ED 022 658 RE 001 449 By-Cooper, Minna; and Others DEVELOPMENTAL READING in SOCIAL STUDIES; the LOCAL COKMUNITY: LONG ISLAND and NEW YORK CITY
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 022 658 RE 001 449 By-Cooper, Minna; And Others DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN SOCIAL STUDIES; THE LOCAL COKMUNITY: LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY. A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS, GRADE 7, REVISED. Sewannaka Central High School District Number 2, Nassau County, N.Y. Pub Date 64 Note-63p. EDRS Price MF-S0.50 HC-$2.60 Descriptors-COMPREHENSION, CONTENT READING. CRITICAL THINKING, *CURRICULUM GUIDES. *DEWLOPMENTAL READING. DIRECTED READING ACTIVITY, *GRADE 7, *SOCIAL STUDIES. STUDY SKILLS. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT This guide is designed to provide seventh-grade social studies teachers with materials needed to present instruction in reading skills and to teach those facts, concepts, and attitudes which are the aim of social studies education.Entries on the subject of Long Island and New York City are arranged by topic, and material within each topic is arranged according to two texts: "Living in New York- by Flierl and Ike to be used with modified classes, and 'New York: The Empire State byEllis. Frost, and Fink, to be used with honors and average classes. To promote the development of comprehension, vocabulary, criticalthinking, and studyskills,the guide presents exercises in categorizing, reading for main ideas and supporting details, organization. -and map-reading. Questions are designed to evaluate the students's mastery of these skills and of content subject matter. Some questions are designed to cover collateral chapters in the two books. (RT) a4114111 The Local Connnunky: Long Island and New York City U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IL POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. 0 0aritifit RI Sewanhaka CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLDISTRICT NO. 2 NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK The Local CommurIty: Long Island ad New York City MRS. MINNA COOPER Alva T. Stanforth Junior High School DONALD LAUX Elmont Memorial High School MISS MARILYN MACCHIA Elmont Memorial High School MRS. DIANA OESTREICHER New. Hyde Park Memorial High School MISS CATHERINE SINAGRA Alva T. Stanforth Junior High School JEROME SMILEY Alva T. Stanforth Junior High School' a.guide Sewanhaka CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 NASSAU COUNTY, NEIN yout . Sumer 1964 Dr. James A. DeSonne, Assistant District Principal (Administration) Robert M. Vincent, Director, Instructional Materials Center Dan Dramer, District Curriculum Supervisor for Reading and LanguageArts John W. Nicoll, Principal of the District BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Russell P. Thomas Jr., President Mr. John J. Doyle, Vice President Mrs. Anne M. Boeckmann Mr: Samuel L. Nadler Mr. Anthony C. Crea Mr. Walter H. Pohl Mr. Milton Levine Mrs. Viola S. Southern DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION Mr. John W. Nicoll - Principal of theDistrict Dr. James A. DeSonne - Assistant District Principal(Curriculum and Instruction) Mr. W. Wallace Purdy - Assistant District Principal(Personnel and Supervision/ Mr. John S. Randolph - Assistant District Principal(Pupil Personnel Services) BUILDING PRINCIPALS Mr. Gilbert G. Blum, Principali H. FrankCarey High School Mr. Francis X. Driscoll, Principal, ElmontMemorial High School Mr. John H. Fuller, Principal, Floral ParkMemorial High School Mr, Alton D. Lowe, Principal, Alva T.Stanforth Junior High School ET. Jerome J. Niosi, Principal, New Hyde ParkMemorial High School Mr. Howard W. Nordahl, Principal, SywanhakaHigh School ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This revised edition extends to our newly-adopted seventh grade social studies texts the district's well-knawn program of developmental reading in the content areas. In publishing this guide, the district reaffirms its belief in the value of developmental reading for secondary school pupils. This volume represents the cooperative efforts of many participants with special talents whose contributions I acknowledge with appreciation. Mts. Minna Cooper For their authorship of the guide Mt. Donald Laux in the summer of 1964 Miss Marilyn Macchia Mts. Diana Oestreicher Miss Catherine Sinagra Mr. Jerome Smiley Mts. Judith Beckerman For their work in writing the Ws. Lynne Chaleff original edition of this guide Mts. Anne L. Cosse and its first revision. Mrs. Julia Kanarek Mts. Joan L. Kramer Mrs. Esther Levine Mrs. Diana Oestreidher Miss Jo-Ann Surber mr. Dan Dramer, District For supervising and, organizing Curriculum Supervisor, the project in its formative and Reading and Language Arts developmental stages. Mt. Ira Wilder, District For suggestions on dividing the Social Studies Coordinator content into study units. Dr. Harold