Appendix
Standards follow the Arizona Social Studies Standards, Arizona Common Core standards in the English Language Arts, and will also include standards from the Department of Diné Education.
Arizona Social Studies Standards: S3.C1.PO2- Recognize that people in the US have varied backgrounds but may share principles, goals, customs and traditions
CommonCore.3.RI.7- Use information gained from the illustrations and words in print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters setting or plot.
CommonCore.3.SL.2- Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally through other media.
CommonCore.3.W.3- Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
CommonCore.3.W.5- With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
S&S: S 3C R1: PO4, P07: 1) Student will identify facts to Navajo clans and clan membership. 2) Student will learn what Navajo oral stories say about the founding of the first four original clans, related clans and adopted clans. Students will be able to design their own personal symbol for his/her clan.
Navajo Nation Standard: I will develop and apply critical thinking to establish relationships with the environment. Concept 3- PO 4. I will express and value my grandparent’s Diné way of life teaching.
Navajo Nation Standard: I will understand and apply the Navajo Nation Laws. Concept 2- I will identify my life goals. PO 1. I will recognize the value of positive self-esteem.
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