Standard(s):
[SS2010] ALA (4) 2 : 2 ) Relate reasons for European exploration and settlement in Alabama to the impact of European explorers on trade, health, and land expansion in Alabama.
• Locating on maps European settlements in early Alabama, including Fort Condé, Fort Toulouse, and Fort Mims
• Tracing on maps and globes, the routes of early explorers of the New World, including Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, and Vasco Núñez de Balboa
• Explaining reasons for conflicts between Europeans and American Indians in Alabama from 1519 to 1840, including differing beliefs regarding land ownership, religion, and culture
[ELA2021] (4) 22 : 22. Analyze events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in informational texts, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
a. Cite evidence to explain the author's perspective toward a topic in an informational text.
[ELA2021] (4) 23 : 23. Evaluate how text features and structures contribute to the meaning of an informational text.
a. Identify and describe the structures within a text, including description, comparison and contrast, sequence, problem and solution, and cause and effect.
b. Interpret information from text features in both print and digital formats.
[ELA2021] (4) 30 : 30. Synthesize information on a topic in order to write or speak knowledgeably about the subject.
a. Make complex inferences within and across texts to determine the importance of information.
b. Use evidence to explain information across texts including different perspectives and/or points of view.
[ELA2021] (4) -6 : R1. Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.
[ELA2021] (4) 20 : 20. Use details and examples from a text to indicate what the text explicitly states.
a. Interpret facts from an informational article, using details and examples from the text to explain the interpretation.
b. List the main questions answered by an informational article.
c. Categorize statements in an article or other informational text as fact or opinion and give reasons for each choice.
d. Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources, giving examples from texts.
