Teacher Task: Social Studies

Hello, and thank you for agreeing to participate in this project! Below, Ive outlined a task for you to audio
record yourself with. First, please find a quiet place to record. You may use your cell phone or computer to
recordwhichever is easiest for you. If you are unfamiliar with any recording software, please let me know
and I can help.
The recordings should be between 1.5 and 2 minutes long. You may have to practice a few times before
you record to make sure that you have sufficient content. If its helpful, you can outline what you will say;
however, please do not write out your speech word for word. Its necessary to have spontaneous, rather
than scripted, speech. It will be helpful to have a clock or (stop)watch nearby. Also, please leave
approximately 3 seconds of pause time at the beginning and end of your speech.
Below, there is a list of subject-specific vocabulary words based on the Common Core Standards. Please
choose one or two words and explain it/them as if you were explaining it to a class of 11th grade students in
your district. You can talk about the corresponding parts of speech (e.g., counterfeit is a noun, verb, and
adjective), give example sentences, common collocations (i.e., words that often go with that word), discuss
its origins and/or explain the concept. Many of the words can be grouped together, such as Malcolm X and
Black Panthers. Feel free to talk about multiple words/concepts and describe them in relation to each
other. Consider connecting the word to a textbook chapter, instructional unit, or current event that would
be familiar to these students. Please aim to make your speech as authentic to the classroom setting as
possible. This means speaking to students rather than your teacher colleagues. In order to begin, it may
help you to imagine the following situation:
You are teaching 11 grade Science students. One of your students asks you, "Could you please explain
what X means?"
Once you have completed your recording, please label it with your full name and the word (or one of the
words, if you choose multiple) that you defined (e.g., MEGHANMORAN_FILIBUSTER). Then, email it to
mkm338@nau.edu. I will check the sound quality of your recording and will be in touch with you shortly.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you again!
-Meghan
American History
Great Depression
Malcom X
Black Panthers
Election of 1960
Cuban Missle Crisis
JFK Assasination/LBJ
Secession
Emancipation Proclamation

World History
Decolonization
Civil disobedience
Genocide
Globalization
Arms race
Cold War
Protestant Reformation
Capitalism

Civics/Economics
Filibuster
Income
Credit
Investing
Gerrymandering
Precedent
Due Process
Popular Sovereignty

Teacher Task: Social Studies

Sharecropping

Free Market Economy

Totalitarian Government