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social studies -- you’ll need our social studies -- you’ll need our help!help!
Argument writing in history and social Argument writing in history and social studiesstudies
Mark Stout, Coordinator of Advanced Programs & Secondary Social Studies
ELA Retreat -- October 5, 2011
GoalsGoalsDevelop an awareness of recent developments in best practices for history and social studies
Increase understanding about the natural connections between Language Arts and Social Studies
See examples of how social studies teachers are implementing argument writing and engaging students with complex text.
Social Studies is primarily the Social Studies is primarily the application of language arts application of language arts and critical thinking skills to and critical thinking skills to specific concepts and contentspecific concepts and content
What is History?Accounts/narratives different depending on perspective
We rely on evidence to construct account of the past
We must question the reliability of evidence
Any single piece of evidence is insufficient
We must use multiple sources to build a plausible accountReading Like a Historian
Stanford History Education Group
Sourcing
Who wrote this?
What is the author’s point of view?
Why was it written?
When was it written?
Is the source believable?
Reading Like a HistorianStanford History Education Group
Contextualizing
What else was going on?
What was it like to live in this time?
What things were different?...the same?
What would it look like to see this event through the eyes of someone who lived back then?
Reading Like a HistorianStanford History Education Group
CorroborationWhat do other pieces of evidence say?
Am I finding the same information everywhere?
Am I finding different versions? Why?
Where else could I look to find out about this?
What evidence is most believable?
Close ReadingWhat claims does the author make?
What evidence does the author use to support those claims?
How is this document supposed to make me feel?
What words of phrases does the author use to convince me?
What information does the author leave out? Reading Like a Historian
Stanford History Education Group
Comparing SourcesConduct a close reading of the two textbook excerpts about the Boston Massacre
In what ways do the authors attempt to influence the reader?
Which source would you consider more reliable? Why?
Are textbooks reliable sources?
Historical Investigations, DBQs, History Labs
Essential Question
Use Historical Thinking Skills to Examine, Evaluate, Analyze, and Interpret Sources
Develop a claim based on the evaluation of evidence
Support claim with evidence from sources
Address counterclaims with evidence from sources
Questions and Comments...
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