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MORE 5TH GRADE LEARNING GOALS

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Social Studies:Vocab and Government QuizTuesday

  • Describe the organizational structure of the federal government in the United States.
  • Explain how the powers of government are limited.
  • Explain how the principle of checks and balances and separation of powers serve to limit the powers of the federal government as reflected in the Constitution.

Writing and Technology:Narrative Writing

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.A
    Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.B
    Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.C
    Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g.,incontrast,especially).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.D
    Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.E
    Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

MORE 6TH GRADE LEARNING GOALS

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Social Studies: Students will be creating their own island/nation!

  • Create an island/nation and describe it using the 5 themes of geography.
  • Create maps and graphs to show the social and physical aspects of the area.
  • Describe the island/nation's physical, cultural, governmental, economic, and other ways.

Writing and Technology:Narrative Writing

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
    Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.A
    Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.B
    Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.C
    Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.D
    Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.E
    Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.