Four Worlds │ 4W analysis

1. Four Worlds │ 4W analysis Attention all recipients of this file: First, thank you for opening this powerpoint and considering using it!  Whether the file was sent to you directly from Teresa or relayed by a colleague, CALIS and USC rely on your professionalism for proper credits and sourcing: Materials developed by or through CALIS are made available online via a database and website that serve as a digital file cabinet of teaching resources. Materials are free in support of teachers, students, and curriculum reform. When teachers or other CALIS partners write, adapt, or collaborate on materials —they are cited. The source information includes their affiliated schools or organizations. As others download and further adapt these materials—all credit and source lines, for teachers as well of for USC CALIS, should remain in tact as the original source. Slides that refer directly to items on the CALIS Activities Database are noted and linked. This file was first created as part of a partnership with Hawthorne School District, 2016-2017. Hawthorne School District’s Instructional Leadership Team for integrating History-Social Science and English Language Arts 8th grade quote for Early America Initial Launch: Jan 24, 2017 This Edition: Jan 24, 2017 Slide Count: 14 Teresa Hudock, Director, CALIS 213-740-7794 or calis@usc.edu usc.edu/calis For Jan 25 session

2. Four Worlds: 4W Analysis Quote Activity Inference Exercise Identify Factors & Trace Dynamics

3. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis Political World Economic World Intro activity on CALIS Activities Database: Students should refer to “the factor sheet” – 4W reference sheet 1 0.0 - Four Worlds of History: Social Science Factors Organize information from the quote into a 4W analysis. Social World Cultural World 3

4. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” 8th grade example Political World Economic World Proceed to Step 1. Social World Cultural World Early America 4 Source: Creating America: a history of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2006— Chapter 5: Beginnings of an American Identity, 1689–1763, Lesson 1: Early American Culture page 134

5. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” plentiful resources Cheap farmland chance to prosper Land ownership rights prosperity white male land owners vote Political World Economic World cheap farmland chance to prosper rights plentiful resources vote land ownership prosperity 1 Place each highlighted term in the world where it belongs. Social World Cultural World white male land owners 5

6. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” plentiful resources Cheap farmland chance to prosper Land ownership prosperity rights white male land owners vote 4W factors Political World Economic World cheap farmland land chance to prosper prosper rights rights resources plentiful resources vote land prosperity land ownership prosperity 2 After organizing highlighted terms, identify 4W factors. 4W factors Social World Cultural World white male land owners 6

7. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” plentiful resources Cheap farmland chance to prosper Land ownership rights prosperity white male land owners vote 4W factors Political World Economic World cheap farmland land chance to prosper prosper rights resources plentiful resources vote land prosperity land ownership 3 Which other factors can you infer? factors Social World Cultural World white male land owners class demographic group 7

8. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” plentiful resources Cheap farmland chance to prosper Land ownership rights prosperity white male land owners vote 4W factors Political World Economic World cheap farmland land chance to prosper prosper rights resources plentiful resources vote land prosperity land ownership 4 What are the directions of the relationships (arrows) relationships Social World Cultural World between factors in these worlds? factors white male land owners class demographic group 8

9. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” plentiful resources Cheap farmland chance to prosper Land ownership prosperity rights white male land owners vote 4W factors Political World Economic World cheap farmland land gave chance to prosper prosper rights resources plentiful resources gave vote gave land prosperity land ownership monopolized Social World Cultural World access privilege 5 Label the arrows! white male land owners What are the relationships? relationships class What are verbs for these relationships? demographic group 9

10. Inference Exercise: Identify factors and trace dynamics 4W analysis “Cheap farmland and plentiful resources gave the colonists a chance to prosper. They would have less opportunity in Europe....Land ownership gave the colonists political rights as well as prosperity. Generally only white male land owners could vote..” plentiful resources Cheap farmland chance to prosper Land ownership prosperity rights white male land owners vote 4W factors Political World Economic World cheap farmland land gave chance to prosper prosper rights resources plentiful resources gave vote gave land prosperity land ownership monopolized Owning land provides a distinct advantage to gain prosperity, privilege and power. Social World Cultural World access privilege 6 What is the significance? significance white male land owners From ancient society to modern society, this relationship between factors is a dynamic of society that still exists. class demographic group 10

11. How many social science factors can you find in historical fiction? Are they hiding in plain sight? Can you hear them, see them? CALIS Activities Database: 4W Themes: Book List for Four Worlds of Literature

12. The Power of Words Targeting a Rich Vocabulary In the spirit of E.B. White: “Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, sensitive, quick and generally congenial readers on earth. They accept, almost without question, anything you present them with, as long as it is presented honestly, fearlessly and clearly. Some writers for children deliberately avoid using words they think a child doesn’t know. This emasculates the prose and, I suspect, bores the reader. Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention.” E.B. White, American Writer, 1899–1985 For a context that builds students’ appreciation & skill with the power of words, please enjoy Oration: language arts at its best

13. Four Worlds │ 4W Analysis a project of the Center for Active Learning in International Studies UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Four Worlds analytical framework developed by Steven Lamy, Professor of International Relations, USC Four Worlds of social science factors adapted by Teresa Hudock, Director, and Sandy Line, Associate CALIS, USC

14. Four Worlds │ 4W Analysis Center for Active Learning in International Studies School of International Relations UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA For more information, contact: Teresa Hudock calis@usc.edu 213-740-7794 Classroom materials are available free online at dornsife.usc.edu/calis