Reading Skills
Social Studies Skills
Reading like a Historian
Active Reader
Random
100

The central thought in a passage. 

What is the main idea?

100

Chronologically organizes events that occurred during a specific period. 

What is a time line?

100

This word is about inquiry 

What is History?

100

What will happen next on the basis of what already has happened in the text

What is to make a prediction?

100

Considered one of the one most precious individual rights and responsibilities of a citizen living under a democracy. 

What is the right to vote?

200

looking at both similarities and differences between two or more people, places, or events 

What is comparing and contrasting?

200

A Speeches, lectures, interviews... 

What is an oral presentation?

200

Detectives searching for clues to a puzzle.

 How do Historians see themselves?

200

Envision events or places by drawing maps, making charts, or taking notes about what you are reading. 

What is to visualize?

200

Who lead the American Civil right movement. 

Who is Martin Luther Kings Jr.?

300

Using facts and your own experiences you analyze the reading and form opinions or make judgements about its meaning. 

What is drawing conclusions?

300

an exagerated characteristic of subjects or events in order to convey a specific message, either about politics in particular or society in general. 

What is a political cartoon?

300

Diaries, telegrams, secret memos, tape recordings and computer records that comes to us directly, without being filtered by someone else 

What are primary sources?

300

Pausing occasionally to ask questions and check for meaning. 

What is to clarify?

300

All of your lesson plans have this. 

What is a goal?

400

people, events, or ideas that share something in common and identifying their connection. 

What is a generalization?

400

it is important to look at many sources on the same incident or issue in order to achieve a balanced analysis and avoid a slanted political or religious belief. 

What is bias?

400

Where I stand on an issue verses where you stand on the same issue. 

What are perspectives?

400

What is an active reader?

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400

because, so, since, due to, as a result of, the reason for, therefore, brought about, led to, thus, consequently 

What are words cause and effect key words?

500

You can learn how a past event may influence a current event and eventually lead to a future outcome. 

What are sequence of events?

500

*Consider the age of the interpretation and its relevance to the material.

*Assess the level of bias in the interpretation.

*Determine the credibility of the interpretation, 


Evaluating Historical interpretation?

500

Asking questions, reviewing sources, weighing opinions, identifying point of view, reading for perspective, attention to details and thinking critically... 

What is reading like a historian?

500

A reader who predicts, questions, summarizes, connects, clarify and visualize the text. 

What is an active reader?

500

BONUS QUESTION: BETTER GET THIS RIGHT:

tall, dark, handsome, funny, amazingly smart, cool, smile, best Social Studies teacher ever. 


Who is Mr. Etienne?

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