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- Social Studies Department
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- Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)
- Constitution Day - September 17
- Black History Month - February
- Women's History Month - March
- Common Core Shifts Literacy in Social Studies
- Elementary Social Studies Curriculum
- E-Textbooks, Online Social Studies Textbooks
- Hempstead High School: Course Offering Flow Chart
- Historical Resources
- Learning Standards
- NYS Social Studies Field Guide
- Past NYS Global History & United States History Regents Assessments
- Secondary Social Studies Curriculum
- Social Studies Skills
- Social Studies, DBQ Writing Process
- Student: Note Taking Template (Blank)
- United States History & Government Regents Review
- What Are the Social Studies?
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Shift 1
Balancing Informational & Literary Text
Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts.
Shift 2
Knowledge in the Disciplines
Students build knowledge about the world (domains/ content areas) through TEXT rather than the teacher or activities.
Shift 3
Staircase of Complexity
Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is centered. Teachers are patient, create more time and space and support in the curriculum for close reading
Shift 4
Text-based Answers
Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence based conversations about text.
Shift 5
Writing from Sources
Writing emphasizes use of evidence from sources to inform or make an argument.
Shift 6
Academic Vocabulary
Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade level complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex texts.