L. Herber, Project For organizing, during his tenure English Demonstration as District Reading Coordinator, Center, Syracuse the district's developmental University reading program and its original study guides, and later, for consulting with the authors of this revised edition. Mts. Anne Cosse For voluntarily analyzing and criticizing our trial units, and for sharing her experience in writing and using these guides, Dr. James A. DeSonne, Assistant For general supervision of the District Principal, Curriculum summer workshop. %and Instruction ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mr. Robert Vincent, Director, For supervision of the production Instructional Materials of this guide Center Mrs. Madeline Hendrix For editirg final copy and for assisting in the supervision of the production of this guide. Mr. Donald Pross For creation of the cover design and other art work. Miss Patricia Massey and the For technical production of the typing and production staff guide. It is expected that the reading departments and junior high social studies departments of the several schools will plan for the inclusion of this material in the social studies program. Teachers uaing the guide are urged to keep notes on their critical analysis of it. After a suitable period of time, the guide will be evaluated and appropriate action will be taken. John W. Nicoll Principal of the District September 10 1964 r-4* r- tME3 ow nuNsno GUIDE TOPICS CORRELATED WITH TEXTS Unit I. NewRegions,Communities. York StateResources, Geography: andChapter22.I. INTRODUCTION ManufacturingDapire No.Living FLIERLState in AND 'New.regions and. URELL Aegions YOrk of the Chapter1. Nature NewNo.ELLIS, Molds York: FROST New.Thë* York AND Em ireFINK .State 19.23. TodayStateCitiesFarmsNew Yorkand of theFarming Endre in Statethein EmpireModern 4.2.3. UrbanNewRecreationBusinessRural York NewNew StateisYork York the MostOffersProvidesImportant Jobs Wealth and and UnitII.EarlyNew York History: 2. CommunitiesYesterdayand in NewToday York War)English.;hoodSettlement (Indians;Revolutionaryto State-Dutch; 6.5. NewTheYorkAlgonkianinthe and Days Iroquois of the IndiansDutch 7.6.5. theDutchFarmersThe WildernessIndians Traders and MerchantsRulaYorkand New Farmers York DevelopPenetrate 7. 'NewYOrk -as *an English Colony (10.18. 9. SettlersNewColonial YorkYorkers BringNewBecomes Learn Variety Important Self-Govcrnment toNew in York 9.8. VelfThe BoughYork inRoad the toWhr Victory Tor Independence 11,1 tionaryNewthe BritishYork War Helps EmpireFight the Revolu- Unit III. Newment;turament York Progressand. Social StateLocal and Govern-. Govern- Cul- 15.10. APresentDemocratic New. State Growth ina New 1600 Nation to the 17.13.12. NewDemocracyNew York LeadsHelps Sweads inShape (1769-1625)Population the Government :16.NewProgress York PiOneers in'social 16.19. YorkersPoliticalNew Yorkers-Make (1825-1865) Issues DivideSocial NewProgress = = 12111WE -ON -111111 GUIDE TOPICS CORRETATED WITH TEXTS Unit III. (Continued) 24.25. pireLocalThe StateState Government Government in the of Ed-New York 26.22.21. LocalAbleReform GovernorsGovernments Triumphs in in ServeNew New York YorkLocal Needs 29.28.27. ResourceseveryoneNewPoliticalThe YorkState Conserves PartiesGovernment ServeHUman Works Newand for YorkersNatural Unit II Westwardinand. New Transportation York Expansion State .12.11. NewSettlingRoads York and Western Waterways New inYork Early 15.14. New.SystemFrontiersmen Yorkers ImproveBecome Farmersthe Transportation g Unit V. Agriculturetry Develop andin NewIndus.. York 16. EmpireNew Yorkers Expand Their Business State.IndustrialProblems Age of the .21.14.13. 20thNewTheTransportation York GrowthCentury in ofthe Commerce andRailroad Commerce and Age in 24.23. YorkTradeIndustryTransportation, Improve Expands Agriculture,Rapidly in New and Uhit VI. TheLong Local Island Community: and New 17.18. NewIndustryThe York:People Culturalof New York Center 25.20. TheNew PopulationYork Becomes of theNew Nation'sYiark Increases York City 20. Newof theYork Nation City:World Metropolis 30.32.31. Cultua/NewNew YorkYorkYork Center Cf,tyBecomesBecomes Has thea ItsWorld Empire Own Capital Government City I; TO THE TEACEM This volume is one of a six-unit series designedto correlate with the two seventh grade soctsl studies textbookswe use in Central High School District No. TWo. The textbooks were examined by social studies teachers and organized into the following topical units: Unit I - NeW York State Geography: %ions: Resources: and Communities. Unit II - Early New York History: Settlement to Statehood (Indians; Dutch; Eng- lish; Revolutionary War) Unit III - New York State Government and Local Government; Social and. Cultural Progress Unit IV- Westward Expansion and. Transporta- tion in New York State Unit V -Agriculture and Industry Develop in New York State. Problems of the Industrial Age Unit VI - The Local Community: Long Island and New yoec City Each of these six units