Brainstorms (Tasks 1, 6, 18)

Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 5 (grade 4) PO 5.  Connect information and events in text to life experiences and to related text and sources.

Timelines

(Tasks 2, 7, 28)

Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 4 (grades 4-8) PO 4.  Use graphic organizers in order to clarify the meaning of the text.

Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 6 (Grades 6-8) PO 6.  Apply knowledge of the organizational structures (e.g., chronological order, cause and effect relationships) of text to aid comprehension.

Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 6 (grades 4-8) PO 6.  Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.

Maps

(Tasks 3, 8, 29)

Circles of Friends

(Tasks 10, 11, 14, 27)

Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 4 (grades 4-8) PO 4.  Use graphic organizers in order to clarify the meaning of the text.

Strand 1, Concept 6, PO 6 (grades 4-5) PO 6.  Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.

Strand 1,Concept 6, PO 7 (grades 6-8).  Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.

Reflections

(Tasks 12, 22, 25)

Strand 1,Concept 6, PO 7 (grades 6-8).  Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.

Essays

(Tasks 17 and 31)

Strand 1,Concept 6, PO 7 (grades 4-8).  Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.

Prediction

 (Task  35)

Research Tasks

(Tasks 23, 33,34, 37, 38)

Strand 1, Concept 5, PO 1 (grades 6-8) PO 1.  Read from a variety of genres with accuracy, automaticity (immediate recognition), and prosody (expression). 

Strand 3, Concept 1, PO 4 (grades 4-8)

Locate specific information by using organizational features (e.g., table of contents, headings, captions, bold print, glossaries, indices, italics, key words, topic sentences, concluding sentences) of expository text. (Connected to Research Strand in Writing)

Four-Square Exploration (Task 23)

Strand 1, Concept 5, PO 5.  Analyze the influence of setting (e.g., time of day or year, historical period, place, situation) on the problem and resolution

Book Review

(Task 39)

Reading Chapters

(Tasks 5, 13, 21, 26, 32, 36)

Strand 1, concept 5, PO 1 (grades 4 and 5).  Read from familiar prose and poetry with fluency and appropriate rhythm, pacing, intonation, and expression relevant to the text.

Strand 1, concept 5, PO 1 (grades 6, 7, 8).  Read from a variety of genres with accuracy, automaticity (immediate recognition), and prosody (expression). 

Strand 1, concept 6, PO 6 (grades 4-8).  Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing) to comprehend text.

Strand 2, Concept 1 (grades 4-5)

.  Identify the main problem or conflict of a plot.

Grades 6-8

PO 1.  Describe the plot and its components (e.g., main events, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).

PO 2.  Identify the theme in works of prose, poetry, and drama.

PO 3.  Describe the motivations of major and minor characters.

PO 4.  Identify the narrative point of view (e.g., first person, third person, omniscient) in a literary selection.

PO 5.  Analyze the influence of setting (e.g., time of day or year, historical period, place, situation) on the problem and resolution

PO 6.  Draw conclusions about the style, mood, and meaning of literary text based on the author’s word choice.

Strand 2, Concept 2 (grades 4-8)

PO 1.  Describe the historical and cultural aspects found in cross–cultural works of literature.

PO 2. Identify the resolution of a problem or conflict in a plot. 

PO 4.  Distinguish between major characters and minor characters

PO 5.  Describe a character’s traits using textual evidence (e.g., dialogue, actions, narrations, illustrations).

PO 6.  Identify the speaker or narrator in a literary selection.

PO 7.  Identify all aspects of the setting (e.g., time of day or year, historical period, place, situation).

PO 8.  Compare (and contrast) the characters, events, and setting in a literary selection.

Brainstorms (Tasks 1, 6, 18)

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (grades 4-8) Generate ideas through a variety of activities (e.g., brainstorming, graphic organizer, drawing, writer’s notebook, group discussion, printed material).

Timelines

(Tasks 2, 7, 28)

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (grades 4-8) Generate ideas through a variety of activities (e.g., brainstorming, graphic organizer, drawing, writer’s notebook, group discussion, printed material).

Maps

(Tasks 3, 8, 29)

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (grades 4-8) Generate ideas through a variety of activities (e.g., brainstorming, graphic organizer, drawing, writer’s notebook, group discussion, printed material).

