I am posting this first as a post, but it will also be a page on this blog.
Common Core Standards in English Language Arts open the possibility of collaboration between history-social science and language arts teachers in middle and high schools. It also opens up elementary language arts block to integrating history-social science for reading and writing non-fiction or information text. Follow the links below to read articles written about six shifts in the English Language Arts Common Core Standards compared to the current standards and the implications for social studies.
- Tulare County Office of Education Common Core Resources - A large repository of materials and website from many states, previewed and created by TCOE language arts and history consultants before being placed online.
- Fresno County Office of Education Common Core Resources - Links to many sites about the Common Core Standards
- Six Shifts in ElA: More Informational Texts - written in preparation for multiple presentations
- The Importance of Writing in the History-Social Science Class - written in preparation for a state document
- Authentic Assessments for History-Social Science written in preparation for a state document
- Ubiquitous - an article about academic vocabulary
- Common Core Reading Assessment Analyzed - Sixth grade example Common Core assessment doesn’t follow CA History-Social Science Standards.
- Fires of Jubilee background for a lesson by Bruce Lesh that teaches students to read closely and look at author’s perspective
- ELA Common Core and History-Social Science Implementation Toolkit This is a document to help you plan integrated lessons. It includes suggested reading in literature and information text from the Framework and Standards. Also in this document are writing performance tasks aligned to HSS standards for every grade level.
- Widow of the South and the Common Core A book by Robert Hicks about the Civil War Battle of Franklin that could be used both in ELA and History-Social Studies classrooms. Told from different perspectives this book or excerpts from the book could be used for several informational text or argument writing assignments as well as reading.
- David Copperfield and the Common Core The story written in 1859 IS a primary source document, so would classify as informational text with the right assignments changing questioning to reflect Common Core Standards and Historical Analysis Skills. Heavy emphasis on economics and geography as well as history.
- Technology and the Common Core Assessments - Answering teachers’ questions after a presentation.
- Common Core FAQs Relative to History Social Studies - answering teachers’ questions after a presentation
