Text sets

Text Sets: Using Popular Children’s Literature,
Informational Texts, and Primary Sources to
Integrate Literacy and Social Studies

Social Studies: What’s going on?
• BILL #: CS/CS/HB 827 Instructional Support
• requires that reading passages and writing prompts
used in state ELA assessments incorporate grade-level
social studies core curricular content
• WHAT!! WE NEED TO TEACH SOCIAL STUDIES?!

Text Sets: What are they?
• Text sets are collections of texts
tightly focused on a specific topic.
They may include varied genres
(fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and so
forth) and media (such as blogs,
maps, photographs, art, primary-
source documents, and audio
recordings).
• https://edexcellence.net/articles/
what-are-text-sets-and-why-use-
them-in-the-classroom

Text Sets: Why use them?
• “Students who read the conceptually coherent texts demonstrated
more knowledge of the concepts in their texts, more knowledge of
the target words in their texts, and had better recall of the novel text
compared to students who read unrelated texts. Findings suggest that
there is potential for knowledge and vocabulary to be built during
English language arts through a focus on conceptual coherence in the
design of reading experiences for students.”
• Conceptual Coherence, Comprehension, and Vocabulary Acquisition: A Knowledge Effect? Cervetti, Gina N.; Wright, Tanya S.;
Hwang, HyeJin Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v29 n4 p761-779 Apr 2016

Kindergarten
Essential Question: Why do I
have to make choices about
what I can buy?

Econ Express Lesson: What Can I Buy?
• https://sunnymoney.weebly.com/k.html

Image analysis
What do I see? What do I
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
What are the
objects used for
in the photo?
Write two words
that describe
the photo.
Where do you
think this photo
was taken?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

Read the literary text.
• Ask questions about the
text:
• What is a fiesta?
• We spend money on
things we need or want.
Is a fiesta a want or a
need?
• What might we want to
buy for a fiesta?
• Why are the children at
the market?
• What are some of the
choices the children
have to make?

Read the informational text.
• What did the family need at
the store?
• Why didn’t the dad let the
boy have candy?
• Look at the picture. What
are some other foods that
the family might need?
• Why did the family buy at the
store?

Provide additional tasks if available.
• https://sunnymoney.wee
bly.com/blog/wants-and-
needs

Analyze a Primary Source
What do I see? What do I think? What do I wonder?
What do you see?
Are there more
words than
pictures?
What do the words
tell you?
Are there symbols?
What do you think
they mean?
How would you
describe this
poster?
Who do you think
made this poster?
What is the main
idea of this poster?
What questions can
you ask about this
poster?

Write about the primary source.
• What would you like to buy?
• If you had to choose four items to buy, what would they be?
• Which items are wants? Which are needs?
• What would you give up by only choosing four items?
• What if you could only choose three? Which one would you give up?
Why?

Answer the essential question.
• Why do I have to make choices about what I can buy?

First Grade
Essential Question: How do I make good choices
when buying goods and services?

Econ Express: Goods and Services
• https://sunnymoney.weebly.com/1.html

Econ Express: Choices, Choices

Image Analysis
What do I see? What do I think? What do I wonder?
What do you see?
Are there more
words than
pictures?
What do the words
tell you?
Are there symbols?
What do you think
they mean?
How would you
describe this
image?
Who do you think
made this image?
What is the main
idea of this image?
What questions can
you ask about this
image?

• Questions:
• What goods did Little Red Hen need to make
the pizza?
• Who provided services? What were the
services they provided?
• What was Little Red Hen’s scarcity problem?
• What choices did the other characters
make? What did they give up by making
those choices?
• What was their incentive for cleaning Little
Red Hen’s house?
• What services were traded for goods?
• What were the consequences, good and
bad, related to each characters’ decisions?

Learn about Lombardi’s Pizzeria – The oldest
pizzeria in the United States.
• https://firstpizza.com/
•
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=2-
ofyAPH5bk
• What are five interesting
facts about Lombardi’s
Pizzeria?

