[LIT] Interactions

[Lise]

I teach  6, 7/8th grade integrated Language Arts/Social Studies. I have been 
teaching this way for many years.I have 2 hour blocks. I use my social 
studies content to drive the curriculum in the form of inquiry study with 
guiding and essential questions. I use reading strategies to guide my 
students in transaction with the text. I use a mixture of original sources, 
non-fiction and lit studies.

For example; I teach ancient civilizations the guiding questions are: 
Why do we bother to study/examine the past? what is a sustainable 
civilization? How do civilizations endure (or not) over time?

Feel free to email me off list if you have further questions.

Lise