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How Arizona Became a State an ADE Language Arts Lesson Week 3 How Arizona Became a State An ADE Language Arts Lesson Week 3 Author ADE Content Specialists Grade Level 4th grade Duration Five sessions Aligns To Connects To Reading: Social Studies: Strand 1: Reading Process Strand 1:American History Concept 4: Vocabulary Concept 7: Emergence of the Modern PO 1. Use knowledge of root words and affixes to United States determine the meaning of unknown words. PO 4. Recognize that Arizona changed from a PO 5. Determine the meanings, pronunciations, territory to a state on February 14, 1912. syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, and parts of speech of words by using a variety of reference Strand 3: Civics aids, including dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, Concept 1: Foundations of Government and CD-ROM and Internet when available. PO 3. Describe Arizona’s transition from Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies territory to statehood: PO 1. Predict text content using prior knowledge a. locations of capital and text features (e.g., illustrations, titles, topic b. founding people sentences, key words). c. Arizona’s constitution Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text Mathematics Concept 1: Expository Text Strand 4: Geometry and Measurement PO 4. Locate specific information by using Concept 4: Measurement organizational features (e.g., table of contents, PO 3. Solve problems involving conversions headings, captions, bold print, glossaries, indices, within the same measurement system. italics, key words, topic sentences, concluding sentences) of expository text. Concept 2: Functional Text PO 1. Locate specific information from functional text (e.g., letters, memos, directories, menus, schedules, pamphlets, search engines, signs, manuals, instructions, recipes, labels, forms). PO 2. Interpret details from functional text for a specific purpose (e.g., to follow directions, to solve problems, to perform procedures, to answer questions). Writing: Strand 1: Writing Process Concept 1: Prewriting Concept 2: Drafting Concept 3: Revising Concept 4: Editing Concept 5: Publishing Arizona Department of Education 1 Language Arts Grade 4 Week 3 Strand 2: Writing Elements Concept 2: Organization PO 1. Use a structure that fits the type of writing (e.g., letter format, narrative, play, essay). Concept 6: Conventions PO 1. Use capital letters for: a. proper nouns ( i.e., names, days, months) d. titles e. abbreviations Strand 3: Writing Applications Concept 3: Functional PO 1. Write a variety of functional text (e.g., directions, recipes, procedures, rubrics, labels, graphs/tables). PO 2. Write communications, including: e. invitations PO 3. Address an envelope for correspondence that includes: a. an appropriate return address b. an appropriate recipient address Overview The people of Arizona Territory faced a long struggle as they attempted to become a state. The United State government has a procedure by which they allow the addition of states to the union. Arizona followed these steps, but ran into some trouble at the end of the process! Purpose In these five sessions, you will use an expository passage explaining the process of a territory becoming a state to support comprehension of expository text and vocabulary development. You will also use recipes to support comprehension of functional text and will practice writing an invitation and addressing an envelope. Materials • How Arizona Became a State reading passage • Recipes for Arizona birthday cake and frosting • Worksheets for the daily sessions • Proofreading Chart • Crayons, colored pencils, or markers (optional) Arizona Department of Education 2 Language Arts Grade 4 Week 3 Objectives Students will: • Read the How Arizona Became a State passage. • Read recipes. • Apply knowledge of the text organization and structure when reading. • Apply knowledge of suffixes. • Use abbreviations correctly. • Apply knowledge of the VCCV syllable pattern. • Write a simple recipe. • Write an invitation. • Address an envelope. Lesson Components Prerequisite skills: The 5 Steps of the Writing Process have been used since Grade 1. You should be familiar with this process. You should be able to understand and apply appropriate U.S. Customary units of measure for capacity. Session 1: Reading Comprehension and Writing 1. Review story vocabulary prior to reading. 2. As a pre-reading and during reading strategy, use the text organization and structure skill while reading How Arizona Became a State. 3. After reading the passage, check your comprehension by answering questions about the text. 4. Begin Step 1 of the writing process in prewriting for an invitation to an Arizona statehood party. Emphasis will be on Organization and Conventions. Session 2: Grammar and Writing 1. Increase your vocabulary through a word study of suffixes. 