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| Summary of Skills: Poetry |
| Language Arts |
| Adapt spoken language (word choice, diction, and usage) to the audience, purpose, and occasion. |
| Adapt spoken language such as word choice, diction, and usage to the audience, purpose, and occasion. |
| Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. |
| Apply knowledge of language structure, grammar, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss texts. |
| Assess how language choice and delivery affect the tone of the message. |
| Compose poetry using self-selected and assigned topics. |
| Compose work that follows the conventions of a particular genre. |
| Connect personal experiences, information, insights, and ideas with those of others through speaking and listening. |
| Define figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification) and identify its use in literary works. |
| Describe how the language of literature affects the listener. |
| Describe structural differences of various forms of writing. |
| Identify and interpret elements of fiction. |
| Identify examples of figurative language found in text. |
| Identify how language and word choice can reflect regions and cultures. |
| Identify structural patterns found in text. |
| Increase reading and writing vocabulary through the knowledge of synonyms. |
| Listen to, enjoy, and appreciate written language. |
| Paraphrase to indicate active listening. |
| Read a variety of texts, including poetry. |
| Read independently daily to increase vocabulary. |
| Recite brief poems (two or three stanzas), soliloquies, or dramatic dialogues, using clear diction, tempo, volume, and phrasing. |
| Respond to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive, critical, and evaluative processes by analyzing the authors' word choice and context. |
| Select a writing focus, organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, and format requirements. |
| Speak clearly and appropriately to audiences for different purposes and occasions. |
| Students apply knowledge of language structure, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts. |
| Think about the tone of your voice and the speed at which the poem should be read. |
| Use concrete sensory details in writing. |
| Write the names of poems, works of art, and musical compositions in quotation marks. |
| Social Studies |
| Describe a variety of regions in the United States. |
| Describe and compare physical and cultural characteristics of the regions. |
| Locate, in absolute and relative terms, major landforms, bodies of water and natural resources on a map. |
| Summary of Skills: The Fifty States |
| Science |
| Identify how energy is passed from one organism to another. |
| Social Studies |
| Analyze how people in different parts of the United States earn a living, past and present. |
| Analyze the consequences of human modification of the environment, past and present. |
| Compare and contrast characteristics of regions within the United States. |
| Compare and contrast the physical and cultural characteristics of regions within the United States. |
| Compare regions within the United States. |
| Describe a variety of environments found in the United States. |
| Describe a variety of regions in the United States. |
| Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources in the United States. |
| Describe the absolute and relative location of natural resources in the United States. |
| Describe the distribution of settlement in the United States. |
| Describe the origins and significance of national celebrations such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. |
| Describe the variety of regions in the United States. |
| Describe ways people have adapted to and modified their environment in the United States, past and present. |
| Describe ways people have adapted to and modified their environment. |
| Evaluate the effects of supply and demand on business, industry, and agriculture. |
| Explain how and why population distribution differs within the United States. |
| Explain patterns of settlement at different time periods. |
| Explain population differences within the United States. |
| Explain the geographic factors that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population. |
| Explain the meaning patriotic symbols and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the White House. |
| Identify clusters of settlement in the United States. |
| Identify reasons why people have adapted to and modified their environment, past and present, such as the use of natural resources to meet basic needs. |
| Identify ways people used natural resources to meet their basic needs. |
| Recite and explain the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. |
| Translate geographic data into a variety of formats such as graphs and maps. |
| Summary of Skills: The View from Saturday |
| Language Arts |
| Analyze characters, including their traits, motivations, conflicts, points of view, relationships, and changes they undergo. |
| Articulate and discuss themes and connections that cross cultures. |
| Compare text events with his/her own experiences. |
| Connect, compare, and contrast ideas, themes, and issues across text. |
| Define and identify figurative language. |
| Distinguish between a speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts. |
| Exhibit an identifiable voice in personal narratives and in stories. |
| Frame central questions about a topic. |
