4 Disciplines
Maps
5 Themes
Read Like a Historian/sourcing
CREW
100

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.

What is history?

100

The box that explains what the shapes and symbols mean on a map.

What is the Key?

100

Sylvia takes a train from Baltimore to Philadelphia.

What is movement?

100

The term for a source that is trustworthy or believable.

What is credibility?

100

What is the best restaurant in BG?

The best restaurant in BG is...

What is a claim?

200

The president vetoed the free ice cream bill. 

What is civics?

200

Wait, this isn't english class? Why are we talking about this word for a person who creates something.

What is an author?

200

Sally-Mae is known for her sweet tea business called  "Come back, Y'all."  She is looking to expand all across the South.

What is region?

200

"Joe Burrow is perfect and can do no wrong."

Don't you think you might be a bit  __________

What is biased?

200

According to Mrs. Resser, "Taylor Swift is the most successful artist ever."

What is evidence?

300

The Great Plains in the United States is where a lot of farms are.

What is geography?

300

The map tool that shows North, South, East, West

What is orientation? (or Compass)

300

Gertrude goes to Burlington Coat Factory every year to prepare for the harsh winters in Juneau, Alaska.

What is Human Environment Interaction.

300

Jenny tells you that Katie stole her favorite lip gloss. Katie tells you that Jenny is a liar. You ask your other friends to see which girl is correct. Melissa, Stacie, and Lily all say they saw Katie steal the lip gloss. This is an example of_______

What is corroboration?

300

SWMS is the best because _______._______. and ________.

What are reasons?

400

During lockdown in 2020, we saw a scarcity of toilet paper.

What is economics?

400

This on a map tells us how far the distances depicted are in real life.

What is scale?

400

Neal's house is surrounded by fields.  His family of 12 grows corn, soybeans, and wheat.  From his windows, you can see cows and horses.  The trees in the orchard are beautiful with blooms in the spring and changing leaves in the fall.

What is place?

400

Who wrote this?

What is their background?

Why did they write it?

These are all questions that help us use this reading strategy...

What is sourcing?

400

This evidence shows. .  .

This sources is credible because. . .

What is why?

500

________________ is how humans interact with each other and their world.

What is social studies?

500

I am the acronym used to help remember the map details...  

What is KTOADS

500

Deshawn is trying to tell Jim where he lives.  He says that his house is across the road from Mill Creek Elementary, to the right of the bright pink house with the blue door.

What is relative location?

500

What was life like when this was written?  What else was going on? Hmmm.... I bet that will affect how the author wrote about this topic.

What is contextualization? 

500

You would never use "I think" or "I believe" in this statement.

What is a claim?

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