Standards, Guiding Questions, and
Essential Learnings

Washington State EALRs:
Geography 3.1, History 1.3, and Economics 1.1

Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Reading

1) The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
To meet this standard, the student will:

1.1 use word recognition and word meaning skills to read and comprehend text
1.2 build vocabulary through reading
1.3  read fluently, adjusting reading for purpose and material
1.5 use features of non-fiction text and computer software such as titles, headings, pictures, maps, and charts to find and understand specific information

2) The student understands the meaning of what is read.
To meet this standard, the student will:

2.1 comprehend important ideas and details
2.2 expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas
2.3 think critically and analyze authors' use of language, style, purpose, and perspective

Social Studies Curriculum

• Unit: Colonization
• Critical Content: Geographic influences, economic influences, cultural differences
• Guiding Questions: Geography 1-Are cultures shaped more by the land and climate or are land and climate shaped more by human culture?
• Economics 1: How are the economics of the U.S. affected by geographic region?

Textbook Connection:
Harcourt Brace Textbook pgs. 206-255 Unit 3, Chapter 5, Lessons 3,4,5

Time Span: 1620-1680

Additional Guiding Questions for Colonization Unit:

• History 1: How did the contributions of various cultural groups help develop our nation?
• History 2: How do historical turning points influence us as U.S. citizens today?
• Economics 2: How did these economics mold the political geography of the early U.S.?

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