5.+Freedom+and+Democracy

**ELA Curriculum Map** ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for literary response and expression. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for social interaction || ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for literary response and expression. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for social interaction || ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for literary response and expression. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for social interaction || ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for literary response and expression. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. ●Students will read, write, listen and speak for social interaction || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Read, view and interpret literary text ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Read to collect and interpret data, facts and ideas for multiple sources || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Evaluate the validity and accuracy of information, ideas, themes, opinions and experiences in text to evaluate examples, details, or reasons used to support ideas. ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Interpret characters, plot, setting and theme and dialogue using evidence from the text. ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Draw conclusions and make inferences on the basis of explicit and implied information || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Evaluate the validity and accuracy of information, ideas, themes, opinions and experiences in text to evaluate examples, details, or reasons used to support ideas. ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Apply thinking skills, such as define, classify and infer, to interpret data, facts and ideas from informational text. ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Interpret characters, plot, setting and theme and dialogue using evidence from the text. || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Evaluate the validity and accuracy of information, ideas, themes, opinions and experiences in text to evaluate examples, details, or reasons used to support ideas. ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Apply thinking skills, such as define, classify and infer, to interpret data, facts and ideas from informational text. ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Interpret characters, plot, setting and theme and dialogue using evidence from the text. || ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Basic Punctuation ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Word Attack Strategies || ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Basic Grammar ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Basic Punctuation ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Word Attack Strategies || * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">The Writing Process with Intense focus on REVISION <span style="display: block; text-align: center; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Revision vs. Re-writing ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">//Review/Re-teach:// Basic Grammar NOUNS:**Common/Proper/pronouns**, VERBS: **Action** ADJECTIVES: **Vary Vocabulary** (Introduce and use thesaurus & dictionary ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Basic Punctuation: **period, comma** ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Sentence/Paragraph Structure: **//main idea/ topic sentence//** ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Voice/tone || * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">The Writing Process with Intense focus on REVISION <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Revision vs. Re-writing  ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">//Review/Re-teach:// Basic Grammar NOUNS:**//Common/Proper/pronouns//** VERBS: **//Action//** ADJECTIVES: **//Vary Vocabulary//** (Introduce and use thesaurus & dictionary ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Basic Punctuation: **period, comma** ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Sentence/Paragraph Structure: **//main idea/ topic sentence//** ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Voice/tone || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Journal Entries ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Quizzez <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Summative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Grade Level Assessment || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Formative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Journal Entries ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Quizzez <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Summative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Grade Level Assessment || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Formative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Journal Entries ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Quizzez <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Summative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Grade Level Assessment || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Formative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Journal Entries ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Quizzez <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Summative__ ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Grade Level Assessment || ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a research report || * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a informational essay
 * Unit: Freedom and Democracy**
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Grade 5 ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Grade 6 ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Grade 7 ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Grade 8 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">STANDARDS ** || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">**READING INDICATORS** || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Evaluate information, ideas, opinions, and themes by identifying a central idea and supporting details
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">WRITING INDICATORS ** || ● <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Basic Grammar:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">**ASSESSMENTS** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">__Formative__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">**PRODUCTS** || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Responses to Literature || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Responses to Literature || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Responses to Literature || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">Responses to Literature ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">PORTFOLIO PIECE ** || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a biograhpical essay || ●<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a bigraphical essay
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a persuasive piece (speech) using statistics, facts, first hand accounts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a narrative piece (poem, essay, etc) || * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write informational essay
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write persuasive piece (speech) using statistics, facts, first hand accounts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif;">write a narrative piece (poem, essay, etc) ||

Helpful Resources in I.S. 229's Library __A Kid's Guide to America's Bill Of Rights__ by Kathleen Krull Ch. 1- //The Bill Of Rights and YOU// Ch. 2- //The 1st Amendement, Pt. 1- People Worshiping as they please// Ch. 3- //The 1st Amendement, Pt. 2- People Speaking Freely// Ch. 4- //The 1st Amendement, Pt. 3- What Freedom of the press means// Ch. 5- //The 2nd Amendement, People & Guns// Ch. 6- //The 3rd Amendement, Why soldiers can't live in your house// Ch. 7- //The 4th Amendment, Searching & Seizing// Ch. 8- //The 5th Amendement, Criminal Justice// Ch. 9- //The 6th Amendement, more Criminal Justice// Ch. 10- //The 7th Amendment, Civil Justice// Ch. 11- //The 8th Amendment, Punishments// Ch. 12- //The 9th Amendment, (or everything else amendement)// Ch. 13- //The 10th Amendment, Federal vs. State government// Ch. 14- //There's More (Yes, 17 other amendments)// Ch. 15- //When the Bill of Rights goes wrong// __Freedom Documents__ by Francine Sabine Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Bill of Rights __The U.S. Constitution__ by Jean Williams Other resources in the school's library Ancient Civilizations __Troubled Society Series__ includes short books on gangs, homelessness, hate crimes, gun control, prisons, capital punishment, toxic waste Make connections to CURRENT AFFAIRS- newspaper articles, magazine articles, etc. What is Freedom? What is democracy? Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Why was it written? Who wrote the Constitution? Why is it necessary that we have these documents? When did women get the right to vote? What is the Civil Rights Movement? How does President Obama's plans to "make change" support the rights of U.S Citizens? <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">RECENT ADDITION:
 * __GUIDING QUESTIONS:__**