Common core standards for literacy

Application of standard to diorama project

RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Explain where details portrayed or written on the diorama originated in text.

RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

Explain details of women scientists’ lives and illustrate these as three dimensional diorama scenes.

RI.4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Use book, journal article, and Internet sources to discover information about a scientist, integrating the ideas from multiple sources.

W.4.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Write a short summary of the work of the scientist to be glued to the diorama. Create informative labels for diorama objects and scenes.

W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

Investigate various websites and print sources for information about the life, work, and personal history of the scientist, taking notes that will inform the diorama.