Common Core:
Reading Standards:
4th grade students will be able to:
explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Determine the meaning of domain specific words; compare and contrast a firsthand and second hand account of the same event or topic.
Interpret information presented visually and orally; integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write knowledgably about an event.
Writing Standards:
4th grade students will be able to:
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts.
Write narratives to develop real or imaginary experiences using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to tal, purpose, and audience.
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing.
With some guidance and support from adults,use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Essential Questions:
1.How do individuals or societies deal with scarcity? How should they deal with scarcity?
2. How do people shape their governments?
3. What is the balance between citizens rights and citizens responsibilities?
4th grade students will be able to:
explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Determine the meaning of domain specific words; compare and contrast a firsthand and second hand account of the same event or topic.
Interpret information presented visually and orally; integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write knowledgably about an event.
Writing Standards:
4th grade students will be able to:
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts.
Write narratives to develop real or imaginary experiences using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to tal, purpose, and audience.
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing.
With some guidance and support from adults,use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Essential Questions:
1.How do individuals or societies deal with scarcity? How should they deal with scarcity?
2. How do people shape their governments?
3. What is the balance between citizens rights and citizens responsibilities?