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4th Grade Social Studies - Literacy Integration

17A2b || ****NEXT Time: Write essesntial questions in chornological order of textbook sections.... ||  ||   ||   ||   || 17A1a || Identify a variety of landforms and bodies of water
 * **Trimester** || **Standards** || **Concepts/Topics**
 * and Essential Questions** || **Literacy Skill Emphasis** || **Storytown Connection** || **Active Strategies** || Resources ||
 * 1 || GEOGRAPHY
 * 1 || GEOGRAPHY

What is important about our Country’s Geography? || Main Idea ||  || · Our Country’s Landforms Map and G.O. (center)**writing connection** · Latitude and Longitude-From Sea to Shining Sea-The United States 31-34 · Balancing Bar Graphic Organizer Time for Kids- Life in a Canyon** Details p. 1-4 ||  || 17A2a || Understand climate variations across the US
 * 1 || GEOGRAPHY

What are the different climates in the US? || Main Idea and Details ||  || · Balancing Bar G.O.  Venn Diagram (2 or 3) ||   || 17A2b,17C1a, || Understands regions where people live (within states and countries)
 * 1 || GEOGRAPHY

What are the regions where people live in the US? || Summarize

Compare/Contrast || Summary || Time for Kids Readers (Teacher Guide pages 5-8) Walks in the Wilderness Story and Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer

· Summarize Reading Skill Activity p.62 Teacher Guide · Jigsaw ||  || 17B2b, 17C2c || Identifies and understands physical, economic and cultural regions || Summarize ||  || Summarize ABC organizer ||   || 17A2b || Uses a resource map ||  ||   ||   ||   || 15A2a || Understands basic terms of economics || Define ||  ||   ||   || 15A1b, 15A2b || Identifies ways people make a living (jobs) || Summarize ||  ||   ||   || 15B2a || Understands the effects of consumer choices || Summarize ||  ||   ||   || 15C2a || Understands the concept that scarcity necessitates choices by consumers || Drawing Conclusions ||  ||   ||   || 15C2b || Understands the relationship between price and quantity of goods and services || Drawing Conclusions ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1 || GEOGRAPHY
 * 1 || GEOGRAPHY
 * 1 || ECONOMICS
 * 1 || ECONOMICS
 * 1 || ECONOMICS
 * 1 || ECONOMICS
 * 1 || ECONOMICS
 * ||  || What is important about the US, State, and local governments? ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || What makes a good citizen? ||   ||   ||   ||   ||