Sample Pages from Teaching through Text Sets: Citizenship and Government Teaching through Text Sets
Citizenship and Government
Teacher’s Guide
Citizenship
and
Government
Teacher’s Guide
The following sample pages are included in this download: • Teacher’s Guide Table of Contents, Text Set Chart, and Supporting Text 1—First Reading: Independent lesson • JFK’s Inaugural Address supporting text card For correlations to Common Core and State Standards, please visit http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/correlations www.tcmpub.com . 800.858.7339 . 5301 Oceanus Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Citizenship
and
Government
Teacher’s Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
My First Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Research
Text Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supporting Text 1—Second Reading:
Teacher-Guided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Text Complexity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Close Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Text-Dependent Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How to Use This Product
Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pacing Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Reading Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Teaching a Lesson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Correlations
Introduction to Correlations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Text-Dependent Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Supporting Text 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
March with a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supporting Text 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pointing to the Main Idea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Extension Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Working Together. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Parent Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Culminating Unit Assessment
Assessment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How-To Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Citizenship and Government Unit
Text Set Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Poetry Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Unit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rubrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Introductory Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Essential Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Informative Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
References Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Anchor Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Answer Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Citizenship KWL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Digital and Audio Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Supporting Text 1—First Reading:
Independent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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14
1906 song by George
M. Cohan
Print, audio,
InteractiveBook
Print
Modalities
20200—Teaching through Text Sets: Citizenship and Government
(heterogeneous small-group
reading)
Print, audio
Reader’s
theater,
historical
fiction
A group of kids
planning a camping
trip discover the
reasons for writing the
Constitution and how
it gives citizens rights,
laws, and freedoms.
Extension Text—6 copies
Camping
Constitution
Nonfiction text Print
card
Supporting Text 3—6 copies What You Can Do for Basic assumptions of
Your Country
civic duty
(small-group reading)
Primary source Print
Primary source Print
Good citizenship in the Nonfiction
United States
book
Supporting Text 2—6 copies “You’re a Grand
(independent and small-group Old Flag”
close reading)
Text Type
Uses an advice-column Nonfiction
format to define
picture book
citizenship and
explain how it can be
demonstrated or used
in daily situations
Key Content
JFK’s 1961 inaugural
address
You Can Count
on Me!
We Live Here Too!
Text Title
Supporting Text 1—6 copies JFK’s Inaugural
(teacher-guided close reading) Address
(whole-class reading)
Anchor Text—24 copies
(read aloud to students)
Introductory—1 copy
Text
(Instructional Setting)
440L–650L
820L
n/a
930L
480L
680L
Lexile ®
Measure
Citizenship and Government Unit
Text Set Chart
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JFK’s Inaugural Address
excerpt from JFK’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
Before Reading
In the long history of the world, only
a few generations have been granted the
role of defending freedom in its hour of
maximum danger. I do not shrink from this
responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe
that any of us would exchange places with
any other people or any other generation.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we
bring to this endeavor will light our country
and all who serve it—and the glow from that
fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not
what your country can do for you—ask what
you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask
not what America will do for you, but what
together we can do for the freedom of man.
THE JFK LIBRARY
Citizenship and Government Unit
Supporting Text 1—First Reading: Independent
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Standards
• CCSS Reading:
Ask and answer
questions to
demonstrate
understanding of
a text, referring
explicitly to the
text as the basis for
the answers.
• CCSS Writing:
Recall information
from experiences or
gather information
from print and digital
sources; take brief
notes on sources and
sort evidence into
provided categories.
• Content:
Understand historical
figures who believed
in the fundamental
democratic values
and the significance
of these people both
in their historical
context and today.
• Language:
Communicate
information, ideas,
and concepts
necessary for
academic success
in the area of
Social Studies.
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1. For the first read, let the class know that they will be reading for meaning.
Explain that they will think about the following questions as they read:
• What is this text about?
• What do I think about this text?
• What questions do I have?
2. Next, tell the class you will show them one way to read for meaning. It is
called coding the text. As they read, they will “read with a pencil”—writing
their thoughts and ideas relevant to the questions listed above. Encourage
students to note main ideas and details, words or phrases that are powerful,
and words or phrases that are confusing. Students may write words or
phrases, or they may use a code, such as m for main idea or ? for confusing.
3. Model how to code the text by writing on sticky notes and placing them on a
sheet of chart paper that represents a page of text.
During Reading
1. Distribute JFK’s Inaugural Address and sticky notes to students.
2. Tell students that they will now independently begin coding the text.
• For below-level learners and English language learners, print copies of
the text from the Digital Resource CD and have students write directly on
the text. Students should circle powerful words or phrases and underline
parts that are confusing. This can help them keep their thoughts organized.
After Reading
1. Distribute copies of the My First Thoughts activity sheet (page 21) to students.
2. Have students complete the activity sheet independently.
3. As a class, discuss student responses. You may want to have students place
their sticky notes on a class chart similar to the activity sheet.
Progress Check: During Step 3, listen for students asking
and answering questions to demonstrate understanding
of the text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for
the answers.
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My First Thoughts
Name: _______________________
Date: ________________________
Directions: Write the main ideas and details of the text. Then, summarize what you
think about the text. Write any questions you have.
What is the text about?
What do I think about this text?
What questions do I have?
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JFK’s Inaugural Address
excerpt from JFK’s Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
In the long history of the world, only
a few generations have been granted the
role of defending freedom in its hour of
maximum danger. I do not shrink from this
responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe
that any of us would exchange places with
any other people or any other generation.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we
bring to this endeavor will light our country
and all who serve it—and the glow from that
fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not
what your country can do for you—ask what
you can do for your country.
THE JFK LIBRARY
My fellow citizens of the world: ask
not what America will do for you, but what
together we can do for the freedom of man.
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