The students that are not finished will have the option of finishing or reading a story with the rest of the class. The students will be required to turn in their scavenger hunt, their three facts, their drawing or coloring, and their artwork all will be graded on neatness and completion. We will observe the class while they are working in their centers. However the majority of their assessment will be based on their books that are to turn in. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
V. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. New Mexico Standards and Benchmarks for Social Studies I. Students will use knowledge and cultural understanding to explain how the world's people cope with ever-changing conditions, examine issues from multiple perspectives, and respond to individual and cultural diversity. Describe the relationship of New Mexico to the United States as one of the fifty states, including the symbols, basis principles, and ideals upon which the United States is based.