Grade 11: Modern World History - Howard County Public Schools

Contextualizing(Imagining/Visualizing thesetting)Place the document in a timeperiod, culture, setting, orsubject-specific contextCritical ReadingRead the text carefully toidentify details and nuancesin the author’s words, or indata, images, text features,etc.HCPSS Curriculum FrameworkModern World History● “What events were happening atthe time the text was written?”●●●●●In what ways might thisinfluence what you are reading?What was it like to be alive atthis time?What things were differentduring the time when the textwas written? What things werethe same?What would it be like to see thisevent through the eyes ofsomeone who lived in this time?How might these perspectivesand attitudes influence theiractions?● What claims does the authormake?● What evidence does the authoruse to support those claims?● How is this document supposedto make me feel?● What words does the author useto paint a particular picture of theevent, or to convince me thaton the same topic. (RH.6-8.9)Key Ideas and Details● Determine the central ideas orinformation; provide an accuratesummary of the source distinctfrom prior knowledge or opinions.(RH.6-8.2)Craft and Structure● Identify aspects of a text thatreveal an author’s point of view orpurpose. (RH.6-8.6)Integration of Knowledge andIdeas● Distinguish among fact, opinion,and reasoned judgment in a text.(RH.6-8.8)● Analyze the relationship betweena primary and secondary sourceon the same topic. (RH.6-8.9)Key Ideas and Details● Cite specific textual evidence tosupport analysis of primary andhis or her point of viewwould…”● “I already know that _____is happening at this time...”● “From this document Iwould guess that people atthis time were feeling...”● “This document might notgive me the whole picturebecause...”● “The events of the timewere influenced by…”● “Life during this time periodand life during the 21stcentury are similar and/ordifferent because…”HCPSS Secondary Social Studies Office, 2012 2●secondary sources (RH.6-8.1)Identify key steps in a text’sdescription of a process. (RH.6-8.3)Craft and Structure● Determine the meaning ofwords and phrases as they are●●●●“The author claims that…”“To support his/her claims,the author…”“I think the author chosethese words because theymake me feel…”“The author is trying toconvince me...(byusing/saying...)”