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Town of West Point Public Schools

4th Grade Virginia Studies Curriculum Map

Version: May, 2012 Based on: History & Social Science Standards of Learning

Adopted, 2008Full Implementation: 2010-2011

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Assessment Map

Strands/ReportingCategories(OrganizingConcepts)

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

Skills(Assessed with

Other SOLs)

VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i

History

VS.2 fVS.3 a,e,f,g

VS.4 bVS.5 b,c

VS.6 aVS.7 a,b,c

VS.2 fVS.9 b,d

GeographyVS.2 a,b,c,d,e,gVS.3 b

VS. 4c VS.2cVS.6 c

VS.2 b

Civics

VS.3c,d VS.5 a VS.6 bVS.8 b

VS.9 c

Economics

VS.10 b,c VS.4 a,d,e VS.8 a,c VS.9 aVS.10 a,b,c




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Instructional Outline

STRAND/TOPIC

(OrganizingConcepts)

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

ReadingSkills

(Assessed inReading)

4.5a,b,c,d,e,f,h,I,j,k,l 4.5 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l 4.5 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l 4.5 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l,


Other SOLs)

VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i VS.1 a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i

History

VS.2fVS.3a,e,f,g

VS.4bVS.5b,c

VS.7a,b,cVS.6a

VS.9b,d

GeographyVS.2a,b,c,d,e,gVS.3b

VA.4c VS. 2 cVS.6c

VS. 2 b

Civics

VS.3c,d VS.5a VS.8bVS.6b

VS.9c

Economics

VS.10 b,c VS.4a,d,e VS.8a,c VS.9aVS.10a,b,c




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1st QUARTER

STRAND/TOPIC


SOL/

Objective #(s)

Essential Skills/Concepts

Cognitive Level Code:Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create

Formative/SummativeAssessments

(Tests, Projects, etc.)

ReadingSkills


4.6a,b,c,d,e,f,h,I,j,k,l

Read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.

Use text structures, such as type, headings, and graphics, to predict and categorizeinformation in both print and digital texts.

Formulate questions that might be answered in the selection.

Identify the main idea.

Summarize supporting details.

Draw conclusions and make simple inferences using textual information as support.

Distinguish between cause and effect.

Distinguish between fact and opinion.

Use prior knowledge and build additional background knowledge as context fornew learning.

Identify new information gained from reading.

Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension.

Read with fluency and accuracy.

Tests on contentinstruction

Lesson quizzes

Projects/bookreports

Visual assessments

Checklist

Spiraling

Writingassignments

Graphic organizers

Oral questions

Interactivenotebooks

Peer evaluation

Brochures

PowerPointpresentation

Diorama

Mobiles

Advertisements

Puppetpresentations

Oral presentations

Games

Skills(Assessed

with OtherSOLs)

VS.1a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i

identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents tounderstand events in history;

determine cause-and-effect relationships;

compare and contrast historical events;

draw conclusions and make generalizations;

make connections between past and present;

sequence events in Virginia history;

interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;

evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing;

analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, waterfeatures, climatic characteristics, and historical events.




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SOL/

Objective #(s)





History

VS.2fVS.3a,e,f,g

describe how archaeologists have recovered new material evidence at sitesincluding Werowocomoco and Jamestown.

explain the reasons for English colonization;

identify the importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to theJamestown settlement;

describe the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that tookplace to ensure survival;

describe the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples,including the contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.

Instructional Resources Text

Websites

Workbooks

Novels

Primary andsecondary sourcedocuments, ex.Declaration ofIndependence,Virginia Statute ofReligious Freedom

Virginia StudiesTest Blueprint

Virginia Dept. ofEducation ex.)InstructionalResources, PWNET

Xpeditions Atlaswww.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

NationalGeographic

Geography

VS.2a,b,c,d,e,gVS.3b

locate Virginia and its bordering states on maps of the United States;

locate and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue RidgeMountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau;

locate and identifying water features important to the early history of Virginia(Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York River, Potomac River,Rappahannock River, and Lake Drummond and the Dismal Swamp);

locate three American Indian language groups (the Algonquian, the Siouan, and theIroquoian) on a map of Virginia;

describe how American Indians related to the climate and their environment tosecure food, clothing, and shelter;

identify and locating the current state-recognized tribes.

describe how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;

Civics

VS.3c,d identify the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London inestablishing the Jamestown settlement;

identify the importance of the General Assembly (1619) as the first representativelegislative body in English America




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Economics

VS.10 b,c describe the major products and industries of Virginia’s five geographic regions;

explain how advances in transportation, communications, and technology havecontributed to Virginia’s prosperity and role in the global economy.




