Academic standards
- 8.79
- Cite textual evidence analyzing the life of the common soldier in the Civil War, including Sam Watkins and Sam Davis.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10
- By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
- Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
- Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4
- Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.6
- Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2
- Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.6
- Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.9
- Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2
- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2
- Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5
- Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event...
- GLE 0401.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0401.6.1
- Apply skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts.
- GLE 0401.8.2
- Experience various literary genres, including fiction/nonfiction, poetry,
drama, short stories, folk tales, and myths.
- GLE 0801.2.7
- Participate in work teams and group discussions.
- GLE 0801.3.3
- Organize ideas into an essay with an introduction, developing paragraphs,
conclusion, and appropriate transitions.
- GLE 0801.4.2
- Gather relevant information from a variety of print and electronic sources, as well as from direct observation, interviews, and surveys.
- GLE 0801.4.3
- Make distinctions about the credibility, reliability, consistency, strengths, and limitations of resources, including information gathered from websites.
- GLE 0801.5.5
- Explore the concept of premises, including false premises.
- GLE 0801.8.5
- Identify and analyze common literary terms (e.g., personification, conflict,
theme).
- SPI 0401.1.13
- Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
- SPI 0401.1.14
- Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.
- SPI 0401.1.16
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries.
- SPI 0401.4.2
- Rank the reliability of sources on a given topic.
- SPI 0401.6.2
- Identify the stated main idea and supporting details in text.
- SPI 0501.8.1
- Identify setting, characters, plot, and theme.
- SPI 0801.1.16
- Use context clues and/or knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the
meaning of unfamiliar words.
- SPI 0801.2.7
- Select the most appropriate strategies for participating productively in a team
(e.g., gain the floor in orderly ways, meet or set deadlines for completing each...
- SPI 0801.2.8
- Identify the functions and responsibilities of individuals within an organized group (i.e., reporter, recorder, information gatherer, leader, timekeeper).
- SPI 0801.3.11
- Identify individual written selections as technical, narrative, persuasive,
and/or descriptive in mode.
- SPI 0801.3.5
- Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
- SPI 0801.3.8
- Select vivid words to strengthen a description (adjective or adverb) within a
writing sample or passage.
- SPI 0801.3.9
- Select illustrations, explanations, anecdotes, descriptions and/or facts to support key ideas.
- SPI 0801.4.2
- Identify levels of reliability among resources (e.g., eyewitness account,
newspaper account, supermarket tabloid account, Internet source).
- SPI 0801.4.4
- Distinguish between primary sources (i.e., interviews, letters, diaries,
newspapers, autobiographies, personal narratives) and secondary sources (i.e.,...
- SPI 0801.8.14
- Identify the authors purpose for writing.
- SPI 0801.8.7
- Identify and analyze examples of literary elements that shape meaning within
context (i.e., flashback, foreshadowing, irony, mood, symbolism, tone).
- SPI 0801.8.8
- Analyze figurative language (i.e., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification,
hyperbole, pun) within context.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.4.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions,...
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area, including figurative, connotative, and...
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.CS.6
- Compare and contrast two accounts of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.KID.2
- Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.
- TSS.ELA.4.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that refer to significant characters and situations found in...
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.CS.6
- Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.KID.2
- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
- TSS.ELA.4.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems throughout the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding at the high end as needed.
- TSS.ELA.8.L.VAU.5
- When reading, listening, writing, and speaking, explain the function of figurative language, word relationships, and connotation/denotation and use them ...
- TSS.ELA.8.RI.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a...
- TSS.ELA.8.RI.CS.5
- Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph or section in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key...
- TSS.ELA.8.RI.CS.6
- Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
- TSS.ELA.8.RI.KID.2
- Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an...
- TSS.ELA.8.RL.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word...
- TSS.ELA.8.RL.CS.5
- Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
- TSS.ELA.8.RL.CS.6
- Analyze how similarities and differences in the points of view of the audience and the characters create effects such as suspense, humor, or dramatic irony.
- TSS.ELA.8.RL.KID.2
- Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting,...
- TSS.ELA.8.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 8th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.8.W.TTP.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.TTP.3
- Write narratives (fiction and nonfiction) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, relevant descriptive details, and...
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Essential and guiding questions:
What is Sam Watkins’ purpose in writing the “Retrospective”?
According to Watkins, what was the experience of common soldiers in the Civil War?
