Teach your students to observe, connect and analyze literary and visual texts in social studies classes with our Observe History organizer. This product is Common Core-aligned to support reading history standards 2 and 3.

This text pairs well with other short stories by Edgar Allen Poe like the “Tell- Tale Heart” for an awesome Halloween themed mini-unit. You can also pair short stories with nonfiction resources such as “The Masks We Wear.” Look for more resource at our store. Although the month of October also has ties to breast cancer awareness, domestic violence, and bullying, the major themes of this unit is empathy and economics. Students will focus on the symbolism in Poe’s allegory before connecting the theme to nonfiction texts. This resource includes: Teaching tips and tricks. CCSS alignment document Daily print-and-teach learning guides Word wall images Struggling reader support Embedded formative assessments

Common Core-aligned guided close reading of the language and rhetoric into two historical speeches complete with workstation passages to add historical context and independent practice. Students practice making inferences about meaning, tone, and purpose. Great for a mini-lesson on conflict or as a reflection on September 11th.

Graphic organizer guides students to think critically about historical vocabulary and makes teaching history the Common Core way a lot easier.

A close reading guide for American History teachers and literacy lovers!!! This reading guide from OWLS goes with any lesson centered around our nation's fight for freedom.

Students consider the complex language of the Declaration of Independence by chunking the content and comparing each section to the familiar context of a break-up letter.

Reading isn't just for ELA classes with this reading guide! Conduct a close read of Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" in social studies like a pro with this guide from OWLS. Students will compare and contrast different accounts and perspectives of an event.

Examine history through each eleven historical lenses. Aligned to Common Core State Standards for Literacy in history (RH.9), this guide prompts students to think critically about the historical significance of events and people in history. This two-page document differentiates for advanced and regular students but both are ready for implementation in secondary history classrooms.

A great system for taking notes about specific historical periods and topics from OWLS! For a more advanced look at history try The Historical Literacy Guide