Standard 6 - Reading, Writing, and Oral Communication

This is a reoccurring vocabulary activity utilized in each unit to help facilitate students' understanding of relevant vocabulary terms for each unit.  Students are to work through each slide containing a different unit term to define the term, provide an image properly representing the term, then respond to the corresponding question focused on the term in complete sentences.  This provides 3 facets of retention for students to develop a deeper understanding of essential unit vocabulary.  Each vocabulary term in content specific and will be utilized throughout various lessons within the unit.  

This illustrates an understanding of relevant vocabulary and how to integrate these terms into multiple lessons.  (6A) "understands appropriate and varied instructional approaches used before, during, and after reading, including those that develop word knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and strategy use in the content areas."

This is a social studies writing workshop I implemented in my student teaching to help develop students' content specific writing skills.  Students were instructed to develop a claim, utilize relevant evidence to support their claim, and provide reasoning for each piece of evidence which ties back into their original claim.  This facilitates development in writing strategies and processes in social studies, and focuses on student development with regards to constructing an argument.  Students were assessed on their reasoning for each piece of evidence, and how effectively they tie their evidence back to their main argument.  Literacy is a cross-curriculum topic which can be utilized in a variety of different ways.  This lesson focuses on developing an effective argument and providing support for the argument in a way the reader can efficiently comprehend.  

This lesson demonstrates the ability to utilize writing strategies to aid in writing skills within the discipline of social sciences.  (6D) "understands writing processes and their importance to content learning."