Leveraging Writing in Social Studies

Leveraging Writing in Social Studies

Naveed A. Khan

Goal of Today's PD:

• Learn how to incorporate the Image Reveal Strategy in Quizizz Lessons to facilitate student writing and media literacy.

Why is literacy important in Social Studies?

• "A strong emphasis must be placed on various types of literacy, from financial to technological, from media to

  mathematical, from content to cultural. Literacy may be defined as the ability of an individual to use information to

  function in society, to achieve goals, and to develop her or his knowledge and potential. Teachers emphasize certain

  aspects of literacy over others, depending on the nature of the content and skills they want students to learn."

Open Ended

Click on the image. What do you see and think?

Open Ended

Click on the image. What do you see and think?

Open Ended

Click on the image. What do you see and think?

Open Ended

Click on the image. What do you see and think?

Death of Captain James Cook

1783 painting showing the death of Captain James Cook in Hawaii. He was the first European to visit both Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.

What is the Image Reveal strategy?

• Students are shown part of an image and asked to write about what they see and think.

• Slowly, the "bigger picture" is revealed.

• An alternative is to reveal different bits and pieces of the image instead of zooming out.

How does this relate to literacy?

• Students are writing at each stage.

• Media literacy is a critical part of Social Studies.

Application to Social Studies

• Think "political cartoons"!

• Charts, tables, graphs!

• Warm-ups & hooks!

Your Turn!

• Think about an upcoming unit or AKS for your course.

• How can you use the Image Reveal strategy to get students excited about writing?

Open Ended

Think about an upcoming unit or AKS for your course. How can you use the Image Reveal strategy to get students excited about writing?

Poll

How can Mr. Khan support your use of this strategy?

• create videos / guides for how to use Quizizz Lessons

• create videos / guides for the Image Reveal Strategy

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