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Sample Open-Ended Writing Prompts for Social Studies. Instructional Focus for Literacy in Social Studies. Use reading/writing-to-learn activities throughout instruction to better engage students in higher order thinking skills Ask text-dependent questions during instruction
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Instructional Focus for Literacy in Social Studies • Use reading/writing-to-learn activities throughout instruction to better engage students in higher order thinking skills • Ask text-dependent questions during instruction • Require students to cite evidence to support interpretations of text in both oral and written responses • Increase writing about text to assess/improve reading and understanding • Provide practice for students in 3 types of rhetorical modes of writing (informational, argumentation, narrative) for all grades