• Standard 4
       Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating.
• Standard 5
       Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.

• ELA-4-M3
       using the features of speaking (e.g., audience analysis, message construction, delivery, interpretation of feedback) when giving rehearsed and unrehearsed presentations;
• ELA-4-M5
       listening and responding to a wide variety of media (e.g., music, TV, film, speech);
• ELA-4-M6
       participating in a variety of roles in group discussions (e.g., active listener, contributor, discussion leader, facilitator, recorder).
• ELA-5-M3
       locating, gathering, and selecting information using graphic organizers, outlining, note taking, summarizing, interviewing, and surveying to produce documented texts and graphics;
• ELA-5-M4
       using available technology to produce, revise, and publish a variety of works;

• Speaking and Listening

Grade 5

36. Adjust volume and inflection to suit the audience and purpose of presentations
(ELA-4-M3)

37. Organize oral presentations with a thesis, an introduction, a body developed with relevant details, and a conclusion
(ELA-4-M3)

41. Participate in group and panel discussions, including:
(ELA-4-M6)
 

• Information Resources

45. Generate grade-appropriate research reports that include information presented in a variety of forms, including:
(ELA-5-M3)
 

• Mathematics : Data analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math
       In problem-solving investigations, students discover trends, formulate conjectures regarding cause-and-effect relationships, and demonstrate critical thinking skills in order to make informed decisions.
• Arts : Creative Expression
       Students develop creative expression through the application of knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and imagination.
• Social Studies : History: Time, Continuity, and Change
       Students develop a sense of historical time and historical perspective as they study the history of their community, state, nation, and world.

• Identify, explain, and effectively use input, output and storage devices of computers and other technologies (e.g., keyboard, mouse, scanner, adaptive devices, monitor, printer floppy disk, hard drive).
• Use accurate and developmentally appropriate terminology (e.g., cursor, software, hardware, pull down menu, window, disk drive, hard drive, CD-ROM, laser disc) when referring to technology.
• Use a variety of developmentally appropriate resources and productivity tools (e.g., logical thinking programs, writing and graphic tools,digital cameras,graphing software) for communication,presentation,and illustration of thoughts, ideas,and stories.
• Use technology resources to assist in problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
• Use multimedia tools and desktop publishing to develop and present computer-generated projects for directed and independent learning activities.

Technology Tools and Materials:

Hardware:
Scan converter

Software:
AppleWorks
Kid Pix Studio
HyperStudio
Gumbo Island videotape of Louisiana Artists segment

Other:
 

• Background Information_Play as Core Arts Experience for Young Children
• Teaching Children How to Conduct an Interview