4th Grade AKS Review Resources
LANGUAGE ARTS
AKS Number and Description
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.53 :
use Standard American English
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.55
use different types of nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adverbs, and adjectives correctly
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.56
use simple and compound subjects and predicates
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.57
vary the sentence structure by kind (declarative,
interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
sentences and functional fragments), order, and
complexity (simple, compound)
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.58
maintain consistent number, gender, point-ofview, and verb tense
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.60 :
use appropriate forms of positive, comparative,
and superlative adjectives and adverbs
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.61
use conjunctions to create varied sentence
patterns
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.62 :
use correct terminal punctuation of a sentence
and use commas to set off compound sentences,
commas for items in series
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.63
use apostrophes to punctuate contractions and
possessives
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.64
use quotation marks to punctuate dialogue
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.66 :
Suggested Resources
Resource: Skills For Super Writers pgs. 57, 59, 81, 91, and 171
Skills For Super Writers (SFSW): Review p. 31-59; do p. 61-63
Skills For Super Writers (SFSW): Review p. 7-19, do p. 27-29
Resource: Skills For Super Writers pgs. 71, 73, and 77
Resource: Skills For Super Writers pgs. 101-105
Resource: Skills For Super Writers pgs. 125-131 and pgs. 141-144
Skills For Super Writers: Review and do p. 133-135
Skills For Super Writers: Review and do p. 133-135
Resource: Skill For Super Writers (Review pgs. 145-156) complete pgs. 157-160
spell correctly in writing
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.68
use and identify correct mechanics (end marks,
commas for series, capitalization), correct usage
(subject and verb agreement in a simple sentence),
and correct sentence structure (elimination of
sentence fragments)
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.69
edit for punctuation, spelling, fragments, and runon sentences
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.71
exclude extraneous details and inappropriate
information
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.72
prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.73 : revise writing by
adding, deleting, consolidating, and rearranging
text to improve fluency, content (descriptive
words, strong verbs), organization, and style, to
match purposes with audience
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.75 :
select a focus, an organizational structure, and a
point-of-view based on purpose, genre
expectations, audience, length, and format
requirements
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.77
use structures to ensure coherence (e.g., transition
elements)
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.78
provide a sense of closure to the writing
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.H2009.92 :
select a focus, an organizational structure, and a
point-of-view based on purpose, genre
expectations, audience, length, and format
requirements
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.J2009.98 :
Skills For Super Writers: p. 119-121, p. 57
Skills For Super Writers: p. 157-159
Skills For Super Writers: do p. 23
The Write Direction Textbook: p. 24-25
Resource: Skills For Super Writers pgs. 39-56 and pgs. 65-70
Resource: Reading Practice book pgs. 21, 23, 63, 71, 73, 89, 90, 171, 173, and 263
The Write Direction Textbook: p. 24-25
Skills For Super Writers: p. 27-29
Resource: Reading Practice book pgs. 21, 23, 63, 71, 73, 89, 90, 171, 173, and 263
Resource: Reading Practice Book pgs. 19, 139, 140, 169, 170, 229, 230, 79, 80, 99, 100,
use table of contents, index, glossary, guide words,
and appendix to locate information in books and
reference works
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.J2009.100
use appropriate resources to gather information
from reference works: books, periodicals,
dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedia, technology,
atlases, magazines, newspapers, prefaces,
appendices, indices, glossaries, bibliographies, and
almanacs
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.101
use correct terminal punctuation of a sentence and
use commas to set off compound sentences,
commas for items in series
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.J2009.103 :
acknowledge the use of information from various
sources
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.J2009.105 :
use the media center and available technology as
sources of information and pleasure
also review the research and study skills pgs. from the table of contents
Reading Practice Book: p. 19, 49, 59-60, 99-100, 139-140, 159-160, 169-170, 229-230
Skills For Super Writers: review and complete p. 125-131
Resource: Reading Practice Book table of content pages under Research and Study Skills
Resource: Reading Practice Book pg. 209, 210, 119, 120, 109,and 110
READING
AKS Number and Description
Suggested Resources
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.20
read and comprehend a variety of literary and
informational texts, including folk tales, tall tales,
and fables with respective themes and lessons
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link p. 25
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.21
identify and analyze elements of plot, setting,
theme, and character within texts, between texts,
and in relation to self
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.25
read for a variety of purposes including to answer
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link p. 10
Scott Foresman Practice Book: p. 47, p. 83 and p.167
Scott Foresman Practice Book: p. 107, p.257, and 297
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link p. 70
literal, evaluative, and inferential questions using
evidence from text
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.29 :
use knowledge
of common textual features (e.g., paragraphs,
topic sentences, concluding sentences, glossary,
