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NYS Learning Standards - Grade 6-8
Social Studies – Standard 1:
Students
will study about the major developments in New
York State
and United
States history by learning about
the roles and contributions of individuals and groups.
Students
will be able to complete well-documented and historically accurate
case studies about individuals and groups who represent different
ethnic, national, and religious groups.
After
reading about ordinary people in historic time period, students
will be able to research major events and themes from New York State
and United
States history including the
American Revolution, to develop conclusions about the roles played
by individuals and groups.
ELA – Standard 1:
Students
will be able to listen and read to acquire information and
understanding by collecting data, facts, and ideas using knowledge
from oral, written, and electronic sources
Students will be able to interpret and
analyze information reference materials, audio and media
presentations.
Students will use a wide variety of strategies for selecting,
organizing, and categorizing information including graphic
organizers.
Objectives:
Students will understand
the impact of the American Revolution on everyday life in and
around New York City.
Goal:
Students will become
familiar with the geography of New York and its strategic
importance to both armies.
Students will understand the
impact of the Revolution in New
York on the war.
Goal:
Students will understand the
importance of working with primary documents to study history.
Students will develop and use
their own graphic organizers as they read to understand information
about individuals who lived during the American Revolution.
Goal:
Students
will understand methods of characterization to develop a character
and write a letter in that persona.
Goal:
Students know how to write
friendly or business letters in the character of a Revolutionary
era person, and will use the correct standard format.
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