Writing
Communication is an important skill in social studies, and the ability to clearly share ideas in writing is vital. Here are some resources that include graphic organizers, ideas for writing prompts, journaling, and more.
HistoryFix: Writing Across the Curriculum
http://writingfix.com/WAC/historyfix.htm
Evidence-Based Historical Writing
http://teachinghistory.org/issues-and-research/research-brief/24487
Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/23554
Writing in the Social Studies Classroom
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume9/mar11/writing.pdf
Graphic Organizers
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.jsp
Graphic Organizers for Social Studies
http://www.saisd.net/admin/curric/sstudies/teachers/page35/
Reading
Reading to learn is an important skill in social studies instruction. Here are some resources for helping students negotiate informational text.
Reading Social Studies Texts
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/106010/chapters/Reading-Social-Studies-Texts.aspx
Supporting Reading in Social Studies
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/supporting-reading-social-studies
Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards (see book sample)
https://www.socialstudies.org/reading
Teaching Reading in Social Studies: A Supplement to Teaching Reading in the Content Areas, 2nd Edition (see sample chapter)
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/310084.aspx
Integrating Social Studies into Literacy Routines
https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/social-studies-in-literacy-routines/
ReadingQuest: Content Literacy Strategies
http://www.readingquest.org/a-z-strategies.html
I Do, We Do, You Do: Scaffolding Reading Comprehension in Social Studies
https://dwwlibrary.wested.org/resources/934
Teaching Lateral Reading
https://cor.stanford.edu/curriculum/collections/teaching-lateral-reading/