Endangered Animals

(Grades 4 - 5)

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DPS Standards

READING AND WRITING

• Standard 1:
  Students read and understand a variety of materials. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• use comprehension strategies;
• make connections between prior knowledge and what they need to know about a topic before reading about it;
• adjust reading strategies for a variety of purposes;
• use word recognition skills, strategies, and resources; and
• use information from their reading to increase vocabulary and language usage.
• Standard 2:
  Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• expand vocabulary development using a variety of methods;
• write and speak for a variety of purposes;
• write and speak to peers, teachers, and the community;
• plan, draft, revise, proofread, edit, and publish written communications;
• use a variety of literary devices such as figurative language, symbolism, dialect, and precise vocabulary to convey meaning;
• prepare written and oral presentations using strategies; and
• use the most appropriate method, handwriting or word processing, to produce a product that is legible.
• Standard 4:
  Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• make predictions, analyze, draw conclusions, and discriminate between fact and opinion in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing;
• use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing to gather data, define the problem, and apply problem-solving skills;
• recognize, express, and defend points of view orally and in writing;
• identify the purpose, perspective, and historical an d cultural influences of a speaker, author, or director; and
• evaluate the reliability, accuracy, and relevancy of information.
• Standard 5:
  Students read to locate, select, evaluate, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• select relevant material for reading, writing, and speaking purposes;
• understand the structure, organization, and use of various media, reference, and technological sources as they select information for their reading, writing, and speaking purposes;
• paraphrase, summarize, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information;
• cite others' ideas, images, or information from primary, print, and electronic resources; and
• use information to produce a quality product in an appropriate format.
• Standard 7:
  Students use appropriate technologies speaking, listening and viewing. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• use appropriate technologies to increase literacy through a variety of formats;
• use appropriate technologies to access, process, and communicate information for a variety of purposes; and
• demonstrate problem solving skills through the use of appropriate technologies.

SCIENCE

• Standard 5:
  Students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity in past, present, and future, and how they can affect the world.

VISUAL ARTS

• Standard 1:
  Students recognize and use the visual arts as a form of creativity and communication. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• identify visual images, themes, and ideas in works of art.
• select and use visual images, themes, and ideas in their own works of art to create and communicate meaning.
• examine and critique their own and others' works of art.

INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY

• Standard 1
  An Efficient Information & Technology User
  • Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology
  • Location Skills - Library and Internet
  • Online, Electronic, Print and AV Research Tools
  • Library Catalog (LION) & Dewey Decimal System
  • Keyboarding
• Standard 3
  A Knowledge Constructor
  • Research Process
  • Evaluation of Information