Topic 3 Expanding Communities or Core Knowledge. 3–2 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Topic 3 Expanding Communities or Core Knowledge

Topic 3

Expanding Communities or Core Knowledge

3–2 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

Topic 3 Expanding Communities orCore Knowledge

• Assignment 3.1 State Standards A-M

• Assignment 3.2 State Scope & Sequence N-Z

• Assignment 3.3 Hanna vs. Hirsh

Expanding Communities

Family

School

Community

International

NeighborhoodNational

State

CoreKnowledge

1st Grade

6th Grade

Geography AmericanHistory

WorldHistory American

Civic Traditions & Ideology

Major World Literary Works & Primary Documents

Web of Core Knowledge


Classroom Activity: A Systematic Approach to the Answer

• Use the Who, What, When, Where, Why & How method to figure out:

– What is Expanding Communities?

• WWWWWH

• What are its strengths & weaknesses?

– What is Core Knowledge?

• WWWWWH

• What are its strengths & weaknesses?


Jigsaw method: Assignment 3.3: Hanna vs. Hirsh

• Step 1: Form groups of four

– Odd numbered groups consult and compare your notes on Expanding Communities

– Even numbered groups consult and compare your notes on Core Knowledge

• Step 2: Two from each odd numbered group pair with two from each even numbered group

– Each group completes a Venn Diagram and is prepared to report their results.Hint: Consider the types of communities, technology, and the sociology of the 1940s and 1980s as potential critical attributes.

UniqueUnique

Same

Isolated

Very Rural

LimitedTechnology

Smaller Population

Not Very Mobile

LimitedImmigration

Less Isolated

Very Urban

Internet, Cable, etc.

Increased Population

Very Mobile

High Immigration

InformationKnowledge

ProceduralKnowledge

Big Ideas

Hanna vs. Hirsh

Core Knowledge

Expanding Communities


Which would you prefer to teach?

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Websites

• http://www.ncss.org/standards/positions/scope.html

• http://edstandards.org/Standards.html