Social Studies
In 5th grade we will be studying American History including these four major units:
-Explorers
-Colonial America
-Revolutionary War
-Civil War
We use the Harcourt Horizons textbook in Social Studies, and this textbook can also be accessed online.
Explorers
Social Studies textbook Chapter 3 and Chapter 11 1:1
Renaissance Period
Gutenberg
Silk Route
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
I can draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
European Settlement
Social Studies Textbook Chapter 4
New Spain
p.149a
New France
p.155b
The English...
p. 159a
Jamestown
p.164a
Plymouth Colony
p.170a
Unit 2 Review p. 176
For Chapter 4, Students will complete ALL work on google slide presentations containing 1 slide for each question in the lesson review. Then, create a folder for Chapter 4 work and save work in Social Science5 folder. This will be graded work. A final assessment will be given for this chapter.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Colonial America
Social Studies textbook Chapters 5, 6 and 7
Massachusetts Bay
p. 193a
Bread Basket Colonies p.215a
Settlement of South p.239a
Connecticut and NH p.199a
Colonial Philadelphia p.222a
Southern Plantations p.245a
New England
p.204a
Southern cities p.251a
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
For Chapters 5, 6,& 7, Students will complete all work on google docs. Students will need to open a new google doc for each lesson review. All work should be font size 12 using the Arial font with 1.5 spacing. Then, create folders for Chapter 5 work, Chapter 6 work and Chapter 7 work and save all work in Social Science 5 folder. This will be graded work. A final combined assessment will be given for these chapters.
I can determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
I can draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Road to the Revolution
Social Studies textbook Chapters 8, 9, 10 and 11
For Chapters 8 -11, students will research and create a newspaper on a topic related to the Revolutionary War Era. Final work includes using screencastify, graphic organizers and a newspaper template. A reading of the newspaper to peers is the final assessment for these chapters.
I can integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
I can analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
I can explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
