Language Arts

Content Standards	Performance Standards
Functions of reading: creating meaning with text, building an understanding of self and the world, appreciation and enjoyment	Read a variety of texts for a variety of meanings.
Demonstrate confidence as a reader.	Particiapte in shared reading experiences and read-aloud acitivities. Discuss text with others.
Relationship between reading and writing	Use a variety of references materials. Take notes or create graphics related to reading.
Elements of text	Use elements of text to facilitate interpretation and comprehension of text.
Sources of literature: contemporary, different centuries, different countries, works translated from non-English texts, etc.	Selct appropriate reading for own purposes and for school assignments. Use a variety of library resources. Hear or read literature that represents a variety of cultural perspectives and eras.

Social Studies

Content Standards	Performance Standards
Patterns of attitudes and behaviors	Describe and explain traditional and changing lifestyles of people in various regions of the world, including Hawaii and the Pacific. Construct reasoned judgements about persisting societal issues across time and cultures.
Relationships within and among places, people and environments.	Explain, use and apply geographic themes of location, place, human-environment interactions,movement, and region. Define, use and apply elements of scale,symbols, and direction in the creation and use of maps. Demonstrate the use of geographic tools and resources (e.g. maps, atlases, computer bases, Pacific navigational charts). Identify and evaluate alternative uses of environments and resources.
Production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in subsitence, command, and market economies.	Explain the events in a community and nation by using the economic concepts of supply, demand, and price.
Connection of local, national and international issues.	Describe how language, arts, music, belief systems and other elements can both connect people and cause misunderstandings.

Fine Arts

Content Standards	Performance Standards
Knowing about art works and their creators	Talk and write about an artist and his/her art works or selected culture and artifacts.

World Languages

Content Standards	Performance Standards
Cultural awareness and appreciation	Identify differences between various cultures and languages to include the student's own language and culture.
Production, speaking	Ask simple questions.

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