University Museum

Standard	Description
1.A.1b	Comprehend unfamiliar words using context clues and prior knowledge; verify meanings with resource materials.
1.B.1a	Establish purposes for reading, make predictions, connect important ideas, and link text to previous experiences and knowledge.
1.C.1a	Use information to form questions and verify predictions.
3.A.1	Construct complete sentences which demonstrate subject/verb agreement; appropriate capitalization and punctuation; correct spelling of appropriate, high-frequency words; and appropriate use of the eight parts of speech.
3.B.1a	Use prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas (e.g., focus on one topic; organize writing to include a beginning, middle and end; use descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, events).
3.C.1a	Write for a variety of purposes including description, information, explanation, persuasion and narration.
4.A.1b	Ask questions and respond to questions from the teacher and from group members to improve comprehension.
4.B.1a	Present brief oral reports, using language and vocabulary appropriate to the message and audience (e.g., show and tell).
5.A.1a	Identify questions and gather information.
17.D.1	Identify changes in geographic characteristics of a local region (e.g., town, community).

Standard	Description
1.A.2a	Read and comprehend unfamiliar words using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins and derivations.
1.B.2a	Establish purposes for reading; survey materials; ask questions; make predictions; connect, clarify and extend ideas.
1.B.2b	Identify structure (e.g., description, compare/contrast, cause and effect, sequence) of nonfiction texts to improve comprehension.
1.C.2c	Compare and contrast the content and organization of selections.
3.A.2	Write paragraphs that include a variety of sentence types; appropriate use of the eight parts of speech; and accurate spelling, capitalization and punctuation.
3.C.2b	Produce and format compositions for specified audiences using available technology.
4.B.2a	Present oral reports to an audience using correct language and nonverbal expressions for the intended purpose and message within a suggested organizational format
17.C.2a	Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities.
18.A.2	Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.