Content+Standards

= Social Studies =  **A**. role of the cattle trails  (Black Cowboys of Texas, Great Western Trail, and Chisholm Trail)  **B**. impact on American life  (Wright brothers - flight; George Washington Carver - science and southern economy; Alexander Graham Bell - communication; Thomas Edison - electricity; Henry Ford - transportation and assembly line)  **C**. United States becomes a World Power  (William McKinley - Spanish-American War; Theodore Roosevelt - Panama Canal)  **D**. immigration to the United States  (homeland, reasons left, where settled, contribution)  **E**. impact of westward expansion on Native Americans  (Battle of Little Bighorn; relocation of Native Americans to reservations)
 * SS5H3 **: Student will explain how life changed at the turn of the century.

= Reading =


 * ELA5R1:** The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a

warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational

For informational texts, the student reads and comprehends in order to develop understanding and expertise and produces evidence of reading that: topic sentences, concluding sentences, glossary).texts. diagrams, captions, and illustrations). to related topics or information.
 * A**. Locates facts that answer the reader’s questions.
 * B**. Identifies and uses knowledge of common textual features (e.g., paragraphs,
 * C**. Identifies and uses knowledge of common graphic features (e.g., charts, maps,
 * D**. Identifies and uses knowledge of common organizational structures (e.g.,chronological order, logical order, cause and effect, classification schemes).
 * E**. Distinguishes cause from effect in context.
 * F** Identifies and analyzes main ideas, supporting ideas, and supporting details.
 * G**. Makes perceptive and well-developed connections.
 * H**. Relates new information to prior knowledge and experience and makes connections

= Writing =
 * ELA5W2:** The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres.

The student produces a narrative that: developing reader interest. characters and character conversation. dialogue, tension, or suspense.
 * A**. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise
 * B**. Establishes a plot, point of view, setting, and conflict, and/or the significance of events.
 * C**. Creates an organizing structure.
 * D**. Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character.
 * E**. Excludes extraneous details and inconsistencies.
 * F**. Develops complex characters through actions describing the motivation of
 * G**. Uses a range of appropriate narrative strategies such as flashback, foreshadowing,
 * H**. Provides a sense of closure to the writing.
 * I**. Lifts the level of language using appropriate strategies including word choice.

The student produces informational writing (e.g., report, procedures, correspondence) that: otherwise developing reader interest. and context. describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote.
 * A**. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and
 * B**. Develops a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on a subject.
 * C**. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience,
 * D**. Includes appropriate facts and details.
 * E.** Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information.
 * F**. Uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details,
 * G**. Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, newspapers,and online materials.
 * H**. Provides a sense of closure to the writing.
 * I**. Lifts the level of language using appropriate strategies including word choice.

The student produces a persuasive essay that: otherwise developing reader interest. and context.
 * A**. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and
 * B.** States a clear position in support of a proposal.
 * C**. Supports a position with relevant evidence.
 * D**. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience,
 * E**. Addresses reader concerns.
 * F**. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information.
 * G**. Provides a sense of closure to the writing.
 * H**. Raises the level of language using appropriate strategies (word choice).

ELA5R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts.