Students will learn to analyze the
human experience through time, to
recognize the relationships of events and
people, and to identify patterns,themes, and turning points of
change using the chronology of history and
major eras. In interpreting current and
historical events, students will
evaluate the credibility and perspectives
of multiple sources of information gathered from technology,
documents, artifacts, maps, the arts, and
literature.
A. CHRONOLOGY
Students will use the chronology of history and major eras to demonstratethe relationships of events and people.
Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Place individual and family experiences in historical time and place.
2. Distinguish similarities and differences among historical events.
B. HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE, CONCEPTS, AND PATTERNS
Students will develop historical knowledge of major events, people, and enduring themes in the United States, in Maine, and throughout world history. Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-21. Demonstrate an understanding of the similarities between families now and in the past, including daily life today and in other times.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural origins of customs and beliefs in several places around the world.
C. HISTORICAL INQUIRY, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION
Students will learn to evaluate resource material such as documents,artifacts, maps, artworks, and literature, and to make judgments about theperspectives of the authors and their credibility when interpreting current historical events.ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Use artifacts and documents to gather information about the past.
GEOGRAPHY
In order to understand and analyze the
relationships among people and
environments, students will learn how to
construct and interpret maps and how to use globes and other
geographic tools to locate and derive
information about people, places,
regions, and environments. In an
integrated way, students will study
people and the physical characteristics and processes of the
earth's surface to understand causes and effects, ecosystems,
human behavior, patterns of population, interdependence,
resources, cooperation and conflict, and how these are shaped by
economic, political, and cultural systems.
A. SKILLS AND TOOLS
Students will know how to construct and interpret maps and use globes and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, regions, and environments.
Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Use and construct maps and other visuals to describe geographic location, direction, size, and shape.B. HUMAN INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENTS
Students will understand and analyze the relationships among people and their physical environment. Students will be able to:
ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Describe the human and physical characteristics of the immediate environment.
ECONOMICS
Students will learn and apply basic
economic concepts of production,
distribution, and consumption to make
decisions as effective participants in an international economy.
Students will understand the development,
principles, institutions, relationships
to culture, and change over time ofeconomic systems in the United
States and elsewhere. Students will alsounderstand how these
concepts apply to individuals, households, businesses,
governments, and societies which make decisions based on the
availability of resources, as well as on costs and benefits of
choices. These concepts also help to explain the patterns and
results of trade, interdependence, and distribution of wealth in
local, regional, national, and world economies.
A. PERSONAL AND CONSUMER ECONOMICS
Students will understand that economic decisions are based on the availability of resources and the costs and benefits of choices. Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Identify goods and services, giving examples.B. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF THE UNITED STATES
Students will understand the economic system of the United States, including its principles, development, and institutions.
Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Explain the terms consumer and product.D. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE
Students will understand the patterns and results of international trade.
Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Explain where products come from and how we use them.
The fundamental need for an exchange of meaning and the sharing of human experience is a special province of the English language arts. All students share this need. They learn best when it is frequently addressed in their schooling and when they are invited to explore it effectively through literature. The English language arts form the foundation for effective communication which depends upon a person's ability to construct meaning through reading, listening, and viewing and to present ideas through writing, speaking, and visual media. These skills, essential to the health of our democracy and the quality of our culture, have become ever more important since the modern explosion of communications media. Devices that allow us to communicate more quickly over distances can be used effectively only to the extent that we are skilled in basic language arts. The study of language helps students to control their lives and become more effective thinkers--through communication, reflection, and understanding. To develop good thinking strategies, students must become engaged as active learners. To help them improve, students need to practice English language skills and receive frequent feedback across all areas of study. Parents, teachers, and other adults must encourage the interest in language that students bring with them when they first enter school. Students need to make the experience and enjoyment of English language arts a central part of their lives. Collectively, the English language arts - writing, reading, speaking, and listening - constitute both a discipline in its own right, like mathematics or science, and a means of communicating about all other disciplines. Without a command of these arts it is impossible to think about, understand, or explain other disciplines.
E. PROCESSES OF WRITING AND SPEAKINGStudents will demonstrate the ability to use the skills and strategies of the writing process. Effective communication can improve the work of writers and speakers. Students will use a wide range of strategies to address different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students will write or speak
for reflective, creative and informational purposes.
Students will demonstrate the ability to use the skills and strategies of
the writing process. Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Tell about experiences and discoveries, both orally and in writing.
2. Respond to stories orally and in writing.
3. Respond to remarks or statements orally and in writing.F. STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS
Students will write and speak correctly, using conventions of standard written and spoken English. Knowledge of language structure and conventions (e.g., spelling, punctuation, level of formality) is used to create, critique, discuss, and present print and nonprint texts.
Students will write and speak correctly, using conventions of standard
written and spoken English. Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Edit their own written work for standard English spelling and usage, a evidenced by pieces that show and contain:
complete sentences.initial understanding of the use of pronouns and adjectives.
evidence of correct spelling of frequently used words.
few significant errors in the capitalization of proper nouns and of the words that begin sentences.
few significant errors in the use of end stop punctuation (e.g., periods, question marks).
1. Use oral language appropriate to the level of formality required.
G. STYLISTIC AND RHETORICAL ASPECTS OF WRITING AND SPEAKING
Students will use stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing and speaking to explore ideas, to present lines of thought, to represent and reflect on human experience, and to communicate feelings, knowledge, and opinions. Spoken, written, and non-verbal visual language (e.g., facial expressions,
styles of clothing) accomplish many purposes (e.g., enjoyment, learning, persuasion, and the exchange of information). Writing and speaking for various purposes and for different audiences requires rhetorical skill and stylistic competence.
Students will use stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing and speaking to explore ideas, to present lines of thought, to represent and reflect on human experience, and to communicate feelings, knowledge, and opinions.Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Dictate or write stories or essays which convey basic ideas, have
sequences that make sense, and show evidence of a beginning, middle,
and ending.
H. RESEARCH-RELATED WRITING AND SPEAKING
Students will work, write, and speak effectively in connection with research in all content areas. Research involves generating ideas and posing questions. It includes gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing data from a variety of sources (e.g., print, nonprint, and electronic texts, examination
of artifacts, interviews with people). Researching and reporting use a variety of informational and technological resources to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.Students will work, write, and speak effectively when doing reasearch in all content areas.
Students will be able to:ELEMENTARY GRADES Pre-K-2
1. Develop a search strategy which uses appropriate and available resources.
2. Formulate questions to ask when gathering information.
3. Record and share information gathered.
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