Maine Learning Results
English Language Arts
E. Processes of Writing and Speaking
Students will demonstrate the ability to use the skills and strategies of the writing process. Students will be able to:
Identify strengths and weaknesses in their own writing and seek effective help from others.
Improve their finished product by revising content from draft to final piece.
Use planning, drafting, and revising to produce, a well-developed, organized piece that demonstrates effective language use, voice, and command of mechanics.
F. Standard English Conventions
Students will write and speak correctly, using conventions of standard written and spoken English. Students will be able to:
- Edit written work for standard English spelling and usage, evidenced by pieces that show and contain:
- Few significant errors in the use of pronouns and adjectives
- Attention to the proper use of adverbial forms and conjunctions
- Few significant errors in the spelling of frequently used words
- No significant errors in the capitalization of words that begin sentences and few significant errors in the capitalization of proper nouns and titles
- No significant errors in the use of ending punctuation marks and an understanding of how to use commas.
I . Research-Related Writing and Speaking
Students will work, write, and speak effectively when doing research in all content areas. Students will be able to:
- Ask and seek answers to questions.
- Use print and non-print resources (e.g. encyclopedias, people, indexes) to gather information on research topics.
- Present information obtained from research in a way that combines various forms of information.
- Demonstrate initial understanding of how to cite sources.
Modern and Classical Languages
E. Cultural Practices, Products and Perspectives
Students will gain insight into another culture through an understanding of its social practices, products, and perspective. Students will be able to:
Identify how tangible products of the culture such as toys, dress, housing, food,and crafts reflect life in that culture.
Participate in cultural activities of another culture, such as games, songs, celebrations, and dramatizations.
Identify and produce types of artworks, crafts, or graphic representations enjoyed or made by their peer group within the culture studied.
F. Cross-Cultural Connections and Comparisions
Students will recognize the connections that link people, countries, and historical periods such as cultural and religious traditions, historical events, political thought, or geography. Students will be able to:
- Compare literature, art or music of another culture with examples from their own culture.
Science and Technology
L. Communication
Student will communicate effectively in the application of science and technology. Students will be able to:
Record results of activities (e.g. interviews, discussions) and summarize and communicate what they have learned.
Ask clarifying and extending questions.
Gather and effectively present information, using a variety of media including computers.
Cite examples of information
Function effectively in groups within various assigned roles.
Social Studies
History
Students will use the chronology of history and major eras to demonstrate the relationship of events and people. Students will be able to:
Identify similarities and differences in the characteristics of individuals who have made significant contributions to society in different eras.
Place significant events, groups, and people in the history of their local community, of Maine.
Historical Knowledge, Concepts, and Patterns
Student will develop historical knowledge of major events, people, and enduring themes in the United States, in Maine. Students will be able to:
- Make connections between and among events in their personal lives and those occurring in the community.
- Demonstrate an awareness of major events and people in United States and Maine history. (Local history)
- Who lives here? And how did they get here? (immigrants, demographics, ethnic and religious groups)
- Important people in United States and Maine history.
Geography
Human Interaction With Environments
Students will understand and analyze the relationships among people and their physical environment. Students will be able to:
- Explain ways in which communities reflect the backgrounds of their inhabitants.
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