Table of Contents
Content Home- Welcome
Module Overview
Pre-Assessment- Unit 1: History/Social Studies and CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy Kâ5
- 1.1 The Common Core State Standards and History/Social Studies
- 1.2 Overview of the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy
- 1.3 Reading Informational Text in all Content Areas
- 1.4 Writing Standards Kâ5
- 1.5 Speaking and Listening Standards Kâ5
- 1.6 Language Standards K-5
- 1.7 Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6â12
- 1.8 CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy, 21st Century Skills, and Civic Literacy
- 1.9 Instructional Practices Incorporating the CA CCSS and Civic Learning
1.10 Unit 1 Conclusion
- Unit 2: Literacy in Early Elementary History/Social Studies
- 2.0 Using the CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy: An Early Elementary History/Social Studies Example
- 2.1 Establishing the Purpose for Reading
- 2.2 Students Read Text Independently
- 2.3 Text-Dependent Reading Interactions
- 2.4 Close Reading of the Text
- 2.5 The Reading and Writing Connection and Differentiating Instruction
- 2.6 Collaborative Conversations
- 2.7 Application of Knowledge in Relevant, Real-world Scenarios
- 2.8 Oral Presentations and the Speaking and Listening Standards
- 2.9 Unit Summary
- Unit 3: Literacy in Upper Elementary History/Social Studies
- 3.1 CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy: An Upper Elementary History/Social Studies Example
- 3.2 Independent Reading
- 3.3 Pair-Share Dialogue about Text
- 3.4 Teacher-led Think Aloud
- 3.5 Re-Reading and Paraphrasing the Text
- 3.6 Text Dependent Questions
- 3.7 Vocabulary Support for Struggling Readers
- 3.8 Expository Writing
- 3.9 Collaborative Conversations to Apply Knowledge
- 3.10 Conducting Research Using 21st Century Tools
- 3.11 Application of Knowledge
- 3.12 Unit Summary
- Unit 4: Assessing Student Writing in History/Social Studies
- Module Summary
- Post-Assessment
- Certificate of Completion
Resources- Module Evalutation
2.2 Students Read Text Independently
In this next video, the students begin to read an excerpt from their history/social studies textbook titled, “People Need Laws.” As you watch, pay close attention to:
- How Mrs. Kaiser introduces the reading and provides directions
- How the student discussion in section 4.1 helped activate students’ prior knowledge without giving away the information in the text
- What students are doing to aid in their comprehension
From the list below, select ALL of the Grade 1 CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy that you saw addressed in the video.
Reflect on the teacher directions and student actions in the video to answer the following questions in your Metacognitive Journal:
Sample responses
Content Literacy in History/Social Studies, Kindergarten through Grade 5. Brought to you by the California Department of Education and the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
For questions or feedback, please e-mail commoncoreteam@cde.ca.gov.
