CONTENT 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1 : Page 35 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 Discover the world of social studies READING STRATEGY Activate prior knowledge Think about what you already know. Complete the graphic organizer. Write the words in the chart. culture history place environment government good citizenship Social studies integrates different areas of learning. Some areas are: culture history place environment government good citizenship History is one kind of social studies class. In history, you study events from the past. A person who studies history is called a historian. Historians come from many cultures and backgrounds. Anyone can be a historian! Africa customs democracy respect others river follow rules Honduras Abraham Lincoln ocean way of life monarchy World War II Words to use Unit 1 | thirty-one 31 Unit 1 | 31 UNIT 1 / CONNECT TO SOCIAL STUDIES 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 1984 1990 2008 | thirty-one DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Gather students in small groups to assist with the graphic organizer. Offer another example, as much as one per column if needed. Point to each visual that aligns with the column above. Students can verbalize in their home language first as a bridge if necessary. Amplify For the graphic organizer, challenge students to add more words to the columns based on what they know about social studies. Reading strategy: Activate prior knowledge Read the strategy aloud. Say: Prior knowledge is what you already know. Activate means to think about it. Say: As I look at the pictures, I see the world (a globe), and I know it shows countries. I know about other countries from TV and places I’ve traveled. That’s my prior knowledge. Discover the world of social studies • Give students time to preview the pictures and think about what they know prior to reading. Then, read the text aloud or play the audio as students follow along in a whisper read. • Culture note Be cautious about the “good citizenship” heading. In this case, it refers to being a responsible member of the community. It has nothing to do with legal status. Academic vocabulary • Briefly introduce the highlighted terms integrates, culture, history, place, environment, government, good citizenship, and events. Use the visuals provided. You don’t need to add these to the word wall at this time as they come up in later units in more meaningful ways. Reiterate that these are different areas of social studies. • Culture note Invite students who feel comfortable to share about their home cultures or places they have lived and make connections to culture, government, and/or history. Be sensitive to SLIFE or others who may have experienced trauma. • Guide students in understanding how the graphic organizer is structured. Project it or recreate it on the board. Go over each column and name it. Then point to the Words to use box and the word Africa. (See the Scaffold below if students need added guidance.) • Say: Africa is a place you can go. Africa goes under the word place. • Pair students with similar proficiency levels or who share the same home language. ANSWERS culture: customs, way of life; history: World War II, Abraham Lincoln; place: Africa, Honduras; environment: rivers, oceans; government: democracy, monarchy; good citizenship: follow rules, respect others PRACTICE 61
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