Targeted Skills and Strategies for History

Reading

Writing

Research

It is my intention to teach each of these skills and/or strategy during studies class.

Reading

Reading Process Vocabulary 5Ws Text Forms and Features Gathering information Organizing information Note taking Finding main ideas Finding important/supporting details/facts Summarizing Visualizing Supporting an idea Cause/Effect Compare/Contrast Making Connections: text to self-text-world Asking questions

Answering questions Making inferences in history (predict) History as a story Extended responses Research Cycle Using criteria for decision making Golden Lines Expository essay WASL practice Literature skills Reading maps Persuasive Essay Opposing viewpoints History as a story Viewpoints Drawing Inferences in history

Writing

Writing Process Gathering information Organizing information Note taking (Topic/Detail) Summarizing Cause/Effect Compare/Contrast Making Connections: text to self-text-world Asking questions

Answering questions Extended responses Golden Lines Quotations Expository essay WASL practice Persuasive Essay Opposing viewpoints Viewpoints Personal connections

Research

Journaling Process Gathering information Organizing information Note taking (Topic/Detail) Summarizing Making Connections: text to self-text-world Asking questions

Answering questions Decision making process Quotations Extended responses Research Cycle Using criteria for decision making Problem-solving process