Vermont Communication Standards

Writing – 1.6

Students’ independent writing demonstrates command of appropriate English conventions, including grammar, usage, and mechanics.  This is evident when students:

a)      Use clear sentences, correct
syntax, and grade appropriate mechanics so that what is written can be easily understood by the reader.

In written reports, students organize and convey information and ideas accurately and effectively.  This is evident when students:

d)      Use appropriate organizing structures,

e)      Use a range of appropriate elaboration strategies such as including appropriate facts and details, describing the subject or narrating a relevant anecdote.

Students use computers, telecommunications, and other tools of technology to research, to gather information and ideas, and to represent information and ideas accurately and appropriately.

Students use organizational systems to obtain information from various sources (including libraries and the Internet).  This is evident when students:

a)      Recognize and define their need for information.

e)      Synthesize and organize information.

f)        Present information in appropriate formats.

In writing poetry, students use a variety of forms.  This is evident when students:

a)      Write poems with a purpose and an awareness of audience, and

b)      Use words for their sounds and texture, as well as their meaning.

Vermont History and Social Sciences Standards

Students identify major historical eras and analyze periods of transition in various times in their local community, in Vermont, in the United States, and in various locations worldwide to understand the past, the present, and the relationship between the two.  This is evident when students:

b)      Examine local history by reading historical narratives and documents, investigating artifacts, architecture, and other resources that illustrate key periods in local history.

Students investigate both the traditional and the social histories of the people, places, and cultures under study, including those of indigenous peoples.  This is evident when students:

a)      Describe and interpret events through the perspectives of people (both famous and common) living in the time and place under study.

Students use geographical knowledge and images of various places to understand the present, communicate historical interpretations, develop solutions for the problems, and plan for the future.  This is evident when students:

bb)    Locate the physical, political and cultural regions of Vermont, the United States, and of the world.  Locate major mountain ranges, major rivers, major climate and vegetation zones.