http://www.maupinhouse.com/

  20. Writing Strategies to Develop Concepts and Skills PMI (Plusses, Minuses, and Interesting) Frayer model Graphic organizers from http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/ Comprehension skills: main idea/details, compare/contrast, sequencing, cause/effect, etc. Comprehension connections Sticky Notes (anchor charts) Give One, Get One (review strategy) Concept map acrostic (review strategy) Writing Projects

  21. PMI

  22. Frayer Model

  23. Frayer Model

  24. Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer

  25. Tree Diagram (main idea/details) Graphic Organizer

  26. Compare/contrast Graphic Organizer

  27. Triple Venn

  28. 8 Events Sequencing Chart

  29. “Chain of Events” Graphic Organizer

  30. Cause-effect Graphic Organizer

  31. Note Taker Graphic Organizer

  32. “Open Mind” Making Connections Graphic Organizer • Thinking Stems: • I wonder… • This makes me think about… • This reminds me of… • This relates to… • I imagine • I predict… • I remember when…

  33. Guest SpeakerNotebook Entry Issue: Should Parson City develop land in a protected wetland? Notes Personal Reflection/connection “I think…”

  34. Review Strategy: Give One, Get One • Fold paper twice vertically and horizontally (nine squares) • Write three facts about a topic in any three squares. • See six friends (maybe more). You “give” them one of your facts, and in exchange, you “get” one of theirs. • No facts can repeat on the page. • Use this as a concept or topic review.

  35. What It Looks LikeTopic: Latitude and Longitude Latitude lines are shown every 10 degrees. Longitude lines are shown every 15 degrees. Latitude lines run parallel to the equator.

  36. Review Strategy: Concept Map Acrostic • Use chart paper. Make enough charts so that no more than six students are in a group. • Write one essential term or concept vertically on each paper. • Give each group a marker. • Each student, in turn, writes one sentence related to the concept using the letter of the concept as the first word of his sentence. • Every student writes a sentence. Encourage collaboration. • Students can use notes, text, or other resources to write their facts. • Use this as a concept or topic review.

  37. Project-based Learning in Social Studies An opportunity for students to show what they learned through authentic, novel, and creative writing projects

  38. Writing Project Resources • Lots of great authentic writing project ideas in the Learning through Writing Series (Maupin House Publishing, Inc.) Award-winning Series!

  39. Why Learning Projects? • Dynamic • Authentic • Interdisciplinary • Emphasizes critical thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and communication: 21st century skills • Students explore real-world problems and challenges • Active learning • Engaging • Motivate students to find out more about a given topic • Give students a reason to learn and apply learned skills and information

  40. What would you rather do? • Your principal has assigned your team to read an article related to homework practices. She asks for some evidence of learning. This will be part of your overall year-end appraisal. • Would you rather… • Write a summary of the article • Create a Power Point of key points from the article • Write a narrative which includes examples of best homework practices described in the text • Create a poster to explain best practices with regard to homework with meaningful examples of homework assignments • Interview other teachers regarding their homework practices and compare their ideas with those in the article • Keep a journal of your own homework assignments throughout the year and analyze how they are aligned with the ideas in the article • Other

  41. Jazzed-up Reports “States” • Write an acceptance speech as if you have just been elected Governor of your state. Tell what you plan to do to improve life in this state. Include ideas related to the economy, agriculture, and historic or ecological preservation. “Historic People” • The “People Channel” wants to do a show about this famous person. Develop three or more scenes or segments for the show. Each scene should highlight an important event in this person’s life. “Government” • Write a script between a former politician and a present-day politician. Develop a possible dialogue between them as they discuss a past or current issue of interest.

  42. Student Stories • Mad Libs • RAFTS • Anecdotes • Articles • Biographies • Book jackets • Book reviews • Diaries • Folktales • Ghost stories • Interviews • Legends • Letters • Mysteries • Plays • Postcards • Proposals • Reviews • Science fiction • Speech • Summaries • Tall tales • Travelogues • Tributes

  43. Try This! • TERMS • colonist • Puritan • proprietors • cash crop • settlement • pilgrim • covenant • Begin a graphic novel about the Colonial period. Include all seven vocabulary words in your narrative. • Write a ghost story that takes place during Colonial times. Include all seven vocabulary words in your narrative. • Write a Colonial town tour script as if you were a tour guide leading visitors through a living history museum. Use all seven words in your description of the town. • ON MY OWN

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