This module supports students to inquire into photographs and other primary and secondary sources over ten lessons in order to construct an answer to the question, “What caused the conflicts between the United States and the Lakota people during the latter half of the 19th Century?” The purpose of the unit is to teach students to read for understanding in the discipline of history as evidenced by their ability to advance historical arguments and support them with evidence from historical texts. The curriculum guide includes student handouts of texts and notetakers as well as a teacher’s guide with lesson plans and sample models that can be used with both high school and middle school students.
Curriculum
World History, High School
This module supports close reading and the interpretation of historical sources while building knowledge of the 1953 coup in Iran. High school students drive the inquiry as they investigate what happened using primary sources and then create their own account, providing textual evidence and reasoning. Materials include the set of primary sources, an interactive notebook with integrated scaffolds and routines, and notes for the teacher to guide implementation.
World History, Middle School
This module supports students to read tertiary history sources to answer the question, “What was life like for a medieval serf and how do you know?” Students read and discuss the sources, make claims based on multiple sources, and explain their reasoning. Materials include the history sources, an interactive notebook with integrated scaffolds and routines, and notes for the teacher to guide implementation.
Reading Science Models, Grade 9
This module supports grade 9 students’ close reading of science visuals and models while building knowledge about the conventions of scientific models and the criteria for evaluating them. The materials include an interactive notebook with integrated texts, tasks, scaffolds, and routines as well as an annotated teacher guide. The Reading Science Models curriculum module may be used with the Homeostasis investigation and the MRSA investigations to provide more extensive opportunities to learn.
Reading Science Models, Grade 6
This module supports grade 6 students’ close reading of science visuals and models while building knowledge about the conventions of scientific models and the criteria for evaluating them. The materials include an interactive notebook with integrated texts, tasks, scaffolds, and routines as well as an annotated teacher guide. The middle school Reading Science Models curriculum module may be used with the Water investigation and the middle school MRSA investigations to provide more extensive opportunities to learn.
Life Sciences, Grade 9
This module supports grade 9 science students’ close reading, modeling, explanation, and argumentation practices while building their knowledge of human homeostasis—salt and water balance and sugar balance. The Homeostasis materials include an interactive notebook with integrated routines, scaffolds, and tasks; a set of texts presenting engaging news stories, data, and science principles; an annotated teacher guide; and additional supports for science discourse and argumentation. The high school Homeostasis investigation may be used with the Reading Science Models module and the MRSA investigation to provide more extensive opportunities to learn.