headings, italics, and graphics) to comprehend
informational texts
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.32
compare and contrast content within and between
texts, characters, events, themes, and actual
experiences in an author's life
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.34 :
identify organizational patterns (chronological,
logical [including spatial], order of importance,
and cause/effect, and problem/solution)
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.36
identify explicit information and infer implicit
information in literary and informational texts
using main ideas and supporting details
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.37
make and defend judgments and inferences about
setting and events and support them with
elaborating and convincing evidence from the text
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.38 :
Scott Foresman Reading Practice Book pp. 9-10, 169-170
Science Unit D read p. 71; do compare and contrast question
Social Studies read p. 30-31; do compare and contrast question
Scott Foresman Reading Practice Book pp. 87, 247
Science Unit D review/read p. 20-21; do the sequence of events question
Social Studies read p. 122; do the main idea and details question
Scott Foresman Practice Book: p. 57, p. 129-130, p. 147
Scott Foresman Reading Practice Book pp. 59-60, 109-110
locate facts that answer the reader's questions
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.42
identify, analyze, and compare and contrast
characters and their actions to make inferences
about events in the story, motives, emotions, and
traits
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2009.44 :
Scott Foresman Practice Book: p. 137
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link p. 40
Scott Foresman Reading Practice Book pp. 77
distinguish fact from opinion or fiction
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.B2010.01 :
Scott Foresman Reading Practice Book pp. 147
identify the speaker of a poem or story
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.C2009.48
identify and use synonyms, antonyms, and
homophones for given words in text
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.C2009.51
determine meaning of unknown words using
context clues
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.C2009.52 :
identify common idioms, figurative phrases, and
playful language such as puns, jokes, and
palindromes
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.D2009.69 :
edit for punctuation, spelling, fragments, and runon sentences
AKS1112.04.LA.LA.E2009.70 :
engage the reader by establishing a context,
creating a speaker's voice, and otherwise
developing reader interest
Read Social Studies p. 72-75; do questions 1-4
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link p. 28
Scott Foresman Practice Book: p. 93
Scott Foresman Reading Practice Book pp. 107
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link Book pp. 119-124
Georgia Leveled Practice and Test Link Book pp. 98-101
MATH
AKS Number and Description
Suggested Resources
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.20 :
identify place value names and places from
hundredths through millions
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 1.1-1.3
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.21
equate and use a number's word name, its
standard form and its expanded form
Harcourt Math: p. 4 -8
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.24
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 19.1
round decimal fractions to the nearest whole
number or tenth using tools such as a number
line, and/or charts
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.25
use place value understanding to round multi-digit
whole numbers to any place when appropriate and
to estimate a sum or difference
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.26
solve problems involving 2 and 3 digits by 1 and 2
digits
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.27
use whole numbers to divide
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.29
solve problems involving division with remainders
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.30
explain the relationship of dividend, divisor,
quotient, remainder
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.31
explain effect on quotient of multiplying or dividing
by same number
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.33 :
read, model, write, compare, and order two-digit
decimals and understand their relative size
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.34 :
Harcourt Math: Chapter 2
Harcourt Math Chapter 9, Lesson 1 and 2
Harcourt Math Chapters 10 and 11
Harcourt Math Chapter 10, Lesson 2 and 6
Harcourt Math Chapter 10, Lesson 3
Harcourt Math Chapter 11, Lesson 1
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 18.4
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 19.5
add and subtract one- and two- digit decimals
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.35 :
model multiplication and division of decimals by
whole numbers
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.38 :
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 20.3 and 21.3
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 14.2
identify and represent simple equivalent fractions
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.39 :
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 15.1 and 15.3
add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers
with common denominators through twelve
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.40 :
convert and use mixed numbers and improper
fractions interchangeably
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.44
compute using order of operations
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.45
identify and explain and solve using properties
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.B2009.46
use mental math and estimation
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.C2009.50 :
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 14.4
Harcourt Math Chapter 6, Lesson 2
Harcourt Math Chapter 5, Lesson 1
Harcourt Math Chapter 7, Lesson 1; Chapter 8, Lesson 1
identify, examine, and classify quadrilaterals
(including parallelograms, squares, rectangles,
trapezoids, and rhombi)
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.C2009.52
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 13.3
