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 WA- Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements |
| • Subject: Communication
What
Is Communication? - Communication is defined as a process by which we
assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding.
This process requires a vast repertoire of skills in intrapersonal and
interpersonal processing, listening, observing, speaking, questioning,
analyzing, and evaluating. Use of these processes is developmental and
transfers to all areas of life: home, school, community, work, and
beyond. It is through communication that collaboration and cooperation
occur.
Fundamental Beliefs About Curriculum and Assessment - If
there is one unifying theme that crosses all disciplines, it is
communication. Communication is our window to basic literacy and
academic excellence. Reaching levels of excellence and accuracy of
expression mandate mastery of formal English. These are the
capabilities that cultivate the potential in each student and the
possibilities for our future.
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| • Standard 2: The student communicates ideas clearly and effectively
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| • Area : 2.1 communicate clearly to a range of audiences for different purposes
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 - Grade 4
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|  Performance Expectation : communicate to teacher, small group, and class, for example, by tutoring or giving reports
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| • Area : 2.3 use effective delivery
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 - Grade 4
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| Performance Expectation : speak at a volume and rate that enables others to follow
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| Performance Expectation : project voice well
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| Performance Expectation : speak fluently and expressively to the class
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| Performance Expectation : use good posture and eye contact
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| Performance Expectation : begin to use facial expression and body language to convey a message or enhance an oral presentation
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| • Area : 2.5 effectively use action, sound, and/or images to support presentations
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 - Grade 4
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| Performance Expectation : experiment with a variety of media and resources to convey a message or enhance an oral presentation
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| • Standard 3: The student uses communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others
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| • Area : 3.1 use language to interact effectively and responsibly with others
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 - Grade 4
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| Performance Expectation : demonstrate
conversation skills, for example, entering in, taking turns, responding
to others’ remarks, and closing a conversation
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| Performance Expectation : use language that is respectful of others feelings and rights
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| • Subject: Social Studies
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| • Division: Geography
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| • Standard : 1.
The student uses maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand
the spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and environments
on Earth’s surface.
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| • Area : 1.1 Use and construct maps, charts, and other resources to gather and interpret geographic information
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| • Benchmark / Grade : BENCHMARK 1 – GRADE 5
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| Performance Expectation : 1.1.1a Examine a variety of maps to describe basic mapping elements. (Location)
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| Performance Expectation : 1.1.b
Use basic mapping elements to construct a map that displays information
about school grounds, a neighborhood, or a local community (Location,
Place)
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| • Standard : 2. The student understands the complex physical and human characteristics of places and regions.
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| • Area : 2.1 Describe the natural characteristics of places and regions and explain the causes of their characteristics
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| • Benchmark / Grade : BENCHMARK 1 – GRADE 5
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| Performance Expectation : 2.1.1 Observe and describe the physical characteristics of the local area and Washington State (Location, Region, Place)
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| • Standard : 3. The student observes and analyzes the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.
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| • Area : 3.1 Identify and examine people’s interaction with and impact on the environment
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| • Benchmark / Grade : BENCHMARK 1 – GRADE 5
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| Performance Expectation : 3.1.1a Identify choices individuals have in how they interact with the environment (Human/ Environment Interaction, Region)
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| • Area : 3.2 Analyze how the environment and environmental changes affect people
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| • Benchmark / Grade : BENCHMARK 1 – GRADE 5
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| Performance Expectation : 3.2.1a
Describe how differing environments both provide varying opportunities
and set limits for human activity (Human/Environment Interaction,
Region, Place)
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| Performance Expectation : 3.2.1b
Describe how people adapt to their environment to meet basic human
needs and concerns (Human/ Environment Interaction, Region)
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| • Area : 3.3 Examine cultural characteristics, transmission, diffusion, and interaction
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| • Benchmark / Grade : BENCHMARK 1 – GRADE 5
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| Performance Expectation : 3.3.1a
Know that people are born into societies that consist of different
racial, ethnic, religious, and/or social groups (Location, Region,
Place)
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| Performance Expectation : 3.3.1b Identify the ways cultural traditions are expressed through artistic creations and use of the environment (Five Themes)
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| • Division: History
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| • Standard : 1.
The student examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes,
developments, turning points, chronology, and cause-effect
relationships in United States, world, and Washington State history.
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| • Area : 1.1 Understand and analyze historical time and chronology
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 – Grade 5
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| Performance Expectation : 1.1.1a
Group personal, local, state, and national events in terms of past,
present, and future, and place in proper sequence on a timeline
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| Performance Expectation : 1.1.1b Identify and analyze relationships between historical events
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| • Division: Social Studies Skills
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| • Standard : 1. Inquiry and Information Skills
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| • Area : 1.1 Understand and use inquiry and information skills required by citizens in a democratic society
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 – Grade 5
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| Performance Expectation : 1.1.1f
Create a product that demonstrates understanding of information and
responds to central questions; present product to a meaningful audience
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| • Standard : 2. Interpersonal and Group Process Skills
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| • Area : 2.1 Understand and use interpersonal and group process skills required by citizens in a democratic society
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| • Benchmark / Grade : Benchmark 1 – Grade 5
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| Performance Expectation : 2.1.1b Identify roles of different members of a group, serve in different roles in a group
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