Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Social Studies Routines
40 minutes
Source
Analyze evidence in terms of content, authorship, point of view, bias, purpose, format, and audience.
Introduce Skill
The goal of this routine is to structure student thinking around the skill of sourcing.
By structuring student thinking, students can begin to internalize these cognitive steps and apply them when working independently.
Routines work when they are implemented with frequency and students have opportunities to both practice with the routine and receive feedback about their work.
After several months with this routine, students should be able to source independently when prompted on Part I or Part II of the exam.
Notes to Teachers:
Social Studies Routines
What is sourcing?
Social Studies Routines
1 minute
Sourcing is the act of analyzing evidence in terms of content, authorship, point of view, bias, purpose, format, and audience.
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
When will I need to source on the new exam?
Social Studies Routines
2 minutes
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
Part I: Stimulus-Based Multiple Choice
Part II: Question 2 on Global, Document Set 2 on US History
When will I need to source outside the classroom?
Social Studies Routines
2 minutes
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
When evaluating if you can trust someone.
When looking at media on the internet.
Social Studies Routines
1 minute
Research Purpose for Examining Document: | | ||
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
Social Studies Routines
3 minutes
The Biographer
Audience Analyzer
The Detective
The Mind Reader
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
The Reliable Researcher
Captain Context
Social Studies Routines
7 minutes
Annotate the document by underlining evidence or writing notes in the margins related to your Sourcing Squad Role.
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
Social Studies Routines
3 minutes
What did you learn from the source related to your role? Does it have any effect on the documents reliability? If so, what?
Domino Share is when one person shares and when they are finished, the next person goes until everyone has shared. No discussion, just listening.
Share in this order: Captain Context, The Biographer, The Detective, Audience Analyzer, The Mind Reader, and Reliable Researcher (skip any roles not represented).
When everyone in the group has shared, discuss the questions below.
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
Social Studies Routines
3 minutes
Based on your findings, what are the strengths and limitations of the source as a reliable source of evidence?
As a group, discuss the question below and take notes on the Strengths and Limitations T-chart
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
Social Studies Routines
3 minutes
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
3 minutes
Reliable
Unreliable
On the Strengths and Limitations T-chart, place a dot on the reliability continuum identifying how reliable you think this document is as a source of evidence for your research purpose, then explain your reasoning.
Research Purpose for Examining Document: | | ||
Social Studies Routines
Establish a Purpose for Reading
Distribute Sourcing Squad Roles
Domino Share
Annotate
Discuss
Strengths & Limitations
Introduce Skill
5 minutes
Reliable
Unreliable
Optional:
Sometimes you get a group of three at the end and that’s okay!
Intentional mixed groups!
LINE A
LINE B
Line up on a continuum of reliability that corresponds with where you placed the dot on the Strengths and Limitations T-Chart
Turn to the person to the left and explain why you are there and listen to their reason. Turn to the person to your right and do the same.
Optional: Follow the directions depicted below and discuss with someone elsewhere in the continuum.