SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT CONNECTION TEMPLATE II Grade 5
Story Town Theme Title__Common Goals______
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Social Studies Theme Connection Standard IV Objective 1 and Objective 4
Essential Question(s)
 Why did people move to the west?
 Why did the Chinese immigrate to the U.S.?
 What did people do for entertainment in the old west?
Story Town: Main Selection and Leveled
Books
 When the Circus Came to Town
Story Town: Other Resources
Outside Books:
 The Flim Flam Man by Darleen Bailey
Beard
 The Great and Only Barnum by
Candace Fleming
 Western Circus (Lucky Luke Series) by
Rene Goscinny
 Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
 Asian Americans in the Old
 West by Gail Sakurai
 Chinese Railroad Workers by Susan
Sinnott
Outside Resources:
StoryTown Robust Vocabulary
fret
outlandish
assured
ruckus
nudged
proclaimed
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
Expansion
Economy
Reconciliation
Migration
Immigrants
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Ask questions
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Theme
Connecting Social Studies Standard(s)
 Standard IV – Students will
understand that the 19th century was a
time of incredible change for the
United States, including geographic
expansion, constitutional crisis, and
economic growth.
Objective(s)
 Objective 1a: Indentify key reasons why
people move and the traits necessary
for survival.
 Objective 4c: Evaluate the roles new
immigrants played in the economy of
this time.
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Intended Learning Outcomes
 Students will discover and uncover information about systems of power, and the
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difficulties faced by immigrants to a new country, particularly the U.S.
Students will understand the reasons why some people, including immigrants, moved
west in the 19th century.
Students will realize connections between the past, present and possible positive changes
for the future.
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts
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