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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ FocusoftheLesson:WhatcanyoulearnaboutthehistoryofHuntsPointfromhistoricimages?Studentswillworkandtravelinsmall“studentresearchgroups”toanalyzevarioushistoricHuntsPointimages.Theywillcollect“researchnotes”ateach“researchstation.”Thislessonculminatesinaclasshistorybook.CommonCoreLearningStandards:

• W.K­2.2Writeinformative/explanatorytextsinwhichtheynameatopic,supplysomefactsaboutthetopic,andprovidesomesenseofclosure.

• W.K­2.7Participateinsharedresearchandwritingprojects• SL.K­2.1Participateincollaborativeconversationswithdiversepartnersaboutgrade‐leveltopicswith

peersandadultsinsmallandlargegroups.• RF.K­2.1Knowandapplygrade‐levelphonicsandwordanalysisskillsindecodingwords.• L.K­2.6Usewordsandphrasesacquiredthroughconversations,readingandbeingreadto,and

respondingtotexts.• NOTE:thislessonshouldbeconductedovermultiplesessionsforshortperiodsoftimeratherthanone

longsessiontoreinforcevocabularydevelopment,historicalanalysisskills,andinitialreadingstrategiesalignedtotheCCLS.

AdditionalStandardsand/orScopeandSequence:

• CommonCoreLearningStandards(CCLS)implement“standardsforK–5readinginhistory/socialstudies,science,andtechnicalsubjectsareintegratedintotheK–5Readingstandards.”PleasevisittheCCLShomepageforfurtherinformation(http://www.corestandards.org/).Forfurtherguidanceandalignment,pleaseseetheNYSSocialStudiesStandardsandNYCSocialStudiesScopeandSequence,whichareaccessiblefromtheHPSBGwebsite.

ConnectiontoPriorTeaching:

• Priortothislesson,studentsshouldhaveabasicunderstandingofchangeovertime,includingrelevantvocabularythatdemonstratesthedichotomy,suchas“then/now,”“historic/modern,”“past/present,”and“old/new.”Thisconceptcanbedevelopedutilizingbooksthatshowthenandnowimagesofthesamelocation,suchasOurTown,orThenandNow:NewYorkCitythroughthismultiplesessionlesson.

o Suggestion:Allowstudentstoexperientiallyunderstandchangeovertime,usingatextsimilartoOurTown,whichfollowsasmallruraltowngrowingintoalargeurbancitylikeNewYorkCity.Startbyspreadingthestudentsthroughouttheclassroom.ThentellastorythatmirrorsthetextandimagesfromOurTown.Thestudentsstarttocongregateasthestoryevolves,intoalargecity(asacity).Useastudent’sname,suchasJuan,andtellthestorylikethis,“JuanvillestartedwhenAbbywantedtosellhermuffinstoherneighbor,Juan.ItwaseasierwhenshelivedclosertoJuan.”AskAbbytomoveandstandnexttoJuan.Andcontinueuntilallthestudentsarestandingclosetoeachotherina‘largecity.’Someconceptstoembedintothestory:tallerbuildings,morestores(anddiversityofoptions),pavedroads,morehouses,morejobs,moreservices‐schools,hospitals,libraries,etc.

• NOTE:Whenthislessonelicitsstudentresponses,itmaybehelpfultoutilizeastrategysuchas“think‐pair‐share”toallowmoreacademicstudentconversation.

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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ Materials/Resources/Readings:

• Primarygradewritingpaper(sampleattached)o Examples,whichcanbemodified,include:

HuntsPointResearchNotes#1paper HuntsPointResearchNotes#2paper HistoryStoryPaper#1 HistoryStoryPaper#2

• Pencils,coloredpencils,andmarkers• HistoricImagesofHuntsPoint(availablefromHPSBGwebsitehere:http://hpsbg.weebly.com/hunts‐

point‐history.html.NOTE:P.S.48libraryhaslargeprintstoutilizeaswell.o Suggestion:Printtheimages,placeinplasticsheets,andnumbertheimagesonthereverse

side.Utilizeenoughimagesthatasthestudentsrotatethroughtheimages,nomorethan3‐4studentsareatanyoneimage.

