susan zeiger, primary source, teaching informational texts june 6, 2012
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The Common Core: Teaching Informational Texts for Global UnderstandingSusan Zeiger, Primary Source
+PRIMARY SOURCE’s CCSS WORK 2011‐12
Reading NonFiction: A Global Approach to the Common Core (1‐day program with WriteBoston)
Webinars: The Common Core: Getting There Globally (separated by grade level)
In‐District Programs
Global Nonfiction Resource Guide http://resources.primarysource.org/nonfiction
+Teacher responses to the CCSS for ELA in Social Studies & Global Ed
Embrace emphasis on students reading challenging info texts & documents
Appreciate broad definition of “text”
Consulting multiple sources/perspectives—see as a global education mindset
Challenged by “craft & structure” & “measuring text complexity”
Challenged by shared responsibility for student literacy across curriculum
Strongest need>>concrete models w/creative ways to build CCSS skills while teaching vital SS content that is global in focus
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What types of informational texts are you using to teach about the world?
What types could you use?
+Types of global informational texts
Historical accounts Debates
Memoirs TED talks
Oral histories Essays
Blogs Investigative journalism
International newspapers Opinion pieces/ op‐eds
International NGO reports Manuals
Speeches/rhetoric A Constitution or other foundational gov’t document
News broadcasts
+Where Global Enters the Common Core
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Communication
Information Literacy
Global Awareness
Self‐Direction
Information, Media and Technology
Strong Knowledge of Core Subjects
21st Century Global Skills and CCSS Literacy Skills are closely aligned:
P21 Common Core Toolkit: A guide to aligning the CCSS with the Framework for 21st c. skills,http://www.p21.org/images/p21_toolkit_final.pdf
+Examples and Instructional Strategies for a Global Common Core
+ Integrating Information from Primary and Secondary Sources/Analyzing Craft & StructureStandard 5 (Social Studies):
Analyze in detail how a complex text is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs etc. contribute to the whole. (Grades 11‐12)
Standard 9 (Social Studies):Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. (Grades 11‐12)
+ Integrating Information from Primary and Secondary Sources
PROCEDURE FOR ACTIVITY
1)Read UN document, “Impact of Armed Conflict on Children.” Is it persuasive? “Craft and structure questions.
2)Listen to/read selections from oral testimonies, “Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences in War.”
3)Compare/contrast two treatments: what does each source contribute to our knowledge? Which do you prefer and why? Which teaches you more, and why?
+ Integrating Information from Primary and Secondary Sources
PROCEDURE cont.
4)As a class, select 10‐15 statements from the UN report to highlight> assertions about impact of war on children. Write each statement at top of chart paper and hang around room.
5)Student groups use oral testimonies to find best evidence to support (or contradict) each assertion. Write quotes (evidence)on post‐its and add to chart paper.
6)Each group summarizes the grouping of evidence from one chart sheet.
+Reading and Writing Biographies
Reading Standards for Informational Text K5 Key Ideas and Details/Integrating Ideas & Info
Standard 3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events,scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
[Grades 4‐5]
Standard 9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
[Grades 4‐5]
+Reading and Writing Biographies
Wangari thinks about the barren land.I can begin to replace some of the lost trees here in my own backyard – one tree at a time.She starts by planting nine seedlings.
Watching the seedlings take root gives Wangari the idea to plant more – to start a farm for baby trees, a nursery.In an open space, she plants row after row of the tiny trees.
Next, Wangari convinces the village women that planting trees is a good thing.She gives each one a seedling.“Our lives will be better when we have trees again. You’ll see. We are planting the seeds of hope.”
Wangari Maathai
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter
+Reading and Writing Biographies
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola
Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World by Jen Cullerton Johnson and illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler
Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Multiple Texts
+Reading and Writing BiographiesAnalyzing Multiple Texts
+Wangari Maathai
+Graphic Organizer: Pre‐writing Activity
Using evidence from the different books, write a narrative describing Wangari Maathai’s life.
+Reading and Writing BiographiesAdditional Examples
Nelson Mandela
Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela (Yona Zeldis McDonough)Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Chris Van Wyk)
Confucius
Confucius: Philosopher and Teacher (Josh Wilker)Confucius (Gou Xia)Confucius: The Golden Rule (Russell Freedman)
Gandhi
Gandhi (DK Biography) (Amy Pastan)Gandhi (Demi)Gandhi, Great Soul (John B. Severance)
+Resources
+More on the Common Core
Common Core State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/
Partnership for 21st Century Skills Common Core Toolkit http://www.p21.org/tools‐and‐resources/publications/p21‐common‐core‐toolkit
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers http://www.parcconline.org/ and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/
Measuring Text Complexity (Kansas DOE) http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4605
+Resources for Informational Texts
Nonfiction Resource Guide (Primary Source) http://resources.primarysource.org/nonfiction and other regional guides: http://www.primarysource.org/resourceguides
Primary Source World http://www.primarysource.org/primarysourceworld
World Digital Library http://www.wdl.org/en/
Online Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/