Supporting English Language Learners in Social

Studies and Science

WORD SORTS

Closed Sort – teacher gives them the words and categories– Students sort the words

Open Sort – teacher gives them words but not categories– Students sort words and define categories

Semantic Feature Analysis

Conquered and enslaved Indians

Brought or spread Christianity

Built trading posts

Learned farming techniques from Indians

Spanish

French

English

Semantic Feature Analysis can then be used to compare and contrast.

Odd Word OutChoose the word that does not belong.

Be ready to defend your answer.

Iroquois, Kwakiutl, Inuit, Lakota

plank houses, fish, cedar bark clothes, deer

WORD BUBBLES

• John Cabot• Francisco Coronado• Robert La Salle• Samuel de Champlain• Portugese Explorers Explored for England

Mississippi River Valley

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Spain, England, and France were not the only European countries interested in claiming new territories and great riches. Portugal also made voyages of discovery in West Africa. Let’s learn about the regions explored by Portugal.

Three West African empires, one after another, dominated West Africa from 300 to 1600 A.D. These three empires were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Located in the western region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were surrounded by gold and salt mines. As a result, they became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa.

Trading was an important part of life in Africa. African empires traded with each other to meet their needs. One of their greatest needs was salt. During the time of the explorers, salt was needed to flavor and preserve food. Because there was no refrigeration, many foods like meats quickly spoiled. Instead of trying to keep these foods cool, people covered them with salt. The salt dried out the food and allowed it to be stored for a while before being eaten. This made salt very valuable. It was so valuable that other African kingdoms were willing to trade gold for it!

The great empires of West Africa traded with European nations and other African kingdoms. The large supplies of gold and salt began to cause European countries like Portugal to become more and more interested in the coast of West Africa. The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African empires where they traded metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods for gold. As a result, African people and African goods began to play an important role in increasing European interest in world resources

European Exploration in West Africa

Cubing – Exploration of North American

• What argument can you make for or against exploration?• Describe exploration.• What else does exploration of North America make you

think of? Can you compare it to anything in your experience?

• What can you do with exploration. What uses does it have?

• How is exploration similar to other topics we’ve studied in social studies? How is it different?

• Look at the parts of exploration. How are they related? How do they work together? Where did exploration originate? Where do you think it will go in the future?

QAR Question – Answer Relationship

• Right There: What were the three West African empires from 300 to 1600 A.D.?

• Think and Search: Did the Portugese acquire riches or did they acquire territory from West Africa?

• Author and me: Why would drying food with salt allow it to be stored longer before it was eaten?

• On My Own: What do you have that could be traded with someone else for something that you want? Who might be willing to trade with you and why?

Anticipation Guide

_____ The Mid-Atlantic states were known as the breadbasket states. _____

_____ The climate in the Mid-Atlantic states was mild. _____

_____ A cooper makes hats for gentlemen. _____

______ New Jersey and Delaware are Mid-Atlantic states. _____

______ Most Mid-Atlantic colonists belonged to the Church of England. _____

_____ People in the Mid-Atlantic states made their living by farming, fishing _____

or being artisans.

Paragraph Scaffolding

RAFT

• Role – You are a colonist in either the Mid-Atlantic, Southern, or New England colonies.

• Audience – Your family that is still living in England

• Format – Letter• Topic – Either convince your relatives that they

should stay in England or that they should set sail for the colonies.

Margin Notes

Marker Magic

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