Depending upon your approach this unit may address the following San Diego City Schools social studies and reading standards. Others may also be addressed as you modify the assignments to fit your particular situation. A complete list of San Diego City Schools standards may be viewed by clicking here. Back to teacher page. To student page.

1. Social Studies Content Standard 6.1: The student describes what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind, from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution, with emphasis on the defining role of physical geography.

• Performance Standard 6.1.1: The student describes hunter-gatherer societies and their characteristics, including the development of tools and the use of fire.
• Performance Standard 6.1.2: The student explains how human communities populated the major regions of the world and adapted to a variety of environments.
• Performance Standard 6.1.3 The student describes the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and the increase in the sources of clothing and shelter.

1. Reading Content Standard 6.1 The student regularly reads a wide variety of materials, including informational text and significant literature from a variety of cultures and genres, and studies some authors or topics in depth.

• Performance Standard 6.1.1 The student reads the equivalent of at least 25 books during grade 6. They include materials from a variety of curriculum content areas, such as social studies, mathematics, and science, as well as magazines, newspapers, and on-line materials.

1. Reading Content Standard 6.2 The student develops the skills and strategies necessary to read and comprehend thoroughly literary, informational, andtechnical text.

• Performance Standard 6.2.1 The student uses knowledge of word relationships and context clues to determine meaning. The student effectively uses strategie to assist understanding.

1. Reading Content Standard 6.3 The student understands, analyzes, interprets, evaluates, and extends the meaning of a wide variety of significant literature--nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama.

• Performance Standard 6.3.1 The student responds to nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama using interpretive, critical, and evaluative processes.

1. Reading Content Standard 6.4 The student understands, analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates informational text and public and functional documents, connecting text with prior knowledge and experience.

• Performance Standard 6.4.1 The student reads informational materials to develop understanding and expertise and produces oral and written work.

1. Writing Content Standard 6.5 The student writes effectively for a range of audiences and a variety of purposes, following the conventions of standard, written language, and using steps of the writing process as needed.

• Performance Standard 6.5.1 The student demonstrates an understanding of the rules of the English language.
• Performance Stadanrd 6.5.2 The student analyzes and subsequently revises written work to clarify the writing or make it more effective in communicating the intended message or thought.

1. Writing Content Standard 6.6 The student writes in a variety of forms--literary, informational and technical text&emdash;completing authentic tasks characteristic of the real world. In the process, the student demonstrates awareness of audience and purpose, command of standard language, and the writing process.

• Performance Standard 6.6.2 The student produces a response to literature.

Performance Standard 6.6.4 The student produces a report