Standards

State Standards

Michigan Department of Education Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE's)

Social Studies Michigan Standards

5 P3.1 Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues

    Clearly state a problem as public policy issue, analyze various perspectives, and                    generate and evaluate possible alternative resolutions.

        5 P3.1.  Identify contemporary public issues and their related factual, definitional, and                 ethical questions.

         5 P3.1.2 Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a                                  contemporary public issue and evaluate alternative resolutions.

         5 P3.1.  Give examples of how conflicts over core democratic values lead people to                  differ on contemporary constitutional issues in the United States.

5 P3.3 Persuasive Communication about a Public Issue

    Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue.

         5  P3.3.1 Compose a short essay expressing a position on a contemporary public                         policy issue and justify the position with a reasoned argument.

P4.2 Citizen Involvement

     Act constructively to further the public good.

          5  P4.2.2 Participate in projects to help or inform others.

Language Arts Michigan Standards

Comprehension

        R.CM.05.01 connect personal knowledge, experiences, and understanding of the
        world to themes and perspectives in text through oral and written responses.

        R.CM.05.02 retell through concise summarization grade-level narrative and
         informational text.

        R.CM.05.03 analyze global themes, universal truths, and principles within and                             across text to create a deeper understanding by drawing conclusions, making   inferences,             and synthesizing.

        R.CM.05.04 apply significant knowledge from grade-level science, social studies,
        and mathematics texts.

Meta-cognition

        R.MT.05.01 self-monitor comprehension when reading or listening to text by
       automatically applying and discussing the strategies used by mature readers to                                increase comprehension including: predicting, constructing mental images, visually                        representing ideas in text, questioning, rereading or listening again if uncertain about                    meaning, inferring, summarizing, and engaging in interpretive discussions.

        R.MT.05.02 plan, monitor, regulate, and evaluate skills, strategies, and processes to                construct and convey meaning (e.g., decoding unfamiliar words); select an appropriate                text type from known genre for particular writing purposes; and use theory/evidence,                cause/effect, and persuasive organizational patterns.