Resource File

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CHS252 – Social Studies in Early Childhood

Unit 6 Assignment: Resource File Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 6 Points: 100 Overview: As you start your career teaching children, you will begin to build a repository of materials that you can refer to when teaching specific topics/lessons. For this assignment, you will be compiling a variety 15 of resources to teach the topic of social studies. Instructions: You will develop an annotated compilation of fifteen (15) literature, databases, and other resources appropriate for teaching social studies to young (birth through age 8) children. Please refer to the resource file template and student example for specific details on what is required for each of your 15 resources. The annotation will include the following components:

• Title, author, illustrator, publisher, publication year

• Appropriate ages and grades of children

• Format (picture book, pop-up)

• Genre

• Identification of matching social studies thematic strand (1. culture; 2. time, continuity, change; 3. people, places, and environment; 4. individual development and identity; 5. individuals, groups, and institutions; 6. power, authority, and governance; 7. production, distribution, and consumption; 8. science, technology, and society; 9. global connections; 10. civic ideals and practices)

• Description of the source

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15 Required Resources:

• 2 Read-Aloud Books Representing Two Different Countries • 2 Social Studies Strand-Related Books • Two (2) Toys from Around the World • 1 Alphabet Book Representing a Non-English Linguistic Group • 1 Counting Book Representing a Non-English Linguistic Group • 1 Outdoor Game from a Different Culture • 2 Musical Recordings Representing Music from 2 Different Countries • 2 Databases Appropriate for Social Studies Content Areas • 1 Biography of a President from the United States • 1 Biography of a President from a Different Country)

Requirements:

• Clear and professional writing is required.

• Complete and submit the Resource Template located in Unit 6.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 6 Assignment

CRITERIA: Outstanding Good Fair Needs Improvement

ECTC Standards

36-40 Points 32-35 Points 24-31 Points 0-23 Points

Content and Pedagogy Teacher understands the central concepts and skills, tools of inquiry and structures of the disciplines they teach.

Assignment is complete with explicit details. 1) New knowledge is evident. 2) All required components are presented.

Assignment is complete with substantive details. 1) New knowledge is evident. 2) Mostly all of the required components are presented.

Assignment is complete with clear details. 1) New knowledge is evident. 2) Some of the required components are presented.

Assignment is attempted. Simple listing of resources and/or required information without any clarification. Writing is vague.

41-45 Points 36-40 Points 27-35 Points 0-26 Points Intentional Collection: Student

15 annotated resources are researched

10-14 annotated resources are

6-9 annotated resources are researched

1-5 annotated resources are researched

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researched and reported required items.

and presented following the categories.

researched and presented following the categories.

and presented following the categories.

and presented following the categories.

14-15 Points 12-13 Points 9-11 Points 0-8 Points Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure: Student is proficient in reading and writing.

Resource File is highly polished. No grammar or spelling errors.

Resource File is good. Maximum of two grammar or spelling errors.

Resource File is adequate. Maximum of three grammar and/or spelling errors.

Resource File is poorly written. Four or more grammar and/or spelling errors.