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A Surrender Most Disgraceful

A Surrender Most Disgraceful
Kentucky Core Content for Assessment

Elementary
2.0.7 Informational Reading –Identify the organizational pattern in a passage
4.0.7 Practical Reading – Follow directions in a passage
4.0.8 Practical Reading – Sequence is important
4.0.9 Practical Reading – Interpret specialized vocabulary
2.1.1 Social Studies (Culture/Society) – Language, music, art, dress, food, &
stories help define culture

Middle
3.1.1 Drama/Theatre – Create a script that can be used in a dramatic performance
3.1.2 Drama – Use the elements of production to create a dramatic work
3.1.3 Drama – Improvise short dialogues and monologues to describe ideas and events
3.1.5 Drama – Assume roles that communicate aspects of a character or characters
in history
3.3.4 Compare and contrast the use of the elements of drama in a variety of works
using appropriate vocabulary

Secondary
2.4.2 Social Studies (Culture/Society) – Compromise and cooperation are characteristics
that may influence social interactions
3.3.1 Social Studies (Economics) – Numerous factors influence the supply of and demand
for products
2.1.2 Dance – Work cooperatively with partners to create a dance that communicates ideas,
thoughts, and feelings
2.1.3 Dance – Create a dance that communicates a social issues based on a historical event(s)
3.3.9 Drama/Theatre – Analyze drama from various periods, cultures, settings, languages

Tennessee Curriculum

Elementary
5th Grade, History - Recognize military and nonmilitary leaders from the North and during Civil War (i.e., Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Chief Justice Roger Taney, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis)
– Distinguish between national/state governments & compare their responsibilities in the U.S. federal system

5th Grade, Culture - Recognize components of American culture (i.e., holidays, language, clothing, food, art, music, and religion)
- Explain how art, music, and literature reflected the times during which they were created

Middle
6th Grade, History - Identify conclusions about early world historical events using primary and secondary sources

8th Grade, History – Identify the impact of individual & group decisions on historical events
– Differentiate between a primary & secondary source
8th Grade, English – Participate in creative responses to text (dramatizations, lectures, speeches)
8th Grade Process Stds. – Use community resources such as field trips, guest speakers, & museums for historical awareness
8th Grade Process Stds., - Read critically a variety of materials including textbooks, historical documents, newspapers, magazines, & other reference sources for historical awareness

Fish on Coral Reef  

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Dry Tortugas National Park protects the southwest tip of South Florida's coral reef tract. This represents the third-largest barrier reef system outside of Australia and Belize!

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST