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=Content Reading Wiki = = Macey Miller = = The Changing Nation Rationale: = ==== With this text set the students will learn about important icons in American History. They will learn about how these people and how their contributions changed America at the turn of the century. They will also learn about the different contributions these men left for us. They will relate this back to present day, and compare how our life would have been different without these men and their inventions. While learning about these important men in history the students will also gain literacy skills that will help them understand the content. ====

** SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century ****. **  b. Describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity).

** ELA5R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. ** i. Makes judgments and inferences about setting, characters, and events and supports them with elaborating and convincing evidence from the text.

**ELA5R3 **** The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it ** ** correctly in reading and writing. The student ** b. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues (e.g., definition, example). c. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words using knowledge of common roots, suffixes, and prefixes.

** ELA5W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. ** The student produces a narrative that: a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest. b. Establishes a plot, point of view, setting, and conflict, and/or the significance of events. The student produces informational writing (e.g., report, procedures, correspondence) that: a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and otherwise developing reader interest. b. Develops a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on a subject. c. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context. d. Includes appropriate facts and details. e. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. f. Uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote. g. Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, newspapers, and online materials. The student produces a persuasive essay that: a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and otherwise developing reader interest. b. States a clear position in support of a proposal. c. Supports a position with relevant evidence. d. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context. e. Addresses reader concerns. f. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. g. Provides a sense of closure to the writing. h. Raises the level of language using appropriate strategies (word choice).