New York
English/Language Arts
Students will read,
write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
As listeners and readers, students will
collect data, facts, and ideas, discover relationships, concepts, and
generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and
electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and
written language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.
Students will read,
write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
Students will
read and listen to oral, written and electronically produced texts and
performances, relate texts and performances to their own lives, and develop an
understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions the
texts and performances represent. As speakers and writers, students will use
oral and written language for self-expression and artistic creation.
Students will read,
write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
As listeners and readers, students will
analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a
variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will present, in
oral and written language and from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and
judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.
Students will read,
write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
Students will
use oral and written language for effective social communication with a wide
variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social
communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their
views.
Social Studies Standards- History of the United States
STANDARD 2
• compare and contrast the experiences of different groups in the United States
STANDARD 3
• identify individuals who have helped to strengthen democracy in the United States and throughout the world
• complete well-documented and historically accurate case studies about individuals and groups who represent different ethnic, national, and religious groups, including Native American Indians, in New York State and the United States at different times and in different locations
STANDARD 4
• describe historic events through the eyes and experiences of those who were there. (Taken from National Standards for History for Grades K-4)