Circles of Friends

(Tasks 10, 11, 14, 27)

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (grades 4-8) Generate ideas through a variety of activities (e.g., brainstorming, graphic organizer, drawing, writer’s notebook, group discussion, printed material).

Reflections

(Tasks 12, 22, 25)

Strand 3, Writing Applications PO 3 (grades 4-5) PO 3.  Write in a variety of expository forms (e.g., essay, summary, newspaper article, reflective paper, log, journal).

Essays

(Tasks 17 and 31)

Strand One, Writing Process Grades 4-8 All concepts

Strand Two, Writing Elements Grades 4-8)

Prediction

 (Task  35)

Strand 3, Writing Applications PO 3 (grades 4-5) PO 3.  Write in a variety of expository forms (e.g., essay, summary, newspaper article, reflective paper, log, journal).

Four-Square Exploration (Task 23)

Strand 1, Concept 1,PO 5.  Use organizational strategies (e.g., outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to plan writing.

Research Tasks

(Tasks 33,34, 37, 38)

Strand 3, Concept 6 (Grades 4-5). 

PO 1:Paraphrase information from a variety of sources (e.g., Internet, reference materials).

PO 2.  Organize notes in a meaningful sequence.

PO 3.  Write an informational report that includes main idea(s) and relevant details.

 (Grades 6-8) PO 1.  Write a summary of information from sources (e.g., encyclopedias, websites, experts) that includes:

• paraphrasing to convey ideas and details from the source
• main idea(s) and relevant details

PO 2.  Write an informational report that includes:

• a focused topic
• appropriate facts and relevant details
• a logical sequence
• a concluding statement
• a list of sources used

Book Review

(Task 39)

Strand 3, Concept 5 PO 1.  Write a response to literature that:

• presents several clear ideas
• supports inferences and conclusions with examples from the text, personal experience, references to other works, or reference to non-print media
• relates own ideas to supporting details in a clear and logical manner
• provides support adequate to the literary selection (e.g., short poem vs. novel)

(See R08-S2C1)

Reading Chapters

(Tasks 5, 13, 21, 26, 32, 36)

PO 3.  Write an informational report that includes main idea(s) and relevant details.

Brainstorms (Tasks 1, 6, 18)

Timelines

(Tasks 2, 7, 28)

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (Grades 4-5) Use  the following to interpret historical data:

• timelines – B.C.E. and B.C.; C.E. and A.D.
• graphs, tables, charts, and maps

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (Grades 5-8) PO 1.  Construct charts, graphs, and narratives using historical data.

Strand 4, Concept 1 PO 3 (Grades 4 and 5) .  Construct maps using symbols to represent human and physical features.

Maps

(Tasks 3, 8, 29)

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (Grades 4-5) Use  the following to interpret historical data:

• timelines – B.C.E. and B.C.; C.E. and A.D.
• graphs, tables, charts, and maps

Strand 1, Concept 1, PO 1 (Grades 5-8) PO 1.  Construct charts, graphs, and narratives using historical data.

Circles of Friends

(Tasks 10, 11, 14, 27)

Reflections

(Tasks 12, 22, 25)

Essays

(Tasks 17 and 31)

Prediction

 (Task  35)

Research Tasks

(Tasks 33,34, 37, 38)

Strand 1,Concept 1 PO 2 (Grades 6-8).  Interpret historical data displayed in graphs, tables, and charts.

PO 7 (Grades 6-8).  Analyze cause and effect relationships between and among individuals and/or historical events.

Strand 1, Concept 8  (grades 4-5) PO 2.  Describe the reasons for the U.S. becoming involved in World War II (e.g., German and Japanese aggression) PO 3.  Describe the impact of World War II on Arizona (e.g., economic boost, military bases, Native American and Hispanic contributions, POW camps, relocation of

Japanese Americans).   PO 4.  Describe how lives were affected during World War II (e.g., limited goods, women worked in factories, increased patriotism).

Grade 7:  PO 4.  Describe how Pearl Harbor led to United States involvement in World War II.

Grade 8: PO 4.  Explain how the following factors affected the U.S. home front during World War II:

• war bond drives
• war industry
• women and minorities in the work force
• rationing

internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian -Americans

Book Review

(Task 39)

Reading Chapters

(Tasks 5, 13, 21, 26, 32, 36)