Braddock's Road: A Legacy Unearthed

Related Standards

Maryland Social Studies Standards

Grade 4

• Content Topic: Events Leading to the American Revolution
  • Students will analyze the causes of the Revolution by examining the causes and effects of the French and Indian War.

Middle School United States History

• Content Topic: French and Indian War
  • Students will analyze the causes and consequences of the conflict among and between American Indians and European colonies by:
    • Explaining the sources of conflict among and between American Indians, European powers, and Americans’ migrating west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts Grades 3-5

Skills and Processes - Reading

• RI.4.1: Students will refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• Rl.4.2: Students will determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
• RI.4.3: Students will explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
• RI.4.4: Students will determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
• RI.4.7: Students will interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

Skills and Processes - Writing

• W.4.1: Students will write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
• W.4.2: Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
• W.4.9: Students will draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Skills and Processes - Speaking and Listening

• SL.4.1: Students will engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• SL.4.2: Students will integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts Grades 6-8

Skills and Processes - Reading

Grade 6
• RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
• RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
• RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
• RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
• RI.6.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6- 8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Grade 7
• RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• RI.7.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
• RI.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events)
• RI.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
• RI.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6- 8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Grade 8
• RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
• RI.8.3 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
• RI.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
• RI.8.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Skills and Processes - Writing

Grade 6
• W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
• W.6.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Grade 7
• W.7.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• W.7.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
• W.7.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Grade 8
• W.8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
• W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
• W.8.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Grade 4

• SL.4.1: Students will engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• SL.4.2: Students will integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Skills and Processes - Speaking and Listening

Grade 6
• 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.
• SL.6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.

Grade 7
• 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.
• SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.

Grade 8
• 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.
• SL.8.2 Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.