• Chartpaper(seeattachedexamplechart)• Childhoodphotographsoftheteacher(you!)

LessonProcedure:• Introduction:

o Beginwitha“donow”thathasstudentssituatedinpairstothoughtfullyconsidertheconceptof“past/present.”Askstudentstopredicttheteacher’sageandlistpredictionsontheboard.Displayacoupleofchildhoodphotoswithoutsayingwhomthepicturedepicts.Allowstudentconversationbasedonguidedimageanalysistechniquessuchas:

Whatdoyouobserveinthisimage? Whatishappeninginthispartoftheimage?(Pointtoparticularareasoftheimage). Whyisthishappeningintheimage? Howdoesthisimageremindyouofyourlife?

o Thenaskandelicitresponsesto,“Whoarethesepicturesof?”Explainthatpeopleandplaceschangeovertime,includingtheteacher.Thenaskstudentpairstodiscussandthenelicitresponsesto,“Howhaveyouchangedsinceyouwereababy?”

• GuidedPractice:o DisplayoneofthehistoricimagesofHuntsPoint.Model“beingahistorian”by:a)lookingclosely;

b)lookingatallareasoftheimage;c)askingquestionsaboutwhatyouobserve;and)collaboratingwithothers.NOTE:avoidtellingstudentsthattheimagesarefromHuntsPointuntiltheclosingofthefirstdayofviewingtheimages.

Forexample,“Hmmm…thisisaninterestingimage.IamgoingtolookcloselyatwhatIobserve.[Exaggeratedlyplaceyourfaceclosetotheimage.]Wow,Iobserved…I’mgoingtolookallovertheimage.Oh,wow,inthiscorner,Ijustdiscovered…Hmm,Iwonderwhatthisisfor?Letmeaskmypartners.

Then,onchartpaper,writewhatyouobserveintheimage.NOTE:Usethisopportunitytoembedandreinforcecurrentphonicsandwritingskillsandstrategiesbeingtaught.

Thegoalistodemonstratetheskillsyouwillreinforcethroughouttheimage,aswellasexhibitexcitementandcuriosity.

o Breakstudentsupinto“studentresearchgroups”basedonthenumberofimagesutilizedandstudentneeds.Eachgroupreceivesanumber,whichcorrespondstotheinitial“researchstation”andimagetheywillview.

Thenaskstudentresearchgroupstogreeteachother,usinglanguagesuchas,“Hi,Mynameis_____.Howareyou?”Askthegroupstodescribewhattheyobserveintheinitialimagetoeachother.Circulateamongstthegroupsmodelingexpectedimageanalysis,listening,andspeakingnorms.

o Placeimagesaroundtheroom.Demonstratehowstudentswillrotatethroughstationstovieweachimage.Forexample,group1startsatimageone,thenthegrouprotatestoimagetwo,grouptworotatestoimagesthree,andsoon.

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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ Imagescanbeplacedattables,ontherug,oracrossthefloor.Ensurethattheimagesare

spreadoutsothatstudentresearchgroupshavespacetoanalyze,listen,speak,andwritewithoutaffectingtheothergroups.

• IndependentExploration(overmultiplesessions):o Provideeachstudentwith“researchnotes”paperandpencil.Reviewthetask:Studentswillwrite

whattheydiscoverwhileanalyzinganddiscussingwithimagewiththeirresearchgroup.Thentheywillrotatetothenextimage,andsoon.