| Frame thoughtful questions. |
| Identify and use adverbs. |
| Identify how the use of language reflects a culture. |
| Interpret ideas from a text through varied means such as journal writing, discussion, and reenactment. |
| Interpret speakers’ messages and perspectives. |
| Locate the meanings, pronunciations, and derivations of unfamiliar words using dictionaries. |
| Make oral and written presentations using visual aids with an awareness of purpose and audience. |
| Produce research projects and reports. |
| Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres, including letters of request. |
| Recognize and analyze story plot, setting, and problem resolution. |
| Recognize homonyms and their meanings. |
| Summarize and organize information by outlining ideas. |
| Support his/her own ideas by citing examples in the text and personal experiences. |
| Support responses by referring to relevant aspects of text and his/her own experiences. |
| Understand and identify literary and dramatic terms such as scene, dialogue, stage direction, and act. |
| Use multiple sources to locate relevant information. |
| Use oral and written language to present information and ideas in a clear, concise manner. |
| Write to explain, describe, or report. |
| Summary of Skills: American Tall Tales and Legends |
| Language Arts |
| Analyze the characteristics of various types of text. |
| Compare and contrast information on the same topic after reading several passages or articles. |
| Compare and contrast tales from different cultures by tracing the exploits of one character type |
| Compare oral traditions across regions and cultures. |
| Consider how language brings characters to life and enhances plot development. |
| Create multiple-paragraph compositions. |
| Define figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification) and identify its use in literary works. |
| Demonstrate evidence of language cohesion by providing a logical sequence for fiction and nonfiction. |
| Describe how the author’s perspective or point of view affects the text. |
| Describe similarities and differences across texts, such as treatment of the topic. |
| Describe the structural differences of various imaginative forms of literature, including fantasies, fables, myths, legends, and fairy tales. |
| Develop theories to account for similar tales in diverse cultures (e.g. trickster tales). |
| Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text. |
| Include facts and details that help listeners to focus. |
| Increase reading and writing vocabulary through discussion. |
| Provide a context that enables the listener to imagine the circumstances of the event or experience. |
| Read a variety of text including folklore and legends. |
| Read independently daily to build background knowledge. |
| Recognize and use figurative language techniques. |
| Recognize distinguishing factors of genre. |
| Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. |
| Summarize and organize information from multiple sources. |
| Write to entertain, such as to compose short stories. |
| Social Studies |
| Compare and contrast regions within the United States. |
| Summary of Skills: Your State |
| Language Arts |
| Locate and describe American Indian tribes that lived in your state in the past or still live there today. |
| Recognize and use a Table of Contents. |
| Science |
| Trace scientific advancements in your state’s history. |
| Social Studies |
| Analyze the effects of advancements and discoveries on citizens. |
| Analyze the impact of your state’s citizens, past and present, on the nation’s artistic and cultural development. |
| Analyze the relationship between the Federal Government and the sates. |
| Assess and evaluate the importance of regional and state diversity on economic, social, and political institutions. |
| Assess changes in ways of living over time. |
| Assess how a state’s natural resources are being used. |
| Describe and compare characteristics of different regions in your state. |
| Describe elements of the social history of your state. |
| Describe the various regions of your state, including how their characteristics and physical environments (e.g., water, landforms, vegetation, climate) affect human activity. |
| Describe ways your state specializes in economic activity. |
| Evaluate the economic relationship your state has with other states. |
| Explain cultural traditions of your state. |
| Explain how goods, ideas, and people have changed over time in your state. |
| Identify examples of resources in your state and community. |
| Identify important events associated with your state’s history. |
| Identify important geographical features in your state. |
| Identify symbols and documents associated with your state. |
| Identify the location of important geographical destinations within your state. |
| Locate in absolute and relative terms major landforms and bodies of water in your state. |
| Recognize important state symbols. |
| Recognize ways state money is used. |
| Site examples from your state’s history that had an impact on the advancement of America. |
| Trace scientific advancements in your state’s history. |
| Trace the growth and development of your state. |
| Use maps to describe how regions within your state vary in the services they provide, their vegetation, land use, and wildlife. |
| Use maps, charts, and pictures to describe regions. |
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