standards


 * __ Social Studies: __**

a. Locate where Native Americans settled with emphasis on the Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeast (Seminole). b. Describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
 * SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America. **


 * __ Reading: __**

b. Determines the meaning of unknown words using their context. d. Determines meanings of words and alternate word choices using a dictionary or thesaurus.
 * ELA4R3 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student**

i. Identifies rhyme and rhythm, repetition, similes, and sensory images in poems.
 * ELA4R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a **
 * warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational **
 * texts. **

**__ Writing: __**

a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and otherwise developing reader interest. b. Frames a central question about an issue or situation. c. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context. d. Includes appropriate facts and details. e. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. f. Uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote. g. Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, newspapers, and online materials. h. Provides a sense of closure to the writing. a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and otherwise developing reader interest. b. States a clear position. Georgia Department of Education c. Supports a position with relevant evidence.
 * ELA4W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. **
 * The student produces informational writing (e.g., report, procedures, correspondence) that: **
 * The student produces a persuasive essay that: **