Analyze how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of the plot in a literary text
Analyze the development of stated or implied themes throughout a literary text
Explain the influence of multiple narrators and shifts of point of view in a literary work
Describe the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style
Explain how text sections and features convey meaning in a text
Analyze author's purpose in multiple accounts of the same topic or event
Track the development of an argument and types of reasoning used
Explain how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning in texts
Paraphrase content from grade-level texts
Compare and contrast how authors present information on the same topic
Identify rhetorical appeals in a text
Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meaning of grade-level words
Determine the connotative and denotative meaning of grade-appropriate words
Write personal and fictional narratives
Writing and support a claim
Write expository texts
Utilize the writing process
Give oral presentations
Follow the rules of English grammar: verbals, comparative and superlative adjectives, pronouns, colons, dangling modifiers, ellipses, hyphens, and varied sentence structures
Conduct and present research
Utilize digital writing tools
Define rational numbers
Plot, order, and compare rational numbers
Compare rational numbers on a number line
Find the absolute value of rational numbers
Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving absolute value
Multiply and divide positive multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths
Compute product and quotients of positive fractions by positive fractions
Solve multi-step real world problems involving any of the four operations with positive multi-digit decimals or fractions
Find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two whole numbers
Evaluate positive rational numbers with natural number exponents
Express composite whole numbers as a product of prime factors with natural number exponents
Rewrite positive rational numbers in different but equivalent forms
Add and subtract integers with procedural fluency
Multiply and divide integers with procedural fluency
Translate written descriptions into algebraic expressions and translate algebraic expressions into written descriptions
Translate a real-world written description into algebraic inequality
Evaluate algebraic expressions
Generate equivalent algebraic expressions with integer coefficients
Determine the values that make an equation or inequality true or false
Write and solve one-step equations in one variable using addition and subtraction, where all terms and solutions are integers
Write and solve one-step equations in one variable using multiplication and division, where all terms and solutions are integers
Determine the unknown decimal or fraction in an equation
Write and interpret ratios to show the relative sizes of two quantities using appropriate notation
Determine a rate for a ratio of quantities with different units
Generate and complete a two- or three- column table to display equivalent part-to-part ratios and part-to-part-to-whole ratios
Apply ratio relationships to solve mathematical and real-world problems involving percentages
Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving rates, ratios, and unit rates
Plot rational number ordered pairs in all four quadrants and on both axes
Find distances between ordered pairs
Solve mathematical and real-world problems by plotting points on a coordinate plane
Apply a formula to find the area of a triangle
Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving the area of quadrilaterals and composite figures
Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving the volume of right rectangular prisms
Find the surface area of right rectangular prisms and pyramids
Recognize and formulate a statistical question that would generate numerical data
Find and interpret mean, median, mode, and range
Given a box plot, determine the minimum, the lowest quartile, the median, the upper quartile, and the maximum
Given a histogram or line plot, qualitatively describe and interpret the spread and distribution of data
Create box plots and histograms to represent sets of numerical data
Determine and describe how changes in data values impact measure of center and variation
Describe and identify patterns in the hierarchical organization of organisms
Investigate and explain the components of the scientific theory of cells
Recognize and explore how cells of all organisms undergo similar processes to maintain homeostasis
Compare and contrast the structure and function of major organelles of plant and animal cells
Identify and investigate the general functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways these systems interact with each other to maintain homeostasis
Compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body
Analyze and describe how and why organisms are classified according to shared characteristics
Explore the Law of Conservation of Energy by differentiating between potential and kinetic energy
Measure and graph the distance versus time for an object moving at a constant speed
Investigate and explore types of forces
Explore the Law of Gravity
Investigate and describe that an unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed, or direction of motion, or both
Describe and give examples of ways in which Earth's surface is built up and torn down by physical and chemical weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Recognize that there are a variety of different landforms on Earth's surface and relate these landforms as they apply to Florida
Differentiate among the three mechanisms by which heat is transferred through Earth's system
Investigate and apply how the cycling of water between the atmosphere and hydrosphere has an effect on weather patterns and climate
Describe how global patterns such as the jet stream and ocean currents influence local weather in measurable terms
Differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
Explain how energy provided by the sun influences global patterns of atmospheric movement and the temperature differences between air, water, and land
Differentiate between weather and climate
Investigate how natural disasters affect human life
Describe ways humans protect themselves from hazardous weather and sun exposure
Describe how the composition and structure of the atmosphere protects life and insulates the planet
Differentiate between experiments and scientific investigations
Recognize and explain scientific theories
Recognize and explain scientific laws
Conduct scientific investigations and report results
Identify scientists who have made contributions to scientific knowledge
Identify democratic concepts developed in ancient Greece that served as a foundation for American constitutional democracy
Identify how the government of the Roman Republic contributed to the development of democratic principles
Identify principles from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations which are reflected in the American political process today, and discuss their effect on the American political process
Identify the factors that increase economic growth
Describe and identify traditional and command economies as they appear in different civilizations
Describe the following economic concepts as they relate to early civilization: scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade, productive resources
Evaluate how civilizations through clans, leaders, and family groups make economic decisions for that civilization providing a framework for future city-state or nation development
Identify examples of mediums of exchange (currencies) used for trade (barter) for each civilization, and explain why international trade requires a system for a medium of exchange between trading both inside and among various regions
Categorize products that were traded among civilizations, and give examples of barriers to trade of those products
Describe traditional economies (Egypt, Greece, Rome, Kush) and elements of those economies that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners
Describe the relationship among civilizations that engage in trade, including the benefits and drawbacks of voluntary trade.
