3rd Grade Social Studies Unit 8

Big Idea:

Cultural celebrations and influences through the arts.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

3.13(A) [Supporting] explain the significance of various ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in the local community and other communities

Focus TEKS

3.13(B) [Supporting] compare ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in the local community with other communities.

3.15(A) [Supporting] Identify various individual writers and artists such as Kadir Nelson, Tomie dePaola, and Phillis Wheatley and their stories, poems, statues, and paintings and other examples of cultural heritage from various communities.

3.15(B) [Supporting] Explain the significance of various individual writers and artists such as Carmen Lomas Garza, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Bill Martin Jr. and their stories, poems, statues, and paintings and other examples of cultural heritage to various communities.

Ongoing TEKS

3.17(D) [Tools to Know] Use various parts of a source, including the table of contents, glossary, and index as well as keyword Internet searches, to locate information

3.17(E) [Ways to Show] Interpret and create visuals, including graphs, charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and maps

3.17(F) [Tools to Know] Use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs

3.18(A) [Ways to Show] Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences

3.18(B) [Ways to Show] Use technology to create written and visual material such as stories, poems, pictures, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas

3.18(C) [Tools to Know] Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

3.19(A) [Tools to Know] Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

3.19(B) [Tools to Know] Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

Student Learning Targets:

• I will explain the significance of various cultural celebrations in our community and others.
• I will identify authors and artists and their cultural influence on various communities.
• I will write about my favorite author/artist and explain why I chose them.

Essential Questions:

• What can be learned about a community through their cultural celebrations?
• How do artists and authors use their cultural heritage for inspiration?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

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