compare and contrast a cube and a rectangular
prism in terms of the number and shape of their
faces, edges, and vertices
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.C2009.53 : identify and
describe parallel and perpendicular edges and
planes in a rectangular prism
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.C2009.54 :
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 13.5
construct and collect models for solid geometric
figures (cube, prisms, cylinder)
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.C2009.55
locate, name, and graph ordered pairs in the first
quadrant of the coordinate system and interpret
coordinate values in the context of a problem
situation
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.D2009.57
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 13.5
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 13.6
Harcourt Math: p. 82-83
Harcourt Math Chapter 16, Lessons 3 and 5
estimate weight
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.D2009.58
Harcourt Math Chapter 16, Lessons 6
compare weight units
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.D2009.59 :
use tools, such as a protractor or angle ruler and
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 12.2
other methods, such as paper folding or drawing a
diagonal in a square, to measure angles
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.D2009.60 :
determine the meaning and measure of a half
rotation (180°) and a full rotation (360°)
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.E2009.61 :
investigate and represent patterns and functions
to describe relationships and solve problems
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.E2009.62 :
represent and interpret mathematical
relationships in quantitative expressions
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.E2009.64 :
write and evaluate mathematical expressions
using symbols and different values
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.F2009.65
create line graphs
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.F2009.66
determine and justify the range, mode, and
median of a set of data
AKS1112.04.MA.MA.F2009.67
analyze and compare features of graphs (line
graphs, line plot graphs, pictographs, Venn
diagrams, and bar graphs) including missing
information and duplications in data
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 12.3
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 6.5
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 6.1
Harcourt Textbook Lesson 6.3
Harcourt Math: p. 84-87
Harcourt Math: p. 84-87
Harcourt Math: p. 80-81 and p. 88-99
SCIENCE
AKS Number and Description
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.10
differentiate between the states of water and how
they relate to the water cycle and weather
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.10.a
demonstrate how water changes states from solid
(ice) to liquid to gas (water vapor, steam) and
changes from gas to liquid to solid
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.10.b
identify the freezing point of water, the
temperature at which liquid water becomes a solid
(32o F, 0o C) and identify the boiling point of water,
the temperature at which liquid water becomes a
gas (212o F, 100o C)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.10.c
identify cloud types and formation and how clouds
relate to the water cycle
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.10.d
demonstrate and explain the water cycle and the
role of evaporation, precipitation and
condensation
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.10.e
investigate different forms of precipitation (rain,
snow, sleet, hail) and sky conditions (clouds, fog)
Suggested Resources
Unit D Science Textbook: Read pages 16-17
Unit D Science Textbook: Read pages 18-19
Unit E Science Textbook: Read pages 8-9, 46-47
Unit E Science Textbook: Read p. 8-9, 46-47
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 18-19
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 71
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 20-21
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 22-23
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.11
analyze weather charts/maps and collect weather
data to predict weather events and infer patterns
and seasonal changes
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.11.a
use weather instruments (thermometer, rain
gauge, barometer, wind vane, anemometer) to
collect data and measure atmospheric conditions
(temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed,
direction)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.11.b
explain how weather instruments are used to
make forecasts
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.11.c
identify fronts, temperature and precipitation on a
weather map and use the information to interpret
and forecast upcoming weather conditions
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.11.d
use observations and records of weather
conditions to predict weather patterns throughout
the year
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.B2006.11.e
differentiate between weather and climate, and
identify Earth's climate zones
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.13.a :
demonstrate how sound is produced and how it
can be varied by changing the rate of vibration
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.13.c : recognize the
conditions that cause pitch to vary
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.13.d : relate attributes
of waves (wavelength, frequency) to sound (pitch,
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 66 and 72
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 67, 69, 70, and 72
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 72
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 82-83
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 67, 69, 70, and 72
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 86-87
Unit D Science Textbook: Read p. 84-85
Textbook
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Unit F – Lesson 5
Pages 52-61
http://www.sciencekidsathome.com/science_topics/what_is_sound.html
http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/D_Lab/acts_sound.html
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/physical.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/changing_sounds.shtml
Textbook
-Unit F – Lesson 5 Pages 52-61
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Science%20Lab