• Questions:
• Refer to Lombardi’s menu.
Would you choose a salad or
a pizza for lunch? Why? Use
information from the text to
justify your answer.
• Which toppings would you
choose for your pizza? Since
they cost $4.00 each, should
you choose as many as you
want? Why or why not?

think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
Is the photo
black & white or
color? Why do
you think that
is?
What are people
doing in the
photo?
What are the
objects used for
in the photo?
Write two words
that describe
the photo.
Where do you
think this photo
was taken?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see?
Are there more
words or
pictures?
What do the
words say?
What does this
mean?
Why was it
created?
Who created it?
When was it
created?

• Look at the
pictures of
Lombardi’s. How
has the pizzeria
changed since
1905?
• What goods and
services does
Lombardi’s offer?
• Would you go to
Lombardi’s?
Why or why not?

• https://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/how-to-make-a-pizza-
0213194
• https://www.persil.com/uk/dirt-is-good/recipes/make-pizza-faces-
for-kids.html
• http://pizzahalloffame.com/category/hall-of-
famers/northeast/page/4/

• How do I make good choices buying goods and services?

Second Grade
What should I know about spending and saving money?

Econ Express: Saving and Spending

Image Analysis
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
What are the
objects used for
in the photo?
Write two words
that describe
the photo.
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

• Questions:
• What did Alexander plan to do with his
money when he first got it?
• Why wasn’t he able to save his money?
• On what did Alexander spend his money?
• Did Alexander say he wanted to save or
spend his $1?
• Based on the evidence from the story, did
Alexander save his money or spend it?
• What do you think about the spending
choices Alexander made?
• If Alexander really wants a walkie-talkie,
what will he have to do?
• What is saving?

Extend the literary text.
• https://sunnymoney.we
ebly.com/blog/spending

• What is scarcity?
• Why do we have to make
choices with our money?

• What is an opportunity cost?
• Alexander had a dollar. A
soda costs a dollar, and a
pack of gum costs 50 cents.
What is the opportunity cost
if Alexander chooses buys
the soda?
• Fill out the chart at the
bottom of the page.

• What does it mean to save?
• What advice would you give
to Alexander about saving
money?
• Where can you save money?
• Did you ever save money for
something special?

• Why should kids have a goal
for saving money?
• What might your goal be?
• How much to do you need to
save?
• How much do you have now?
• How much more do you
need?

• What are ways that you can
save money everyday?

• Where does money come
from?
• What does the Federal
Reserve do with the money it
receives from the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing?
• What is the difference
between withdrawing and
depositing money?
• What happens to worn-out
bills.

https://sunnymoney.weebly.com/blog/bank-on-it
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
Is the photo
black & white or
color? Why do
you think that
is?
Are there words
on the photo?
What do they
say?
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are the
objects used for
in the photo?
Write three
words that
describe the
photo.
Where do you
think this photo
was taken?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

Write about the Primary Source
https://sunnymoney.weebly.com/blog/bank-on-it
• After analyzing the
photographs of the two banks,
write to explain how banks
have changed over time.

• What should I know about spending and saving money?

Third Grade
Why and how do people use money to buy goods and services?

Econ Express: Buyers and Sellers

Image Analysis
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
drawing?
Is the drawing
black & white or
color? Why do
you think that
is?
Are there words
on the drawing?
What do they
say?
What are the
objects used for
in the drawing?
Write a
sentence that
describes the
drawing.
Why did the
artist make this
drawing?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this drawing?

Read the literary text –
page 31
• Questions:
• Who is the buyer?
• Who are the sellers?
• What does it mean that Scott
‘handled the money?’
• What is ‘sweet talk’ and why
would Evan need to use it?
• How are buyers and sellers
interacting?

Econ Express: Characteristics of Money

• What are goods and
services?
• What are the characteristics
of money?
• Why is it important that
money has these
characteristics?

• Determine the characteristics
of money for each item on
the chart.
• Would any of these items be
a good replacement for the
money we have today? Why
or why not?

• What is barter?
• Why do we not barter as
much as we used to in order
to get things we want?
• What is another word that
means about the same thing
as ‘barter?’
• Who would you trade with?
Why?
• Would you be able to trade
with them if they did not
want you cookie? Why?

