Reading & Writing in the Disciplines

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Close Reading Activity

Sections

3.1 Teaching Content Through Literacy

3.2 Reading and Writing in History

Education experts Heather Lattimer and Chauncey Monte-Sano address the key elements of disciplinary literacy in history and social studies and discuss strategies for its integration into the classroom.

3.3 Comparing the Language of Multiple Sources

3.4 Fostering Close Reading

3.5 Close Reading Activity

Supplementary: Sliding Rocks on Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park: First Observation of Rocks in Motion

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Supplementary: Document A: New York Journal

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Units

Unit 0 About This Course

unit 1 What Is Disciplinary Literacy?

unit 2 Disciplinary Literacy: Big Ideas

unit 3 Reading: Big Ideas

unit 4 Writing: Big Ideas

unit 5 Big Ideas in Literacy – Mathematics

unit 6 Reading in Mathematics

unit 7 Writing in Mathematics

unit 8 Bringing It All Together – Mathematics

unit 9 Big Ideas in Literacy – Science

unit 10 Reading In Science

unit 11 Writing in Science

unit 12 Bringing It All Together – Science

unit 13 Big Ideas in Literacy – English

unit 14 Reading in English

unit 15 Writing in English

unit 16 Bringing It All Together – English

unit 17 Big Ideas in Literacy – History/Social Studies

unit 18 Reading and Analyzing Texts

unit 19 Argument Writing

unit 20 Bringing It All Together – History/Social Studies

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