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Standards, Guiding Questions, and
Essential Learnings
Bellingham
Public Schools Geography Guiding Questions:
Geography - How
do cultural backgrounds and physical environments influence individual
perspectives of America?
Washington
State Essential Learning Requirements:
Geography:
1.1 Use and construct maps, charts, and other resources
to gather and interpret geographic information
1.2 Recognize spatial patterns on Earth’s surface and
understand the processes that create these patterns
2.1 Describe the natural characteristics of places and
regions and explain the causes of their characteristics
2.2 Describe the patterns humans make on places and
regions
3.2 Analyze how the environment and environmental changes
affect people
3.3 Examine cultural characteristics, transmission,
diffusion, and interaction
Essential
Academic Learning Requirements in Writing
1)The student writes clearly and effectively.
1.2
use style appropriate to the audience and purpose
1.3
apply writing conventions
2) The student writes in a variety of forms for
different audiences and purposes.
2.1
write for different audiences
2.2
write for different purposes
2.3
write in a variety of forms
3) The student understands and uses the steps of the
writing process.
3.1
prewrite
3.2
draft
3.3
revise
3.4
edit
3.5
publish
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
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