Use latitude and longitude coordinates to understand the relationship between people and places on the Earth
Analyze the purposes of map projections (political, physical, special purpose) and explain the applications of various types of maps
Identify natural wonders of the ancient world
Utilize tools geographers use to study the world
Use scale, cardinal, and intermediate directions, and estimation of distances between places on current and ancient maps of the world
Use a map to identify major bodies of water of the world, and explain ways they have impacted the development of civilizations
Use maps to identify characteristics and boundaries of ancient civilizations that have shaped the world today
Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, and absolute and relative locations have influenced settlement, interactions, and the economies of ancient civilizations of the world
Differentiate between continents, regions, countries, and cities in order to understand the complexities of regions created by civilizations
Analyze the relationship of physical geography to the development of ancient river valley civilizations
Explain how the geographical location of ancient civilizations contributed to the culture and politics of those societies
Interpret how geographic boundaries invite or limit interaction with other regions and cultures
Explain the concept of cultural diffusion, and identify the influences of different ancient cultures on one another
Interpret choropleths or dot-density maps to explain the distribution of population in the ancient world
Explain how the physical landscape has affected the development of agriculture and industry in the ancient world
Analyze the impact of human populations on the ancient world's ecosystems
Explain how family and ethnic relationships influenced ancient cultures
Use maps to trace significant migrations, and analyze their results
Locate sites in Africa and Asia where archaeologists have found evidence of early human societies, and trace their migration patterns to other parts of the world
Identify the methods used to compensate for the scarcity of resources in the ancient world
Use geographic terms and tools to explain why ancient civilizations developed networks of highways, waterways, and other transportation linkages
Use geographic tools and terms to analyze how famine, drought, and natural disasters plagued many ancient civilizations
Describe the Six Essential Elements of Geography as the organizing framework for understanding the world and its people
Compare maps of the world in ancient times with current political maps
Identify terms (decade, century, epoch, era, millennium, BC/BCE, AD/CE) and designations of time periods
Describe the roles of historians and recognize varying historical interpretations
Describe how history transmits culture and heritage and provides models of human character
Interpret and utilize primary and secondary sources
Use timelines to identify chronological order of historical events
Compare the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers with those of settlers of early agricultural communities
Describe how the developments of agriculture and metallurgy related to settlement, population growth, and the emergence of civilization
Identify the characteristics of civilization
Compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river civilizations
Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization
Determine the contributions of key figures from ancient Egypt
Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization
Determine the impact of key figures from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations
Identify key figures and basic beliefs of the Israelites and determine how these beliefs compared with those of others in the geographic area
Compare the emergence of advanced civilizations in Meso and South America with the four early river valley civilizations
Analyze the cultural impact the ancient Phoenicians had on the Mediterranean world with regard to colonization (Carthage), exploration, maritime commerce (purple dye, tin), and written communication (alphabet)
Compare life in Athens and Sparta
Explain the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars
Summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Greek civilization
Determine the impact of key figures from ancient Greece
Summarize the key achievements, contributions, and figures associated with The Hellenistic Period
Determine the impact of significant figures associated with ancient Rome
Explain the impact of the Punic Wars on the development of the Roman Empire
Explain the transition from Roman Republic to empire and Imperial Rome, and compare Roman life and culture under each one
Explain the causes for the growth and longevity of the Roman Empire
Identify key figures and the basic beliefs of early Christianity and how these beliefs impacted the Roman Empire
Describe the key achievements and contributions of Roman civilization
Explain the reasons for the gradual decline of the Western Roman Empire after the Pax Romana
Compare life in the Roman Republic for patricians, plebeians, women, children, and slaves
Explain the spread and influence of the Latin language on Western Civilization
Describe the rise and fall of the ancient east African kingdoms of Kush and Axum and Christianity's development in Ethiopia
Discuss the significance of Aryan and other tribal migrations on Indian civilization
Recognize the political and cultural achievements of the Mauryan and Gupta empires
Summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization
Describe the contributions of classical and post classical China
Identify key figures from classical and post classical China
Explain the significance of the silk roads and maritime routes across the Indian Ocean to the movement of goods and ideas among Asia, East Africa, and the Mediterranean Basin
Explain the rise and expansion of the Mongol empire and its effects on peoples of Asia and Europe including the achievements of Ghengis and Kublai Khan
Identify the causes and effects of Chinese isolation and the decision to limit foreign trade in the 15th century
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Truth
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