Standards Alignment: Oakland Scenes

Subject: LANGUAGE ARTS

NL-ENG.K-12.1 READING FOR PERSPECTIVE

Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.

NL-ENG.K-12.2 UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE

Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

NL-ENG.K-12.3 EVALUATION STRATEGIES

Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

NL-ENG.K-12.6 APPLYING KNOWLEDGE

Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

NL-ENG.K-12.9 MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

Subject: GEOGRAPHY

NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
As a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should:

• Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.
• Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
• Understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions.

NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS
As a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should:

• Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface.
• Understand the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
• Understand the patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
• Understand the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
• Understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.

NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY
As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should:

• Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.
• Understand how to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.

Subject: HISTORY

NSS-USH.9-12.10 ERA 10: CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES (1968 TO THE PRESENT)

• Understands recent developments in foreign and domestic politics
• Understands economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States