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bigear.html
Textbook
-Unit F – Lesson 5 Pages 52-61
intensity)
http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/Problem_Board/problems/sound/sound_waves2.html
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.13.e :
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ears.html
Textbook
-Unit F – Lesson 5 Pages 52-61
illustrate how sound travels in a solid, liquid and
gas
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.14 :
demonstrate the relationship between force and
motion
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.14.c :
observe how force and friction affect speed and
motion using different sized objects (GPS)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.14.d :
identify and compare simple machines (lever,
pulley, wedge, inclined plane, screw, wheel and
axle) and their uses (GPS)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.14.e :
explain what happens to the speed or direction of
an object when a greater force than the original
force is applied (GPS)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.C2006.14.f : demonstrate the
effect of gravitational force on the motion of an
object (GPS)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.D2006.15.a :
identify the roles of producers, consumers, and
decomposers in a community (GPS)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.D2006.15.b :
construct a food chain/food web and explain the
http://cnx.org/content/m11060/latest/
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_japan_online.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/friction.shtml
Textbook
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Unit F – Lesson 1-2
Pages 4-31
http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_intro.html
Textbook
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Unit F – Lesson 1-2
Pages 4-31
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/
http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
http://42explore.com/smplmac.htm
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/forces/simplemachines/grownups.weml
Textbook
-Unit F – Lesson 1-2 Pages 4-31
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
http://mechanical-physics.suite101.com/article.cfm/newtons_laws_for_kids_first_law
Textbook
-Unit F – Lesson 1-2 Pages 4-31
http://science.pppst.com/motion.html
http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season9/forcesmotion/facts.cfm
Textbook
-Unit A – Lesson 4-5 Pages 38-61
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/ecology/ecoindex.html
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Textbook
-Unit A – Lesson 4-5 Pages 38-61
flow of energy beginning with sunlight and
including producers, consumers and decomposers
(GPS)
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.D2006.15.c :
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
predict how changes in the environment affect a
community of organisms within an ecosystem
(GPS)
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0164-ecosystems.php
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/ecosystems/
Textbook
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Unit A – Lesson 4-5
Pages 38-61
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/education/kids/eco-systems.shtml
AKS1112.04.SC.SC.D2006.15.d : predict the effect Textbook
-Unit A – Lesson 4-5 Pages 38-61
on a population if some of the plants or animals in
http://seed.ucdavis.edu/node/18
the community are scarce or too plentiful (GPS)
SOCIAL STUDIES
AKS Number and Description
Social Studies Resources to Come
Suggested Resources
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.C2008.30.a
locate where Native Americans settled with
emphasis on the following groups: Arctic (Inuit),
Have students use maps on pages 16, 17, 24, 32, and 61 to color the regions of the United
Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce),
States and then label the areas where the following groups would be located
Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), Southeastern
(Seminole)
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.C2008.30.b
compare and contrast how the above groups
Workbook pages 18, 19
utilized what was available in their regional
environment to obtain food, clothing and shelter
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.C2008.30.c
explain why each of the Native American groups
Read pages 52-59 This lesson sets the stage for how early civilizations in North America
occupied the areas they did with emphasis on why had economic success due to an emphasis on trade, opportunity costs, and use of
some developed permanent villages and others did available resources to trade and barter.
not
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.C2008.31.a
Nystrom Atlas Pages 74-75
locate Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains,
Continental Divide, the Great Basin, Death Valley,
Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, and the Great
Lakes
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.C2008.31.b
define and locate landforms; peninsula, piedmont,
isthmus, plateau, Island of Hispaniola, and Isthmus
of Panama
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.D2008.32.a
describe reasons for, obstacles to, and
accomplishments of the Spanish, French, and
English explorations of John Cabot, Vasco Nunez
Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher
Columbus, Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.D2008.32.b
generate reasons for exploration such as the
search for gold, spread of Christianity, to find trade
routes to Asia, and a quest for new lands
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.D2008.33.b
generalize that as more Europeans arrived, a
breakdown in the relationship with the Native
Americans began due to diseases/loss of life, and
the loss of Native American land as a result of
growing colonies
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.D2008.34
name positive character traits of key historic
figures and government leaders (honesty,
patriotism, courage, trustworthiness)
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.D2008.35.a
describe opportunity costs and their relationship to
decision-making across time such as decisions to
send expeditions to North and South America
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.E2008.36.a
Explain factors that shaped British Colonial
America.
