Michelle Herczog Asia Society Longview Webinar

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Connec&ng Social Studies to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Michelle M. Herczog, Ed.D. Consultant III, History-‐Social Science and English Language Arts Division of Curriculum and InstrucConal Services [email protected]

commoncore.lacoe.edu

Preparing Students for College, Career, and CITIZENSHIP:

Aligning Civic Education to the Common Core State Standards

Key Advances of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Reading   Literature and information texts   Text complexity

Writing   Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing   Writing about sources

Speaking and Listening   Inclusion of formal and informal talk

Language   Stress on general academic and domain-specific vocabulary

Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-12 o  Key Ideas and Details o  Craft and Structure o  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas o  Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12 o  Key Ideas and Details o  Craft and Structure o  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas o  Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6-12 ◦  Text Types and Purposes ◦  Production and Distribution of Writing ◦  Research to Build and Present Knowledge ◦  Range of Writing www.lacoe.edu/historysocialscience

http://commoncore.lacoe.edu

Civic Action

for Today

Grades K-2

Building a Foundation for Civic Literacy

Grades 3-5 Our

American Democracy

Grades 6-8 The

Historic Road to

Civic Literacy

Grades 9-12 Civil Liberties

and the Common Good in a

Constitutional Democracy

Reading

Writing Speaking and Listening

Language

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Reading Standards for Literature, Grades 3-5 Our American Democracy: Grades 3-5

Yertle the Turtle By Dr. Seuss

Reading Standards for Literature, Grades 3-5

OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY






KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

Reading Standards for Informational Text

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

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Writing

Speaking and Listening

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Code of Hammurabi

Twelve Tables of Roman Law

The Qur’an

Magna Carta

Reading Standards for Informational Text Grades 6-8 THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC IDEALS

Reading Standards for Informational Text, Grades 9-12 CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE 20TH CENTURY REDEFINED

Connections from the Past– CIVIC ACTION TODAY!

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Brainstorm

  How does social studies prepare students for college, career and ci&zenship in the 21st century?

  How does social studies promote LITERACY?

  How does literacy promote SOCIAL STUDIES?

 What instruc&onal prac&ces are you currently using NOW to promote reading of informa&onal text, wri&ng, speaking/listening, and language?

 What can YOU do, star&ng today to become more inten&onal about increasing the rigor of literacy instruc&on to prepare students for college, career and ci&zenship?

“Literacy is the key word here, because the teaching of history should have reading and writing at its core… This means teaching students to be informed readers, writers, and thinkers about the past as well as the present—a goal all parties should be able to embrace. Our democracy’s vitality depends on it.” - Sam Wineburg

“Reading proficiency isn’t in and of itself the magic key to competence. It’s what reading enables us to learn and to do that is critical…”

-E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely.

The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt