Module: Silk Road Artifacts K‐3 Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.2.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.2.4 Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail. K‐3 National Art Standards: VA:Re7.1.2 Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one’s natural world and constructed environments. VA:Cn11.1.K Identify a purpose of an artwork. VA:Cn11.1.1 Understand that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons. VA:Cn11.1.2 Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places. VA:Re7.2.3 Determine messages communicated by an image. VA:Cn11.1.3 Recognize that responses to art change depending on knowledge of the time and place in which it was made. 4th Grade National Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.4.2 Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.4.3 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points. National Art Standards: VA:Cn11.1.4 Through observation, infer information about time, place, and culture in which a work of art was created. 5th Grade Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.5.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and teacher‐
led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.5.2 Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.5.3 Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. National Art Standards: VA:Re7.2.5 Identify and analyze cultural associations suggested by visual imagery. VA:Cn11.1.5 Identify how art is used to inform or change beliefs, values, or behaviors of an individual or society. 6th Grade Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and teacher‐
led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.6.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.6.1.C Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion. National Art Standards: VA:Re7.1.6 Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value. VA:Cn11.1.6 Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses. 7th Grade Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and teacher‐
led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.7.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.7.1.C Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.7.1.D Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views. National Art Standards: VA:Cn11.1.7 Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses. 8th Grade Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.8.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and teacher‐
led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.8.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.8.1.C Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and respond to others' questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations, and ideas. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.8.1.D Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented. National Art Standards: VA:Re7.1.8 Explain how a person’s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others. VA:Cn11.1.8 Distinguish different ways art is used to represent, establish, reinforce, and reflect group identity. 9th‐10th Grade Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.9‐10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and teacher‐led) with diverse partners on grades 9‐10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.9‐10.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well‐reasoned exchange of ideas. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.9‐10.1.C Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.9‐10.1.D Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented. 11th‐12th Grade Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.11‐12.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one, in groups, and teacher‐led) with diverse partners on grades 11‐12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.11‐12.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well‐reasoned exchange of ideas. CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.SL.11‐12.1.C Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives. National Art Standards: VA:Cn11.1.HSI Describe how knowledge of culture, traditions, and history may influence personal responses to art.