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5th
Grade Social Studies 3rd Quarter Outline
History –
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Use the Declaration of Independence to
explain why the colonists wanted to separate from
the Intolerable Acts, declaring independence,
drafting Articles of Confederation. 9
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Identify the role that key individuals played
in leading the colonists to revolution. (Thomas
Paine, George Washington, Abigail Adams, John Adams,
Patrick Henry, Mercy Otis Warren, Samuel Adams, and
Benjamin Franklin)
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Compare the role of African Americans,
American Indians, women, and France in helping shape
the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
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Explain why the Constitution was written.
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Identify
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Read American Documents
Public Discourse
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Identify contemporary
public issues related to the U.S. Constitution
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Use graphic
data and other sources to analyze information
about a contemporary public issue related to the
U.S. Constitution
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Compose a short essay
expressing a position on a contemporary public
policy issue related to the Constitution and justify
the position with a reasoned argument.
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Participate in a
project to help or inform others about their civil
rights.
Text
Chapters 8 and 9 pages 246- 339
Projects
American Document - A performance art piece slated for
Wed, March 21 at 2:00 pm that will teach and inform the
public about their civil rights
Quizes
Chapter
8 - The War for Independence – early February
Chapter
9 – The Constitution - early March
Films
History
of US series
SHHHH…
We’re Writing the Constitution
Books
Give me
Liberty – The story of the Declaration of Independence –
Russell Freedman
SHhh…
We’re Writing the Constitution - Jean Fritz
Remember the Ladies – Cheryl Harness
And
then what Happened, Paul Revere:? - Jean Fritz
Common
Sense – Thomas Paine
4th Grade
Social Studies 3rd Quarter Outline
Civics and Government
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Identify the answers to the following
questions:
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What does government
do?
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What are the basic
values and principles of American democracy?
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What is the
relationship of the United States to other
nations?
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What are the roles
of the citizen in American democracy?
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Define popular sovereignty, rule of law,
checks and balances, separation of powers, and
individual rights
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Describe the structure of American government
and how it functions to serve citizens
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Explain rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
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Describe and act in ways that citizens can
work together to promote values and principles of
American democracy
Public Discourse
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Identify
contemporary public issues related to the U.S.
Constitution
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Use graphic
data and other sources to analyze information
about a contemporary public issue related to the
U.S. Constitution
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Compose a short essay
expressing a position on a contemporary public
policy issue related to the Constitution and justify
the position with a reasoned argument.
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Participate in a
project to help or inform others about their civil
rights.
Geography
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Identify questions geographers ask in examining the
United States (Where it is? What is it like there?
How is it connected to other places?)
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Use maps to describe elevation, climate, and patters
of population density in the U.S.
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Compare human and physical characteristics of a
region to which Michigan belongs with those of
another region in the U.S.
Books – The Bobbin Girl – Emily Arnold McCully
D is
for Democracy – Alicia Grodin
Labor
Day – Geoffrey Scott
Projects
American Document - A performance art piece slated for
Wed, March 21 at 2:00 pm that will teach and inform the
public about their civil rights
3rd Grade
Social Studies 3rd Quarter Student Objectives
Civics
and Government
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Identify rights and responsibilities of citizenship
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Explain why people create governments
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Describe the purpose of the Michigan Constiution
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Identify the three branches of Government and the
powers of each
Public Discourse and
Citizen Involvement
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Identify a public issues
in Michigan that influence our daily lives
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Use graphic data to
analyze information about a public issue
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Compose a paragraph
expressing a position on a public issue
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Participate in a project
to help or inform others
History
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Create a timeline of early Michigan history
Projects
American Document - A performance art piece slated for
Wed, March 21 at 2:00 pm that will teach and inform the
public about their civil rights
*****Parent Letter*****
January
31, 2012
Dear
Families,
Our
third semester of social studies will primarily focus on
the values and principles of American Democracy. On the
reverse of this letter is an outline of objectives for
this quarter. Historical and geographical themes will be
tied into these lessons. To culminate our marking
period, a multimedia performance work entitled,
American Document will be presented by the student
of third, fourth, and fifth grades on Wednesday, March
21 at 2:15 in the afternoon.
The
production will include reenactments of speeches and
readings from American documents such as the
Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution,
Gettysburg Address, and Kennedy’s Inaugural Address. A
chronology of great historical events beginning the
American Revolution and concluding with the Civil Rights
Movement will be told through movement and song. The
production will involve the guidance of Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Bennett, and Mrs. Catanese, and Ms. Woolman.
Preparation for this production has been in the works,
with students writing speeches on public issues,
identifying our civil rights and responsibilities, and
identifying leaders who have molded and who continue to
shape our nation.
We will
be in need of two parent volunteers to assist
Bruce Peabody, our technology coordinator on this day.
One volunteer will be needed to help raise and lower the
scrim for backdrop scenery, and the other will assist
Mr. Peabody in the tech booth. Time commitment for the
scrim operator will be 40 minutes in the early morning
and 40 minutes at the end of the school day. Time
commitment for tech assistance will be during most of
the school day on Wed. March 21 in addition to a short
tutorial which is to be arranged in advance. If you are
interested in assisting with this production, please
contact me by email or phone, or write a note in your
child’s agenda book.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Eichberger
231-889-5521 ext 432
geichberger@manistee.org
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