MATH STANDARDS

READING STANDARDS
3.2. analyze how the qualities of the character (e.g., courage or cowardice, ambition or laziness) affect the plot and
resolution of the conflict
3.3. analyze the influence of setting on the problem and its resolution

WRITING STANDARD
 Students write narrative,expository, persuasive, and descriptive text of at least 500 to 700 words. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard English and the research, organizational, and drafting strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0.Using the Grade 6 writing strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0
2.1 Write narratives:
    a. Establish and develop a plot and setting and present a point of view that is appropriate to the stories.
    b. Include sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character.
    c. Use a range of narrative devices (e.g., dialogue, suspense).

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARD
6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.

SCIENCE STANDARD --Shaping the Earth's Surface
2. Topography is reshaped by weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment.
As the basis for understanding this concept, students know:
a. water running downhill is the dominant process in shaping the landscape, including California's landscape.
b. rivers and streams are dynamic systems that erode and transport sediment, change course, and flood their banks in natural
and recurring patterns.
c. beaches are dynamic systems in which sand is supplied by rivers and moved along the coast by wave action.
d. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods change human and wildlife habitats.