3/2013
Here are the textbooks that have online access:
1. Social Studies (Harcourt)
Go to: www.eharcourtschool.com
You can access the textbook by using your username and password.
No passwords in 2012-13
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Here are just a few ideas that we will discuss in Mrs. A's social studies
class:
The Earth
Land & water
Land
Continents
North America
North America: The Land
Early North America: The People
What is culture?
Example of culture
Sailing Technology
1700- 1800
The European Explorers encounter North America
The World in 1492
The Spanish:
The French:
The Dutch:
The English:
The Native American Tribes
English Settlements: http://www.newton.mec.edu/Cabot/pages/settlements.htm
Jamestown1607
Plymouth1620
Boston/Salem1630
The 13 British Colonies
New England
Middle
Southern
The Triangle Trade Routes
Slavery
Indentured Servants
The Salem Witch Trials
The French & Indian War
The Tariffs/Acts
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
Lexington/Concord
July 4, 1776
Today: Electing the President
Vote!
Issues
Education Environment
Conflict Health Care
Economy -- Taxes Our Place in the World
Science & Technology Pollution
Security Energy
Medical costs
The Constitution Privacy
Gun Control Poverty
Insurance Imports/Exports
How do the candidates communicate their message?
Debates Campaigning Media
Who can vote?
How is the winner decided ?
The Electoral and Popular Votes
The 3 Branches of our Government
1.
The Legislative Branch
2.
The Executive Branch
3.
The Judicial Branch
Reading Comprehension Support
These questions are excellent to use as tools for discussion while your child is
reading a text. Asking questions encourage children to think about what they are reading!
Monitoring….
What do you know about this book?
Have you ever done anything like what is happening in this book? Explain.
Did that make sense?
What just happened in the story?
Can you show me evidence about what just happened?
What inferences can you make about what might happen next?
Try again. What did you see?
How did you know?
Why did you stop?
Why did you re-read?
Why did you pause?
For vocabulary…
Did that sound right?
Did you look at the whole word?
What might be another way to say that?
Did you decode?
Is there any part of the word you already know?
Does that look right?
How did you know that word was ____?
What does the word mean?
What clues in the text helped you decipher the meaning?
How do context clues help you in learning what the definition of a word is?
Super-challenging questions, only for experts…
What connections do you have to the story?
What questions do you have about this part of the story?
Why did the author use this kind of vocabulary?
Why did the author write this into the book?
What do you picture in your mind right now?
How is this story related to your own life?
What evidence does the author provide that explains the setting?
What evidence is provided to describe the characters?
What evidence is provided to describe the problems?
What inferences have you made about the characters?
What inferences have you made about the problem?