4.4.2 HISTORY CALIFORNIA: A CHANGING STATE
Students describe the social, political, cultural and economic life and interactions among people of California from the pre-Columbian societies to the Spanish mission and Mexican rancho periods
4.4.3 HISTORY CALIFORNIA: A CHANGING STATE
Students explain the economic, social, and political life of California from the establishment of the Bear Flag Republic through the Mexican-American War, the Gold Rush and California statehood.
2.4.6 LANGUAGE: WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
Write information reports: Frame a central question about an issue or situation. Include facts and details for focus. Draw from more than one source of information (e.g., speakers, books, newspapers, other media sources).
Write summaries that contain the main ideas of the reading selection and the most significant details.
2.4.5 LANGUAGE: WRITING
Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements.
Create multiple-paragraph compositions: Provide an introductory paragraph. Establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence at or near the beginning of the first paragraph. Include supporting paragraphs with simple facts, details, and explanations. Conclude with a paragraph that summarizes the points. Use correct indention.
2.4.5 LANGUAGE: WRITING
Quote or paraphrase information sources, citing them appropriately. Locate information in reference texts by using organizational features (e.g., prefaces, appendixes). Use various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, card catalog, encyclopedia, online information) as an aid to writing. Understand the organization of almanacs, newspapers, and periodicals and how to use those print materials. Demonstrate basic keyboarding skills and familiarity with computer terminology (e.g., cursor, software, memory, disk drive, hard drive). Edit and revise selected drafts to improve coherence and progression by adding, deleting, consolidating, and rearranging text.
