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. |