5th grade Social Studies

5B - 2nd hr or 3rd hr, 5C - 4th hr, 5A - 5th hr

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Introduce Ch 11 pgs 322 - 323
Watch CCC Video Navajo: Indians of the Southwest - video guide to go with clip
Read Ch 11 Lesson 1 pgs 324 - 328 - read and discuss as a class by page

SSE.8.3
Describe the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures may influence the everyday lives of people
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Ck Ch 11 Vocab
Continue reading Ch 11 Lesson 1 pgs 324 - 328 - read and discuss as a class by page
Assign Ch 11 People (8) Due Thursday
Assign Wkst 76 - to be graded Wednesday

SSE.8.3
Describe the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures may influence the everyday lives of people

SSB.8.2
Employ cause-and-effect arguments to demonstrate how significant events have influenced the past and the present
in United States and world history

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Ck Wkst 76 - for grade
Read Ch 11 Lesson 2 pgs 332 - 335 - read and do Wkst 78 as they read, groups or individually (skip
Alamo on pg 335)
Assign Wkst - State Identifications w/ City and Water Clues - to be graded Thursday

SSA.8.7
Describe the movement of people, ideas, diseases, and products throughout the world
SSB.8.10
Analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, or nations

Current Events
Ck Ch 11 People
Ch Wkst - State Identifications
Read Ch 11 Lesson 2 pg 335 Remember the Alamo!
Read history of Alamo (print article) in groups and highlight important information
http://www.history.com/topics/alamo/print

RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Current Events
Continue reading history of the Alamo as a class if needed.
Read Ch 11 Lesson 3 pgs 336 - 337 as a class and discuss

RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events,
ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.


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Read Ch 11 Lesson 3 pgs 338-343 - read sections as class and discuss
Read pg 344-345 and discuss as a class (if time)
Assign Wkst 79 - to be graded - due Tuesday

SSE.8.6
Describe and explain the influence of status, ethnic origin, race, gender, and age on the interactions of individuals

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Ck Wkst 79
Start reading Background of a Cowboy, create +/- chart of being a cowboy (work in groups)
http://woolaroc.org/caffeine/uploads/files/Cowboy%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf

RI.5.6
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view
they represent

Current Events
Continue reading Background of a Cowboy creating a +/- chart of being a cowboy and discuss results
If time, have students get computers and look at the National Cowboy Museum Website
http://cowboykids.nationalcowboymuseum.org/index.html
OR
Read and discuss pgs 354 - 355 as a class (Literature - cowboy poem)

RI.5.6
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view
they represent

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Read Ch 11 Lesson 4 pgs 346 - 348
Use computers. Find a picture of an aqueduct, reservoir, irrigation canal and dam in the
Southwest. Create a google doc with a picture of each and explain what each does. - for a grade

RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.


Current Events
Problem Solving Activity from page 349 of Teacher Edition (have students work in groups)

RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events,
ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.



Review Game
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