standards-based learning & fun! document-based … · incorporates ela/literacy requirements...
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By Carole MarshIntegrate literacy into social studies!
Teach DBQ with help from Gallopade!
KEY CONCEPTS & SKILLSSOCIAL
STUDIES
STANDARDS-BASED LEARNING & FUN!
Document-Based Questions
Lessons & Activities
f o r
Geographic ToolsEconomic ConceptsGovernment & Civics
includes
Reproducible pages!Adds rigor to instruction!
Document-Based QuestionsLessons & Activities
Document-based questions teach students to think like historians!
Students learn to analyze and interpret a variety of sources, make connections between sources, bring in their own outside knowledge, and communicate their findings.
Incorporates ELA/literacy requirements into social studies!
“You’ll want these for every topic you teach!” —Amy Johnson, Common Core Specialist
www.gallopade.com
Gallopade’s Document-Based Questions series breaks down the DBQ process into smaller, scaffolded steps:
1. First, students learn to analyze individual primary and secondary sources using guided text- and primary source-based questions.
2. Next, students apply higher-order thinking skills to read for information, compare and contrast, identify causes and effects, categorize information, arrange events into chronological order, identify point of view and purpose, and much more!
3. As students complete the critical-thinking activities on each individual page, they develop a deeper understanding of the social studies topic being covered.
4. Finally, students use these same sources to answer a big-picture DBQ question!
How this book helps:
• Students learn about a variety of social studies topics!• Students build their inquiry and critical-thinking skills!• Students improve their writing skills!• Students learn to make conclusions and form opinions!• Students learn to cite evidence to support their conclusions!• Students learn to effectively communicate their conclusions to others!
ISBN-13: 978-0-635-12626-9
©Carole Marsh/Gallopade • www.gallopade.com • Key Concepts & Skills for Social Studies • page 16
------------------------------------------------ COMPARE & CONTRAST ------------------------------------------------
POLITICAL & CLIMATE MAPSLook at both maps and answer the questions.
1. What information can you gather about the map from its title? _________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
2. A. Is this map a large-scale map or a small-scale map? Explain. _______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
B. What extra information is included about the United States, but not about Canada or Mexico? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Explain why a compass rose is included on the map. _________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
4. Describe the relative location of the United States in relation to Mexico and Canada. _________________________________________________________________________________
5. Describe the relative location of the United States to the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. __________________________________________________________________________
6. Infer why the mapmaker did not include small political boundaries like district lines and county lines in each state. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Political maps show country and state boundaries, capitals,
and major cities.
A Political Map of the United States
Delaware
Washington D.C.
Md.
Rhode IslandConneticut
Massachusetts
AtlanticOceanPacific
Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Nevada
Washington
South DakotaWyoming
Utah
Kansas
Illinois
Nebraska Iowa
ArizonaNew Mexico
Idaho
Oregon
Texas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Montana North Dakota
MissouriCaliforniaKentucky
Minnesota
Tennessee
Ohio
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Arkansas
AlabamaGeorgia
Florida
SouthCarolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
WestVirginia
Michigan
Pennsylvania
NewYork
Maine
New HampshireVermont
New Jersey
Maryland
©Carole Marsh/Gallopade • www.gallopade.com • Key Concepts & Skills for Social Studies • page 17
Climate maps show general patterns of climate and precipitation in an area.
Cartographers use colors or patterns to show different climate
or precipitation zones.
7. Why do you need a map key to understand the climate map? _________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
8. A. In which part of Canada do you think most people live? Why? _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
B. How many different climates exist in the United States? ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
C. Name two climate areas that most likely indicate a desert region. ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
9. What is the climate of the region you live in? Use the political map to estimate the location of your state on the climate map. __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
10. Describe how temperatures change from the northern regions to the southern regions of North America. ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
11. Compare and contrast the two maps in terms of map features, information presented, intended purpose, and level of detail.
Subarctic/Arctic
Very Cold
Cold
Mixed-Humid
Hot-Humid
Hot-Dry
Mixed-Dry
Marine
Climates of North America
Political Climate
Subarctic/Arctic
Very Cold
Cold
Mixed-Humid
Hot-Humid
Hot-Dry
Mixed-Dry
Marine