Table of Contents
Content Home- Welcome
Module Overview
Pre-Assessment- Unit 1: History/Social Studies and CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy K–5
- 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
- 1.3.1 Spiraling Exercise: Reading Standards for Informational Text
- 1.3.2 Close Reading in Elementary School
- 1.3.3 Reading Strategies for Content Instruction
1.3.4 Reading History/Social Studies in Elementary School
- 1.4 Writing Standards K–5
- 1.5 Speaking and Listening Standards K–5
- 1.6 Language Standards K-5
- 1.7 Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6–12
- 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
1.3.4 Reading History/Social Studies in Elementary School
Read the "Use the Standards to Teach Skills in Elementary School!" article by grade 5 teacher Karen Parks on what the CCSS mean for history/social studies instruction at the elementary level. Pay attention to the ways in which the teacher has begun integrating CCSS skills in her history/social studies curriculum.
Watch the first 7:51 minutes of the "Organize Your Thinking to Critically Analyze Text" video to see how the teacher, Jennifer Brouhard, uses the reading strategy of "Keep it or Junk it" to help her grade 5 students identify central ideas in a history/social studies text.
Organize Your Thinking to Critically Analyze Text
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Consider the ways the teacher in the article and the teacher in the video integrate the CCSS into their history/social studies content in your Metacognitive Journal.
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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.
