Social Studies Writing Guides

SKILL	Activity/Assessment Guides Assess when students work independently.
Assess with charts	Assess with Charts: Compare and Contrast History English / Spanish
Write an expository paragraph	Expository Writer--An Important Part of Chicago Expository Paragraph Writer: Profile a Person Expository Paragraph Writer: Profile a Person's Character Trait Expository Paragraph Writer: Profile a Place
Write an article	Write an Article: Chicago Changes
Write a book	Make a Chicago History Book Community History/Future Book History Writers: An Important Change in the Chicago River World Writers: Important Event
Write based on experience	A True Story about My Part of Chicago Chicago Experience-Based Writing
Organize a narrative based on a story	History Dramatists
Organize writing about a theme, idea, or question	How do writers communicate a main idea? Narrative Writer: Chicago History Read to Learn, Share What You Learn Thematic History Writer
Locate, Organize, and Communicate Information about a Social Studies Topic	Ancient Cultures Topic Report Learning Organizer Countries and Cultures Topic Report Learning Organizer Native Americans Topic Report Learning Organizer African American History Topic Report Learning Organizer American Legacies Topic Report Learning Organizer Pioneers Topic Report Learning Organizer Show, Then Write What You Learn U.S. History Topic Report Learning Organizer World History Topic Report Learning Organizer
Analyze a problem and solution	I Can Analyze a Problem and Solution
Read strategically	Write about History
Report social studies learning	Learning Reporter This Week's Social Studies Journal
Summarize nonfiction	How to Summarize Nonfiction I Can Classify and Summarize Information I Can Summarize a Story or Event
Write an extended response	Extended Response Based on Content Learning English / Spanish
Write to explain a topic based on reading	Write What You Learn

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