• Questions
• Where are coins made?
• What are the steps in making
coins?
• Why do coins have raised
edges?
• What happens if a coin is not
perfect?
Non-fiction: Making Cents
© 2012 ReadWorks
®
, Inc. All rights reserved.
Article: Copyright © 2009 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved.
Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation.
Used by permission.
1
Making Cents
The Minting Process
Learn how coins are made.
Coins are made at U.S. Mint offices. A mint is a place that makes coins.
Coin-making is called minting. Follow the steps below to learn how a sheet
of metal becomes a pile of new coins.
Making Blanks
Getty Images
(1) Large sheets of metal go through a machine that punches out circle
shapes called blanks. The blanks are heated to make them soft. Then they
are put in machines where they are washed, dried, and polished.
Raising the Edges
AP Images

think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
image?
Are there any
special
markings?
Where might
this have come
from?
Write a
sentence that
describes the
image.
Who do you
think made this
image?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this image?
Visit the U. S. Currency Education Program:
https://www.uscurrency.gov/educational-
materials/classrooms/currency-academy/

• What is a security feature?
• What is a design feature?
• Why would money need
security features?
• What do you think is the
most important security
feature on the $100 bill.
Why?

Compare two texts.
Evidence in
$100 Note
Evidence in
Special Features on
U. S. Currency
Both
When you tilt the $100 bill, the 3-D security ribbon
images of bells and 100s will move and change.
The 3-D security ribbon is woven into the note.
The watermark on a $5 bill is a number.
Watermarks can be seen on both sides of the bill.
The security thread, also called a special thread,
runs up and down, or vertically, on the bill.
If you hold a bill under ultraviolet light the thread
will glow.

• https://yumonomicsdotcom2.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/lemonade
-economics-part-2/
• https://yumonomicsdotcom2.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/one-cent-
two-cents-old-cent-new-cents/
• https://www.usa.gov/money-factory-lesson-plan

Why and how do people use money to buy goods and services?

Fourth Grade
What is an entrepreneur? How do entrepreneurs
impact their families and the economies of their
communities?

Econ Express: Entrepreneurs
https://sunnymoney.weebly.com/4.html

Image Analysis
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
What are the
objects used for
in the photo?
Who are the
people in the
photo?
Write two words
that describe
the photo.
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

• Questions:
• What type of business is Tobias
starting?
• What is a branding iron? Why did it
have MCI built into it?
• Is Tobias an entrepreneur? Why or
why not?

Read the informational texts associated with
A Land Remembered.
• What was Florida’s role in the
Civil War?
• What was Reconstruction?
• Who was Joshua Hoyet
Fryer?
• What can we learn about the
Civil War from him?

Read the informational texts associated with A Land
Remembered.
• https://www.christopherstill.
com/fl-house-of-reps
https://www.christopherstill.com/fl-house-of-reps

A Land Remembered.
• Where did the McIvey’s come from
in 1858?
• Compare this map to a current map
of Florida. Where did the McIvey’s
live in 1858? What other locations
can you find on both maps?
• Consider the McIvey’s cattle
business. Why would the area
around the Kissimmee River be a
good place for their new
homestead?

A Land Remembered.
• How did the cattle industry begin in
Florida?
• What impact did railroads have on the
cattle industry?
• What does it mean the Florida was an
‘open range?’
• Who was Frederic Remington? What is
is relationship with the Florida cattle
industry?

Compare two texts.
Evidence in
Reflecting on Ocean
Pond
Evidence in
Cattle and Cowboys in
Florida
Evidence in
Both
In the 1800s, the Seminole nation owned
many cattle.
Cattle were allowed to roam freely.
The cattle brought by Spaniards created the
cattle industry in Florida.
Early cowboys branded their cattle.
The sound of their whips earned cowboys
the nickname “cracker.”
Land grants attracted people to come to
Florida.

