Content Standard(s):
Character Education 1 ) Courage
Character Education 2 ) Patriotism
Character Education 3 ) Citizenship
Counseling and Guidance 33 ) A:C1.5 - understand that school success is the preparation to make the transition from student to community member
Social Studies 2 ) Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic values, including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.
• Recognizing our country's founding fathers, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Hancock, and James Madison
• Recognizing historical female figures, including Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Describing the significance of national holidays, including the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Presidents' Day; Memorial Day; the Fourth of July; Veterans Day; and Thanksgiving Day
• Describing the history of American symbols and monuments
Examples: Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, bald eagle, United States flag, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial
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Strand: History, Civics and Government
Course Title: Living and Working Together in State and Nation
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
Identify national historic figures, including the founding fathers and other historic male and female American's, and relate them to the democratic values each exemplifies.
Describe national celebrations, including their significance and democratic values associated with each.
Identify American symbols and monuments and describe the history and significance of each. Teacher Vocabulary:
historic figures (male and female)
celebrations
exemplify
democratic values
recognize
founding fathers
significance
national holidays
American symbols
monuments Knowledge:
Students know:
Fundamental democratic values including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.
The names and significance of national historic figures, both male and female.
The significance of national holidays and the relationship of each to democratic values.
The history and significance of American symbols and monuments.
Vocabulary: democratic values, equality, justice, responsibility, common good, founding father, national holiday, American symbol, monument Skills:
Students are able to:
Identify national historic figures and celebrations.
Identify the ways historic figures and celebrations exemplify fundamental democratic values.
Recognize our country's founding fathers and other historic male figures.
Recognize historic female figures.
Describe national holidays, including the significance of each and the democratic values associated with each.
Identify American symbols and monuments and describe the history and significance of each. Understanding:
Students understand that:
There is an importance and impact of national historic figures and celebrations.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
Digital Literacy and Computer Science R5) Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
will find and collect information about a specific topic using a digital tool.
will use key words in a search engine to find information out about a specific topic.
will use search techniques, such as using a + sign or quotations, to make the search more specific. Teacher Vocabulary:
video text image webpage ebook
search engine key words phrases Knowledge:
Students know:
search engines use key words and phrases to find specific information.
devices give access to many different forms of information. Skills:
Students are able to:
choose and type key words and phrases into a search engine that results in specific information pertaining to a topic when given support and guidance from an adult.
use + symbol which combines to words/phrases and quotation marks which tell the search engine to look for an entire phrase.
find information about a specific topic or to answer a specific question using a digital resource such as a webpage, ebook, and/or video. Understanding:
Students understand that:
a search engine will find specific resources and information for you based on key words.
answers to questions can be found in many different digital resources such as a webpages, ebooks, and/or video.
one can focus a search by using the + symbol and quotation marks around words or phrases one wishes to search for as a whole.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
will create and edit multi-media projects with digital tools. Teacher Vocabulary:
video audio record text digital multi-media Knowledge:
Students know:
devices can record pictures, drawings, videos, audio and text.
programs and applications can organize and help you edit pictures, drawings, videos, audio, and/or text. Skills:
Students are able to:
type, record audio and video, and draw in a digital environment.
organize text, audio, video, and or drawings in a digital environment.
record their learning into a digital device using video, text, and/or pictures/drawings. Understanding:
Students understand that:
they can show what they have learned using a digital resource such as video, audio, text, and or pictures/drawings.
because the work has been done in a digital environment, it can be easier to edit.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science 12) Conduct basic keyword searches to gather information.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
will determine the right key words to use in a search about a topic.
will use the plus (+) sign in searches so that all my words are searched or the minus (-) sign to exclude words from my search.
will use quotation marks around words or a phrase so that that exact set of words is searched. Teacher Vocabulary:
search engine quotation marks Knowledge:
Students know:
a search engine searches exactly what you type.
a search engine may only produce search results for one or some of your keywords.
using a plus (+) sign between words tells the search engine to search for all of the words and using a minus (-) sign before a word will exclude that word from your search.
putting quotation marks around a set of words or a phrase tells the search engine to keep those words together in a search. Skills:
Students are able to:
state important key words that pertain to a topic
use the plus (+) sign to tell the search engine to search for both words in a resource and use a minus (-) sign before a word to remove it from your search.
use quotation marks around a phrase to communicate to the search engine that they want that phrase to be found with the words in that order. Understanding:
Students understand that:
search engines have to be told exactly what to search.
a search engine will search each word separately unless it is told it to search for a phrase or multiple words or to exclude words.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science 13) Create a research-based product using online digital tools.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
will collect, organize, and show what was learned about a topic using a digital tool. Teacher Vocabulary:
Knowledge:
Students know:
information can be gathered about a topic using a digital tool.
information can be organzied about a topic using a digital tool.
how to use an appropriate online digital tool to present information about a topic. Skills:
Students are able to:
research about a topic.
collect information about a topic.
organize and display what they learned using an online digital tool. Understanding:
Students understand that:
An online digital tool can be used to organize and display information and ideas.
English Language Arts R1. Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
R1.
Active Listening
Discussion
Conversation
Rules
Participation Knowledge:
R1. Students know:
Active listening skills.
Agreed-upon rules for participation for discussions and conversations in a variety of settings.
Skills:
R1. Students are able to:
Demonstrate active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings.
Converse in pairs, small groups, and large groups.
Practice the agreed-upon rules for participation. Understanding:
R1. Students understand that:
Conversations and discussions follow agreed-upon rules to help us actively listen and gain understanding.
English Language Arts 1. Participate in conversations and discussions with groups and peers utilizing agreed-upon rules.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
1.
Conversations
Discussions
Groups
Peers
Agreed-upon rules Knowledge:
1. Students know:
Speaking and listening skills for discussions and conversations with groups and peers.
Agreed-upon rules for discussions. Skills:
1. Students are able to:
Listen attentively.
Add to conversations.
Take turns speaking.
Respond to the comments of others.
Extend conversations.
Converse with peers and adults.
Converse in small and large groups.
Ask clarifying questions. Understanding:
1. Students understand that:
Good conversations occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
