Vocabulary
This is the study of who we are as humans.
These are some of the things a social scientist will look at if they study you.
What you eat, how you speak, how you wear your clothes, where you lived, your family history, who you voted for, the holidays you celebrate.
You might say this when you agree with someone while using accountable talk.
"I agree with ______ because ..."
We do this to our paragraphs before we start reading.
What is number the paragraphs?
"Old stone" (which is why we also call it the Stone Age)
This is a group of people who have something in common.
This is information that proves something is true.
You might say this when you disagree with someone while using accountable talk.
"I respectfully disagree with ______ because ..."
Chunking
We call it Paleolithic or "Stone Age" because humans did this.
Used stone for almost all of their tools and weapons.
This is a person who is always moving from place to place.
Nomad
This is where we look to write the C in our RACES paragraphs.
The source(s), which can be articles, books, videos, pictures, interviews, etc.
You might say this when you're not sure what another classmate said.
"I didn't understand what you said. Could you repeat it?"
These are the words we circle while we read.
Words we don't know
This is one of the reasons why life was WORSE during the Paleolithic Era than it is today.
* Always moving on foot
* Had to work very hard to find food
* No medicine or doctors
* No video games, TV, books, cars
* Dangerous animals sometimes eat you
This is how a hunter-gatherer gets food.
This is where we look to write the E in our RACES paragraph.
You always need to have this to back up your answer when using accountable talk.
Evidence
We do this to important information while we read.
This is one of the reasons why life was BETTER during the Paleolithic Era than it is today.
* More free time to relax
* Stronger relationships with friends and family
* Lots of exercise and healthy food
* Being in nature 24/7 means less stress
This is finding more evidence to prove something is true. It makes our arguments stronger.
Corroboration
This is why it's important to get more than one perspective in social studies.
Getting different perspectives is the only way to get the whole truth.
We must do this before we say anything at all.
Listen
When we're done reading a paragraph, we do this in the margins.
Jot in notes, pictures, or a hashtag
Farming