2. Write a draft of your invitation. Session 3: Grammar and Writing 1. Strengthen your grammar skills by examining the use of the abbreviations and how this applies to your reading fluency and your writing. 2. In Step 3 of the Writing Process, revise your invitation. In Step 4 proofread, remembering what you have reviewed about abbreviations. Session 4: Phonics/Decoding and Writing 1. Reread the passage, How Arizona Became a State, to strengthen your knowledge of the VCCV syllable pattern. 2. Create a final copy of your invitation in Step 5 of the Writing Process. Session 5: Reading Comprehension and Writing 1. In Session 5, review story vocabulary prior to reading. 2. Read two recipes and check comprehension of functional text by answering questions about the text. You will also practice math. 3. Create a simple recipe. 4. Correctly address an envelope that could be used to send an invitation. Arizona Department of Education 3 Language Arts Grade 4 Week 3 Assessment There is one assessment for each session that will help you check your understanding before moving on to the next session. Arizona Department of Education 4 Language Arts Grade 4 Week 3 Session 1 – Reading Comprehension and Writing How Arizona Became a State Vocabulary: Please review these words before you read the passage. These words will help you comprehend the passage. territory – an area ruled by the United States but not given full rights as a state citizens – people who are members of a country either because of being born there or being stated members by law approved – accepted by or allowed Enabling Act – a law of the United States that explains how a new state may be added to the United States Proclamation – something that is said for the public to hear; an act or a law Skill to use while reading: Text organization and structure Today you will be reading a nonfiction article. A nonfiction article may give information in many ways. Before reading look over the article to see how information is given. • Look at the title, headings, and any pictures, maps or charts to get an idea of the main idea. • Read captions of pictures, maps or charts to understand what they show. • Then read the introduction and the sections of the text and check the other features when they are mentioned in the text. As you read each section, think about the main idea and important details. Arizona Department of Education 5 Language Arts Grade 4 Week 3 How Arizona Became a State Do you know why February 14, 1912 is a special day in Arizona history? That is the day Arizona became the 48th state in the United States of America. Every year, February 14th is Arizona’s statehood day. But how did Arizona become a state? What was it before it was a state? Read this article to find out! Arizona as a Territory Arizona became part of the United States in 1848 after the Mexican American War. You know that Arizona was not a state at that time. It was not even a territory of its own. It was part of New Mexico Territory. But people living in Arizona wanted to have a territory of their own. They did not want to be part of New Mexico. Leaders in Arizona worked very hard and finally, President Abraham Lincoln made Arizona a territory in 1863. Map courtesy of the University of Oklahoma Press . Arizona Territory, 1864 and 1865 The people living in a territory do not have as many rights as citizens in a state. In a territory, the President of the United States chooses the governor, judges and other offices. In a state, the citizens would elect these people. The people living in a territory cannot vote for the President of the United States. They do get to vote for their Territorial Assembly members. However, any laws the Assembly passes have to be approved by the U.S. Government. So you see why people living in a territory might want their territory to become a state. How a Territory Becomes a State In 1789, the United States government made a law that explained the way new states could be added to the country. This law told how land that was part of the United States, but not part of a state, would be ruled. It also told how people living in these areas could have their land named from a territory into a state. These rules were used later for territories such as New Mexico and Arizona. Arizona Department of Education 6 Language Arts Grade 4 Week 3 In 1802, the United States Congress passed another law called an Enabling Act. This law told how the Territory of Ohio could become a state. This law set the plan for all the territories in the west to later become states. Arizona also had an Enabling Act. Steps for a Territory to Become a State 1. The people of the territory ask the Congress of the United States government for statehood. 2. If Congress agrees, it passes an Enabling Act. 3. The Enabling Act allows the people of the territory to draw up a state constitution. It also tells the people of the territory what they must do to become a state.
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