Category Archives: Social Sciences

You’ll find domain-specific material designed to meet Common Core Standards in social studies, along with adapted and differentiated materials that deal with a broad array of conceptual knowledge in the social sciences. See the Taxonomies page for more about this category.

Caucus (n)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the noun caucus; don’t forget that it  also has use as a verb.

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Cultural Literacy: Social Darwinism

This Cultural Literacy worksheet on Social Darwinism is meant to complement the one on sociopath three posts below.

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Clarence Darrow on History

“History repeats itself; that’s one of the things that’s wrong with history.”

Clarence Darrow

Excerpted from: Winokur, Jon, ed. The Portable Curmudgeon. New York: Plume, 1992.

Boon (n)

Since it’s a word in relatively common use these days, perhaps this context clues worksheet on the noun boon will be useful in your classroom. This word is also used as an adjective, but it means basically the same thing.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Roots Hect-, Hecto- and Hecat-

You might find this short exercise on the Greek word roots hect, hecto, and hecat useful for getting a class started. It means hundred.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Cultural Literacy: Sociopath

Here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on the sociopath. It strikes me as a particularly timely word and concept.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

Legendary Journalist I.F. Stone Explains Government

“Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.”

I.F. Stone

Excerpted from: Winokur, Jon, ed. The Portable Curmudgeon. New York: Plume, 1992.

Bellwether (n)

Here is a a context clues worksheet on the noun bellwether. It’s a commonly used word, and high school students, I imagine most people would agree, ought to know it.

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Cultural Literacy: Uncle Sam

July 4th seems to me the perfect time to post this Cultural Literacy worksheet on Uncle Sam.

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A Text for Independence Day 2017: A Reading and Comprehension Worksheet on the Declaration of Independence

Over the summer vacation, I’ll be away from my computer for three Fridays. I’ve decided to post those missing Weekly Texts over the next couple of weeks.

Here, on the Fourth of July, is an Intellectual Devotional Reading on the Declaration of Indepedence and a comprehension worksheet to complement it.

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