Social Studies Middle School Guide

Canyons School District

Instructional Supports Department

During reading, clarifying concepts, taking notes and summarizing. After reading, complete tasks that demonstrate the intended learning. Close reading uses these reading strategies. A type of scoring guide that assesses and articulates specifc components or expectations for learning. A rubric simply lists a set of explicit criteria and expectations, which defnes and describes the important components of the work being planned or evaluated. Rubrics provide students with valuable information to teachers and students about a specifc learning outcome and if it has been achieved. Sentence frames provide an opportunity for students to use key vocabulary while providing a structure that may be higher than what they could produce on their own. For example, if students are to compare two ocean creatures, they might say something like "Whales have lungs, but fsh have gills." In the preceding sentence, the simple frame is "______ have ________, but _______ have _______. Note the sentence can be flled in with any content; this differs from cloze sentences that often have only a few possibilities. Stories relate complex and abstract material to situations more familiar with students; teacher recites stories to inspire and motivate learners. Storytelling is an interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story. Prepared cards with content-specifc questions, discussion prompts, or tasks (writing, problem-solving, or application) given to partners, cooperative groups or small groups to review, reconnect, or reinforce learning. Demonstrating or modeling cognitive thinking processes, which supports monitoring one's own learning and problem solving skills. For example, the teacher may read a paragraph and then do a think-aloud demonstrating how they might connect the important pieces of this paragraph to their previous understanding. Pose a problem/question, allow students time to think about it individually, and then work in pairs to solve the problem and share their ideas with the class. Providing think time increases the quality of the response and increases classroom engagement. A physical or verbal cue to remind—to aid in recall of prior or assumed knowledge. Physical: Body movements such as pointing, nodding the head, eye blinking, foot tapping. Verbal: Words, statements and questions such as “Go,” “Stop,” “It’s right there,” “Tell me now,” “What toolbar menu item would you press to insert an image?” “Tell me why the character acted that way.” Providing an image, other graphic representation, or gesture, such as a video, that represents the word(s)/concept(s) being taught in conjunction with the explicit vocabulary routine can help to support students in learning new vocabulary and concepts. Images help provide a non-linguistic representation and allow students to recall the term more readily. This technique can be used with any vocabulary. Incorporate realia (real object, concept, or phenomena can be presented with the actual object helps to support learners in acquiring new ideas and concepts) into lessons.

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Rubrics

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Sentence Frames

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Story Telling

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Task Cards

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Metacognitive Strategies

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Think-Pair Share

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Total Physical Response

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Visual Supports