Supporting
English Language
Learners in Social
Studies and
Science
WORD
SORTS
Closed Sort
– teacher gives them the words and categories
– Students sort the words
Open Sort
– teacher gives them words but not categories
– Students sort words and define categories
Semantic Feature Analysis
Conquered and
enslaved
Indians
Brought or
spread
Christianity
Built trading
posts
Learned
farming
techniques from
Indians
Spanish
French
English
Semantic Feature Analysis can then be used to compare and contrast.
Odd Word Out
Choose the word that does not belong.
Be ready to defend your answer.
Iroquois, Kwakiutl, Inuit, Lakota
plank houses, fish, cedar bark clothes, deer
WORD BUBBLES
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John Cabot
Francisco Coronado
Robert La Salle
Samuel de Champlain
Portugese Explorers
Mississippi River Valley
Explored for England
MAGIC SQUARES
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European Exploration
in West Africa
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Spain, England, and France were not the only European countries interested in claiming new
territories and great riches. Portugal also made voyages of discovery in West Africa. Let’s learn
about the regions explored by Portugal.
Three West African empires, one after another, dominated West Africa from 300 to 1600
A.D. These three empires were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Located in the western region of
Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were
surrounded by gold and salt mines. As a result, they became powerful by controlling trade in West
Africa.
Trading was an important part of life in Africa. African empires traded with each other to
meet their needs. One of their greatest needs was salt. During the time of the explorers, salt was
needed to flavor and preserve food. Because there was no refrigeration, many foods like meats
quickly spoiled. Instead of trying to keep these foods cool, people covered them with salt. The salt
dried out the food and allowed it to be stored for a while before being eaten. This made salt very
valuable. It was so valuable that other African kingdoms were willing to trade gold for it!
The great empires of West Africa traded with European nations and other African kingdoms.
The large supplies of gold and salt began to cause European countries like Portugal to become
more and more interested in the coast of West Africa. The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to
West African empires where they traded metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods for gold. As a
result, African people and African goods began to play an important role in increasing European
interest in world resources
Cubing – Exploration of North
American
• What argument can you make for or against exploration?
• Describe exploration.
• What else does exploration of North America make you
think of? Can you compare it to anything in your
experience?
• What can you do with exploration. What uses does it
have?
• How is exploration similar to other topics we’ve studied
in social studies? How is it different?
• Look at the parts of exploration. How are they related?
How do they work together? Where did exploration
originate? Where do you think it will go in the future?
QAR
Question – Answer Relationship
• Right There: What were the three West African empires
from 300 to 1600 A.D.?
• Think and Search: Did the Portugese acquire riches or
did they acquire territory from West Africa?
• Author and me: Why would drying food with salt allow it
to be stored longer before it was eaten?
• On My Own: What do you have that could be traded with
someone else for something that you want? Who might
be willing to trade with you and why?
Anticipation Guide
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The Mid-Atlantic states were known as the breadbasket states.
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The climate in the Mid-Atlantic states was mild.
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A cooper makes hats for gentlemen.
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New Jersey and Delaware are Mid-Atlantic states.
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Most Mid-Atlantic colonists belonged to the Church of England.
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People in the Mid-Atlantic states made their living by farming, fishing
or being artisans.
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Paragraph Scaffolding
RAFT
• Role – You are a colonist in either the MidAtlantic, Southern, or New England colonies.
• Audience – Your family that is still living in
England
• Format – Letter
• Topic – Either convince your relatives that they
should stay in England or that they should set
sail for the colonies.
Margin Notes
Marker Magic
Launch
About / Point Exit Pass