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2nd QUARTER

STRAND/TOPICS


SOL/

Objective #(s)Essential Skills/Concepts




ReadingSkills















Tests based oncontent instruction

Lesson quizzes


Visual assessments

Checklist

Spiraling

Writingassignments

Graphic organizers

Oral questions


Peer evaluation

Brochures


Graphic organizer

Diorama

Mobiles

Advertisements

Puppetpresentations

Oral presentations

Games




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Other SOLs)












Workbooks

Novels





NationalGeographic

History

VS.4bVS.5b,c

describe how the culture of colonial Virginia reflected the origins of European(English, Scots-Irish, German) immigrants, Africans, and American Indians

identify the various roles played by whites, enslaved African Americans, free AfricanAmericans, and American Indians in the Revolutionary War era, including GeorgeWashington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and James Lafayette;

identify the importance of the Battle of Great Bridge, the ride of Jack Jouett, andthe American victory at Yorktown.

Geography

VS. 4c explain the reasons for the relocation of Virginia’s capital from Jamestown toWilliamsburg to Richmond

Civics

VS.5a identify the reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain, as expressedin the Declaration of Independence;




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Economics

VS.4a,d,e explain the importance of agriculture and its influence on the institution of slavery;

describe how money, barter, and credit were used;

describe everyday life in colonial Virginia.




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3rd QUARTER

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ReadingSkills
















Lesson quizzes

Projects

Visual assessments

Checklist

Spiraling

Writingassignments

Graphic organizers

Oral questions


Peer evaluation

Brochures


Graphic organizer

Diorama

Mobiles

Advertisements

Puppetpresentations

Oral presentations

Games




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with OtherSOLs)












Websites

Workbooks

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NationalGeographic

History

VS.6aVS.7a,b,c

explain why George Washington is called the “Father of our Country” and JamesMadison is called the “Father of the Constitution”

identify the events and differences between northern and southern states thatdivided Virginians and led to secession, war, and the creation of West Virginia;

describe Virginia’s role in the war, including identifying major battles that tookplace in Virginia;

describe the roles played by whites, enslaved African Americans, free AfricanAmericans, and American Indians.

Geography

VS.2cVS.6c

locate and identifying water features important to the early history of Virginia(Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York River, Potomac River,Rappahannock River, and Lake Drummond and the Dismal Swamp);

explain the influence of geography on the migration of Virginians into westernterritories.




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Civics

VS.6bVS.8b

identify the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in theVirginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

identify the effects of segregation and “Jim Crow” on life in Virginia for whites,African Americans, and American Indians

EconomicsVS.8a,c identify the effects of Reconstruction on life in Virginia;

describe the importance of railroads, new industries, and the growth of cities toVirginia’s economic development.




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4th QUARTER

STRAND/TOPIC


SOL/

Objective #(s)





ReadingSkills


4.6a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l














Lesson quizzes


Visual assessments

Checklist

Spiraling

Writingassignments

Graphic organizers

Oral questions


Peer evaluation

Brochures


Graphic organizer

Diorama

Mobiles

Advertisements

Puppetpresentations

Oral presentations

Games




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SOL/

Objective #(s)





Skills(Assessed

with OtherSOLs)












Websites

Workbooks

Novels





NationalGeographic

History

VS.9b,d identify the impact of Virginians, such as Woodrow Wilson and George C. Marshall,on international events;

identify the political, social, and/or economic contributions made by Maggie L.Walker; Harry F. Byrd, Sr.; Oliver W. Hill; Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.; A. Linwood Holton, Jr.;and L. Douglas Wilder.

Geography

VS.2b locate and describing Virginia’s Coastal Plain (Tidewater), Piedmont, Blue RidgeMountains, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau;

CivicsVS.9c identify the social and political events in Virginia linked to desegregation and

Massive Resistance and their relationship to national history;




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Economics

VS.9aVS.10a,b,c

describe the economic and social transition from a rural, agricultural society to amore urban, industrialized society, including the reasons people came to Virginiafrom other states and countries;

describe the major products and industries of Virginia’s five geographic regions;

identify the three branches of Virginia government and the function of each;

explain how advances in transportation, communications, and technology havecontributed to Virginia’s prosperity and role in the global economy.

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