Social, Historical and Cultural Context

Choose the detail provides historical context.

• In the United States, most places have public libraries.
• Thanks to technology we have a new kind of library.
• The first libraries belonged to ancient kings.
• Crowdsourcing” means getting a lot of people involved to help with a project.

Choose the detail that provides social context.

• In the past, only people in New York could use the New York Public Library. Now, the library is online and everyone can enjoy it.
• When the main branch was opened in 1911, it had a collection of over one million books
• In the basement of the library, there is a room filled with computer programmers and designers who are bringing new technology to the library
• In the Middle Ages, monasteries and convents had libraries

Choose the detail that provides cultural context. 

• Outside this main building, two giant stone lions guard the entrance
• The librarians will help if you have a question and there are even free classes to help people learn how to use new computer programs
• In the basement of the library, there is a room filled with computer programmers and designers who are bringing new technology to the library.
• The Internet is a tool that helps people find information much faster than if they were to look in books, so a lot of libraries have begun using computers and technology to help people keep learning.

Historical context..

• deals with events that happened in the past and how they affect stories.
• describes where people are from and how they interact with each other.
• deals with peoples ideas and beliefs about the world and how people should live in it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Social Context...

• deals with events that happened in the past and how they affect stories.
• describes where people are from and how they interact with each other.
• deals with peoples ideas and beliefs about the world and how people should live in it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Cultural Context...

• deals with events that happened in the past and how they affect stories.
• describes where people are from and how they interact with each other.
• deals with peoples ideas and beliefs about the world and how people should live in it.