NOTE:Onlyspendashorttimeateachimage,basedongradelevel,attentionspan,andabilitytowrite/drawwhattheyobserve.Revisitthislessonatdifferenttimestohavegroupsviewdifferentimages.

o Studentresearchgroupsrotatethroughstationstoviewthepictures. Asstudentresearchgroupsrotatethroughtheimages,theteachershouldcirculate

amongstthegroups.Utilizetheseopportunitiestodevelopacademiclanguage,interactionskills,andkeyconcepts.

• Somekeyconceptstoensurestudentsgainfromtheimages:openspace,fewbuilding,trees/forest,hills,rocks,river/water,mansions,cemetery,electricity,dirtroads

• Differentiation:o Incorporategradelevelliteracyskillsandstrategiesintothelesson.Modelcurrentphonics,

reading,andwritingskillswhenrecordingandreviewingstudentdiscoveriesonthechart/board.o Providedifferentwritingpaper,withorwithoutsentencestarters(seeattached____)toencourage

students.

• SummaryandShareo Bringtheclasstogetherintheirstudentresearchgroups.Hostaclassdiscussionthatallowsthe

groupstosharesomeofthegroup’s‘discoveries.’o Afterthefirstsession,revealthatalltheimagesthatthestudentsobservedwereofHuntsPoint,

theneighborhoodourschoolisinandwherewelive.Everywheretheywalkandlook(letthemgototheclassroomwindowseven!)lookedliketheimagestheyareobserving.Makethismomentspecial‐showaweastheteacher.

o Charttheresponsesastheyareshared.Thiscanbedonebytheteacher,sharedbytheteacherandstudents,orsimplydonebythestudents(seeattachedexamplechart).

o ContinuetoshareaftereachsessionbyaddingstudentdiscoveriestotheclasschartandreinforcingkeyconceptsaboutthehistoryofHuntsPoint,asdepictedintheimages.

Assessment:

• StudentshouldutilizetheirresearchnotestodevelopaHistoricHuntsPointinformationalwritingpiece.Assessthewritingpieceutilizinganappropriategrade‐levelandEnglishlanguagedevelopmentinformationalwritingrubric,emphasizinginformationlearnedabouthistoricHuntsPoint,suchas:

o Somekeyconceptstoensurestudentsgainfromtheimages:openspace,fewbuilding,trees/forest,hills,rocks,river/water,mansions,cemetery,electricity,dirtroads

FollowUp:

• StudentscandevelopaninformationalwritingpieceforHistoricandModernHuntsPointthatcouldevenbecomesan‘OurClassHistoryBookofHuntsPoint.’Utilizesemanticmapstoelicitpriorknowledgeand/orgooneitherarealorvirtual(usingGoogleMapsStreetView)walkingtripofHuntsPointtobuildunderstandingabouttheneighborhoodtoday.ThendevelopaThen/HistoricandNow/Modernstoryusingtwosidesofwritingpaper,ortwodifferentpiecesofpaper.Seeanexamplehere:http://www.youblisher.com/p/656206‐Hunts‐Point‐Then‐and‐Now/

• Students,withteacherandcomputerlabsupport,cancreateashorthistorydocumentarymovieusingiPadsand/orclassroomcomputers.ThestudentscaneachselectasentencefromtheirstorytoreadandrecordwiththeiPad.ThenaddthehistoricHuntsPointimageswiththestudentvoices.Voila!

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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ HuntsPointResearchNotes#1 Name___________________________

Iobserve________________________________________.Iobserve________________________________________.Iobserve________________________________________.Iobserve________________________________________.Iobserve________________________________________.Iobserve________________________________________.Iwonder________________________________________.Iwonder________________________________________.Iwonder________________________________________.Iwonder________________________________________.Iwonder________________________________________.Iwonder________________________________________.

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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ HuntsPointResearchNotes#2 Name___________________________

Writedownwhatyouobserveinthehistoricimages.

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Writedownwhatyouwonderaboutthehistoricimages.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ HistoryStoryPaper#1 Name___________________________

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HTTP://HPSBG.WEEBLY.COM/ HistoryStoryPaper#2 Name___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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