CONTENT CONNECTION WORKSHEET Grade 4
Theme Title
A NEW HOME
Content Connection
Theme #4
Lesson #21
Social Studies
Essential Questions
 What are the legal rights of an individual pet owner?
Resources
Main Selection and Leveled Books
 Because of Winn-Dixie
 Mateo Fits In (Below-Level)
 The Dog Without a Home (On-Level)
 A Star for Jen! (Advanced)
 Taking Care of Pets (ELL)
 A Dog’s Life (Comprehension)
 Decoding Dog Speak (Paired
Selection)
Core Program Vocabulary (Tier II)
 Consisted
 Intends
 Prideful
 Recalls
 Select
 snatched
Other Resources
 Classroom Library
Town Mouse Country Mouse
Togo
Nim’s Island
 The Library
 Please Bury Me in the Library
 The Comeback Dog
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
 allegiance
 rights
 citizen
 civic organizations
 government
 representative
 responsibilities
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Identify the characters, setting, and
plot in a story
 Understand how narrative elements
work together to shape a story
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Use story structure to indentify key
events
 Use strategies to monitor reading
comprehension
Connecting Social Studies Standard
 Standard III: Students will understand
the roles of civic life, politics, and
government in the lives of Utah citizens
Objective
 1.a. Identify rights of a citizen
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Students will understand responsibilities of being a pet owner
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts