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AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CURRICULUM, READING, AND
WRITING
P R E S E N T E D BYB R E N N A FA R R E L L
C A S E Y J A KU B O W S K I
D O M I N I C P I A C E N T I N I
Social Studies and English Language Arts
Grades 6-8
• I CAN IMPLEMENT A CONSISTENT WRITING STRATEGY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ELA AND SS STANDARDS.
• I CAN INCORPORATE CLOSE READING STRATEGIES INTO MY INSTRUCTION.
• I CAN CREATE A LESSON PLAN WITH AN ACTIVITY BASED ON CLOSE READING, TEAL , OR B OTH.
Learning Targets
January 2014 Data: Social Studies
YMLA Charlotte East RB Monroe NE All City District Wilson SOTA STEM Vanguard REC0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
Thematic
Thematic
January 2014 Data: Social Studies
YMLA Vanguard Charlotte Monroe East NE All City District Wilson STEM SOTA RB REC0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
DBQ
DBQ
January 2014 Data: English
Solutions: How can we help our students succeed?
Interdisciplinary Writing Strategy: (M)TEAL1. A strategy that will help students to respond
thoroughly to the task 2. A strategy that will help students to organize
their writing according to topic, evidence, and analysis
Interdisciplinary Instruction 1. Working within the constraints of scheduling,
brainstorm innovative approaches to planning and implementing interdisciplinary lesson plans.
What is TEAL?
T – Topic Sentence which states the part of the thesis you’ll prove (Main Idea)
E – Evidence (introduce and give the quote with page number)
A – Analysis of how evidence proves your topic sentence
(EA) – More Evidence and Analysis!(EA) – Another piece of Evidence and Analysis!L – Link it back to the Main Idea/Topic
Sentence and Thesis
Teaching Practices & Protocols
Rochester City School District Grade 6 Social Studies and ELA Pacing
Septem
ber ~19 days/3w
ks
Unit 1: A First Look at the Eastern Hemisphere What is culture, and what role does it play in personal
and group behavior? How does the environment influence the lives of
people?
Module 1: Myths: Not Just Long Ago Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Percy
Jackson and the Hero’s Journey Unit 2: Elements and Theme of Mythology in the
Lightning Thief Unit 3: Culminating Project: My Hero’s Journey
Narrative
October
~22 days/4w
ks
Unit 2: River Valley Civilizations How are regions defined by various characteristics? What is power and under what circumstances is the
exercise of power acceptable?
Novem
ber ~17 day
s/4wks
Module 2A: Working With Evidence; Rules to Live BY
Dece
mber
~15 days/3w
ks
Unit 1: Analyzing Figurative Language, Word Choice, Structure and Meaning: Bud, Not Buddy and Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address
Unit 2: Analyzing Structure and Communicating Theme in Literature: “If” by Rudyard Kipling and
CAN BE ACCESSED AT ENGAGENY.ORG
Social Studies Framework
WITH A PARTNER, LOOK CLOSELY AT THE ASSESSMENTS EMPLOYED BY UNIT 1 OF
MODULE 2 . HOW MIGHT YOU EXTEND THE ASSESSMENT TOPIC TO CREATE AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSON?
Think-Pair-Share
Don’t reinvent the wheel!
Lyddie supplemental materials: http://library.uml.edu/clh/mo.htm
I do, You do, We do
Thesis: This is the right decision for her to make because by leaving she at least stands a chance of improving her situation and making enough money to buy back the farm.
T: One of the reasons that Lyddie has made the right decision to leave her job at Cutler’s Tavern to go to work in the mills is that it will be a better life than the one she is leading at the tavern.
E: While working at the tavern in Chapter 3, Lyddie has to endure difficult living conditions. She “slept under the eaves in a windowless passage, which was hot and airless even in late spring. She was ordered to bed late and obliged to rise early for the mistress was determined that no paying guest in the windowed rooms across the narrow passageway should know that they shared the floor with the kitchen girl” (24).
A: This shows that Lyddie is treated badly, without even a bed to sleep in or a room of her own. She also works very hard and has no friends or companions. The only person who notices her at all is the old cook, who becomes a sort of protector. Even though Lyddie is not far from where her brother lives, she only sees him once in the year she works at the tavern and she never sees her mother and sisters. Making the decision to go south to Massachusetts is the right one for Lyddie because her situation at the tavern is harsh and lonely.
L: Working in the mills offers the possibility of a better life.
Teaching TEAL
Provide multiple examples and model paragraphs
Group Activity – Create Sentence Strips using TEAL components and have students put the paragraph together according to T-E-A-L
Independent Practice: Have students identify the components in a full paragraph.
What are the essential tools for successful writing with TEAL?
Click icon to add pictureProviding students with a strategy for writing, a model of the finished product, and the tools needed to complete the finished product is crucial to student success.
Providing students with graphic organizers to help them begin the writing process is part of this crucial step to student success.
Name: ________
Thesis: _____________________________________________________________________________
T(opic): _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E(vidence): _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A(nalysis): _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
L(ink): _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Explanation of and Examples of TEAL Paragraph Writing
Close Reading We are all teachers of reading and writing!
• 1. Strategies for Annotating a Text
• 2. Identifying Rigorous Vocabulary Beforehand
• 3. Chunk the text
• 4. Number the Paragraphs
• 5. Underline & Circle with a purpose
Close Reading: Thinking Notes
USING ONE OF THE MODULE MODEL LESSONS AT YOUR GRADE LEVEL, PLEASE CREATE A LESSON
PLAN THAT EMPLOYS TEAL AND/OR CLOSE READING
STRATEGIES.OR
WORK WITH A SOCIAL STUDIES/ELA TEACHER TO CREATE
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSON/ASSESSMENT/ACTIVITY
I do, You do, We do
Presenters Participants
Four volunteers to “post” their work on the wall while the rest of the class moves around the room
Each volunteer to present their lesson to the smaller groups
Complete “Notice & Wonder” Chart
Think about strategies/activity ideas that you can use to build your own teacher toolkit
I do, You do, We do: Hosted Gallery Walk
Learning Targets
• I CAN IMPLEMENT A CONSISTENT WRITING STRATEGY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ELA AND SS STANDARDS.
• I CAN INCORPORATE CLOSE READING STRATEGIES INTO MY INSTRUCTION.
• I CAN CREATE A LESSON PLAN WITH AN ACTIVITY BASED ON CLOSE READING, TEAL, OR BOTH.