particular emphasis on the United States and New Mexico constitutions and how governments function at local, state, tribal, and national levels. Grade 4: Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Quarter 4: Explain how the organization of New 1. Explain how the government changed during its organization of New Mexico’s early history. government Mexico’s changed during its early Compare how the State of New Mexico history. serves national interests and the interests 2. Compare how the State of New Mexicans. of New Mexico serves national interests and the Explain the difference between making interests of New Mexicans. laws, carrying out the laws, and 3. Explain the difference determining if the laws have been broken, between making laws, and identify the government bodies carrying out the laws, and that perform these functions at the local, determining if the laws state, tribal, and national levels have been broken, and identify the government bodies that perform these functions at the local, state, tribal, and national levels Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge/Skills CCSS/NGSS Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment Students can: County State govt. = Santa Fe CCSS RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of Level I: Able to identify the three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial and their general academic and domain-specific Describe the organization City separate duties. of government in NM and
particular emphasis on the United States and New Mexico constitutions and how governments function at local, state, tribal, and national levels. Grade 4: 1. Explain how the organization of New Mexico’s government changed during its early history. 2. Compare how the State of New Mexico serves national interests and the interests of New Mexicans. 3. Explain the difference between making laws, carrying out the laws, and determining if the laws have been broken, and identify the government bodies that perform these functions at the local, state, tribal, and national levels Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Explain how the organization of New Mexico’s government changed during its early history. Compare how the State of New Mexico serves national interests and the interests of New Mexicans. Explain the difference between making laws, carrying out the laws, and determining if the laws have been broken, and identify the government bodies that perform these functions at the local, state, tribal, and national levels Quarter 4: Evidence of Student Attainment Vocabulary Knowledge/Skills CCSS/NGSS Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students can: Describe the organization of government in NM and County City State govt. = Santa Fe CCSS RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific Level I: Able to identify the three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial and their separate duties.
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