Analyze Primary Sources: Interviews with Patrick Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrgDqZ9
aIE
https://alandremembered.com/all-about-
patrick-smith/

Writing about the primary sources.
• How did Patrick Smith feel about authenticity in the writing of A Land
Remembered?
• Is Patrick Smith and entrepreneur? Why?

• https://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/railroads/
• https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhi
bits/ranching/
• https://www.flaglermuseum.us/
• https://www.floridainvents.org/
• http://www.invent.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwpKveBRAwEiwAo4Pqm-
t95YbQ9Re6TJzRttJDkTCHa_u8GE5t7Mkg18JvUyIYEpqhRT9v7hoCXm
wQAvD_BwE

How do entrepreneurs impact families and the economies of their
communities?

Fifth Grade
Essential question: What is the impact of Benjamin Franklins inventions
both yesterday and today?

Econ Express: Technology in the New Nation

https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/inventions
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
What is the
object used for
in the photo?
Write a
sentence that
describe the
photo.
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

• Questions: pp. 10-11
• What problem is Ben
trying to solve?
• What suggestions does
Amos make to help Ben
solve this problem?
Read the literary
text.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XF0fR
8ItH8
Min. 5:35 – 6:10

What do I
see?
What do I
think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
What are the
objects used
for in the
photo?
Write two
words that
describe the
photo.
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
What are the
objects used for
in the photo?
Write two words
that describe
the photo.
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

• Questions: pp. 48-49
• What big question is Ben
trying to answer?
• What was Ben putting on
the roof? Why?
• Which events in this
excerpt are historically
accurate? How do you
know? How can we find
out?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XF0fR8ItH8
Min. 12

FSA new type of questions
Source 1 Source 2 both
Evidence of x yes yes
Evidence of y no yes

think?
What do I
wonder?
What do you
see in the
photo?
Is the photo
black and white
or color? Why
do you think
that is?
What is the
object used for
in the photo?
Write a
sentence that
describe the
photo.
Who do you
think took this
photo?
What are
questions you
can ask about
this photo?

Write about the primary sources.
• What problems did Franklin try
to solve with his inventions?
What impacts did he have on
Colonial America?

Read informational texts associated with Ben
and Me .
• What was Poor Richard’s
Almanac?
• What was in the almanac?
• Why did Franklin write the
almanac?
• http://www.benjamin-
franklin-history.org/poor-
richards-almanac/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XF0fR8ItH8
Min. 6:20

and Me .
• Connections to Ben and Me:
• Printer of paper money
• Chapter 5
• Diplomat for the Colonies
• Chapter 8
• Senior Revolutionary and
Founding Father
• Chapter 9

and Me .
• What is a portrait bust?
• Why does the author refer to
Franklin as a celebrity?
• The text says that Houdon
captured Benjamin Franklin's
intelligence in this sculpture.
Explain whether or not you
agree with this statement.
Support your opinion with
evidence from the image and
text.

Compare two texts.
Evidence in
Poor Richard’s
Almanack
Evidence in
Poor Richard’s
Almanack is Published
Evidence in
Both
Poor Richard’s Almanack contained weather
predictions, sayings, and poems.
Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard’s
Almanack in 1732.
Benjamin Franklin was a representative of
Pennsylvania in the dispute with England.
Poor Richard’s Almanack was published for
25 years.
The oldest almanac still in circulation is the
Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Benjamin Franklin became the official
printer of currency for Pennsylvania.

Provide additional resources if available
• https://www.readworks.org/article/The-American-Revolutionary-
War/bd014cce-fbb2-4a72-bc91-
d4598ae251b9#!articleTab:content/contentSection:b143f3d8-6af5-
473e-a1ed-195ee429a9ef/ (article a day)
• https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/ben-franklin-highlighting-the-
printer Federal Reserve
• https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/inventions

Essential question: What is the impact of Benjamin Franklins
inventions both yesterday and today?

Questions?
• Thank you for your time and attention!
• Deborah Kozdras dkozdras@usf.edu
• Sherry Moser smoser@usf.edu

Text sets

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

Similar to Text sets

Similar to Text sets (20)

More from Yumonomics

More from Yumonomics (20)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

Text sets

Editor's Notes