Academic standards
- 5.20
- Analyze the goals and accomplishments of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, Freedmen's Bureau, and Fisk University to help former slaves begin a new life.
- 6.52
- Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Persian Wars.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.3
- Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3
- Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5
- Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.6
- Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9
- Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
- 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.8.8
- Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and...
- 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.5.2
- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
- Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6
- Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9
- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
- 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.SL.5.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.2
- Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.4
- Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.6
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 5 Language standards 1...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts,...
- 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.SL.8.3
- Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.6
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 8 Language...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis...
- 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...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7
- Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.9
- Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- GLE 0501.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0501.2.1
- Continue to develop critical listening skills necessary for comprehension and
task completion.
- GLE 0501.2.2
- Continue to develop strategies for expressing thoughts and ideas clearly and
effectively.
- GLE 0501.2.4
- Participate in teams for work and discussion.
- GLE 0501.5.2
- Use logic to make inferences and to draw conclusions in a variety of oral and
written contexts.
- GLE 0501.6.3
- Explore the organizational structures of informational texts.
- GLE 0501.8.1
- Use previously learned comprehension strategies before, during, and after
reading.
- GLE 0501.8.2
- Experience various literary genres, including fiction and nonfiction, poetry,
drama, chapter books, biography/autobiography, short stories, folk tales, myths,...
- GLE 0601.2.1
- Demonstrate critical listening skills essential for comprehension, evaluation,
problem solving, and task completion.
- GLE 0601.2.2
- Begin to differentiate between summarizing and paraphrasing.
- GLE 0601.2.6
- Understand strategies for expressing ideas clearly and effectively in a variety
of oral contexts.
- GLE 0601.2.8
- Participate in work teams and group discussions.
- GLE 0801.1.1
- Demonstrate control of Standard English through grammar usage, and mechanics (punctuation, capitalization, and spelling).
- 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 0501.2.4
- Organize ideas in the most effective order for an oral presentation.
- SPI 0501.5.2
- Identify stated or implied cause and effect relationships in text.
- SPI 0501.7.2
- Determine the main idea in a visual image.
- SPI 0501.8.5
- Recognize that a story is told from first person point of view.
- SPI 0601.2.4
- Select the most appropriate behaviors for participating productively in a team
(e.g., contribute appropriate and useful information and ideas, understand the...
- SPI 0601.2.5
- Identify the functions and responsibilities of individual roles within an organized group (i.e., reporter, recorder, information gatherer, leader, timekeeper).
- SPI 0801.1.19
- Recognize and use grade appropriate and/or content specific vocabulary.
- SPI 0801.1.2
- Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular,
agreement, perfect tenses, verb phrases) within context.
- 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 0801.5.9
- Make inferences and draw conclusions based on evidence in text.
- SPI 0801.8.14
- Identify the authors purpose for writing.
- TSS.ELA.5.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.CS.6
- Analyze the similarities and differences in points of view of multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.IKI.9
- Integrate information from two or more texts on the same topic in order to build content knowledge.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.KID.2
- Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RI.KID.3
- Explain the relationships and interactions among two or more individuals, events, and/or ideas in a text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.CS.6
- Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.IKI.9
- Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.KID.2
- Determine a theme or central idea of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
- TSS.ELA.5.RL.KID.3
- Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in a text.
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 5th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.CC.2
- Summarize a text presented in diverse media such as visual, quantitative, and oral formats.
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.PKI.4
- Report on a topic or text, or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main...
- TSS.ELA.5.SL.PKI.6
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
- TSS.ELA.6.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 6th grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and...
- TSS.ELA.8.L.CSE.1
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
- TSS.ELA.8.L.KL.3
- When writing and speaking, adjust style and tone to a variety of contexts; when reading or listening, analyze stylistic choices to determine context.
- TSS.ELA.8.L.VAU.6
- Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domainspecific words and phrases; develop vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or...
- 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.IKI.8
- Delineate and evaluate the rgument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims and the...
- 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.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.SL.CC.3
- Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence; identify...
- TSS.ELA.8.SL.PKI.6
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.PDW.4
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.RBPK.7
- Conduct research to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on multiple sources and generating additional related, focused...
- TSS.ELA.8.W.RBPK.9
- Support interpretations, analyses, reflections, or research with evidence found in literature or informational texts, applying grade 8 standards for...
- TSS.ELA.8.W.TTP.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.TTP.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of...
- 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 were the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
- In what specific ways did the Bureau attempt to assist the lives of the freedmen?
