1	Leadership Institute for Latino Literacy (LILL) Social Studies Janet Brown
2	Social Studies Through Social Studies students are better able to understand : The sequence of social and historical events The impact of those events on today How their personal lives have been shaped by the events of the past
3	History /Social Studies Terminology Time Specific: …..19th, 20^th, 21^st Century…. Early 1800’s …because of…. Long after Near the end of Explanitory: …because of… The reason for… Nevertheless.. ..for instance In spite of…
4	Social Studies Text Structure Chronological Typical of most history text Describes a sequence of events Familiar format for Students Description Explores specific details in depth Episode Combines sequence of chronological along with the in-depth exploration of description
5	Social Studies: Chronological 1912 Loaves and Roses Jan. 12 Payday-Strike Begins Jan. 15 Strikers Picket- Crowd grows to 15,000 Mid Jan. Strike spreads-25,000, w. other mills February 10 Violent Conflict March….
6	Social Studies: Details The coming together of diverse ethnic groups during the Lawrence strike was an unusual event, although not unprecedented. In 1903, two groups of immigrant field laborers joined forces to form a union, The Japanese-Mexican Labor Association (JMLA) in Oxnard, California…pg 60 of A Place at the Table
7	Social Studies: Episode Organizes a body of information Could use to summarize information from research on a topic. Application: Use an Episode diagram to integrate information on the rise of the farm workers’ union.
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