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.E2008.37.a
Textbook pages 22-34
Landforms and water forms are unequally distributed, and explorers may need to adapt
depending on the resources available to them. Discuss possible solutions to overcoming
geographical obstacles. (fill in worksheet “The Good With the Bad”)
Read pages 110-117 in the textbook.
Do page 117 Lesson Review and workbook page 23
Nystrom pages 16 and 17
Read pages 238-239, 244, and 296 and discuss Franklin’s many contributions. Discuss how
he fits into positive character traits (honesty, patriotic, courageous, and trustworthy).
Textbooks pages 114-117
Pages 214-219 workbook page 48
Workbook pages 45-47 and page 65
Describe colonial life in America as experienced by
various people large landowners, artisans, farmers,
women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native
Americans.
AKS1112.04.SS.SO.E2008.39.a
Use a basic economic concept of trade,
opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary
exchange, productivity, and price incentives to
illustrate historical events.
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.F2008.42.b :
compare the strengths and weaknesses of
colonial America during the American Revolution
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.F2008.42.c :
determine the significance of the following events
in influencing the outcome of the American
Revolution: Battles of Lexington and Concord,
Battle of Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Battle of
Trenton Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown,
and Battle of Kettle Creek
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.F2008.44.b :
locate major man-made features to include New
York City, NY; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.47.a :
identify the weaknesses of the government
established by the Articles of Confederation
which led to the Constitutional Convention at
Philadelphia in 1787
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.47.b :
identify the leaders of the Constitutional
Convention (James Madison and Benjamin
Franklin) and describe the major issues they
Learning about Specialization: Young Benjamin Franklin
Using pages 240-245 create a chart outlining the strengths and weaknesses.
Pages 338-352 create a timeline and a cause and effect chart to illustrate.
Textbook pages 452-457 and practice book page109
Page 330 in textbook and review question on page 331.
Page 92 in student practice book and pages 388-394 in textbook.
debated, including the rights of states, the Great
Compromise and slavery
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.47.c :
organize and explain the three branches of U.S.
government as outlined by the Constitution,
describe what they do, and how they relate to
each other (checks and balances and separation
of power) and to the states
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.47.e :
Textbook pages 398-403 and practice book page 94
identify and explain the rights in the Bill of Rights,
describe how the Bill of Rights places limits on the Practice book page 95/96 and textbook pages 404-409
power of government, and explain the reasons for
its inclusion in the Constitution in 1791 (Bill of
Rights insures personal freedoms)
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.48 :
differentiate natural rights as found in the
Declaration of Independence (the right to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.49 :
Practice book page 95/96 and textbook pages 404-409
compare and contrast "We the People" from the
Textbook page 399.
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a reflection
of consent of the governed or popular sovereignty
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.50 :
explain the federal system of government in the
U.S.
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.51 :
discuss the importance of freedom of expression
as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution
Textbook pages 400-403 practice book page 94
Textbook page 403-407
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.52.a :
Textbook page 405
explain the process for making and enforcing laws
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.53.b :
explain the necessity of obeying reasonable
laws/rules voluntarily, and explain why it is
important for citizens in a democratic society to
participate in public (civic) life (staying informed,
voting, volunteering, communicating with public
officials)
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.G2008.54.b :
Textbook pages 416-419 review questions page 419.
explain how each force (American and British)
attempted to use the physical geography of each
battle site to its benefit
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.H2008.56.a :
describe territorial expansion with emphasis on
the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark
expedition, and acquisitions of Texas (the Alamo
and independence), Oregon (Oregon Trail), and
California (Gold Rush and the development of
mining towns)
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.H2008.56.b :
Textbook Pages 426-459 and practice book pages 107-111
analyze the causes and effects of the War of 1812 Textbook pages 438-441
including the burning of the Capitol and the White
House
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.H2008.57.a :
evaluate the effect of statehood issues, reform
movements, blending of diverse cultures,
inventions (railroad, steamboat, farm
implements) landforms and waterways changing
on growth and expansion
Pages 476-481 in textbook and 113-114 in practice book.
AKS1112.04.SS.SS.H2008.58.a :
locate and explain the significance of major manmade features including New York City, NY;
Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; and the Erie Canal
Pages 530-535 in textbook and pages 126-128 in practice book.