Louisiana

History

• 1.1 Create a chronological sequence of events using appropriate vocabulary.

  • Days of the week (1-L.1)
  • Months of the year (1-L.2)
  • Use time-order words (1-L.3)
  • Introduction to timelines (1-L.4)

• 1.2 Differentiate between primary and secondary sources. Examples include:

  • 1.2.a Primary sources: letters, diaries, autobiographies, speeches, interviews

  • 1.2.b Secondary sources: magazine articles, textbooks, encyclopedia entries, biographies

• 1.3 Select and use appropriate evidence from primary and secondary sources to support claims.

  • Which source should you use? (1-K.1)

• 1.4 Construct and express claims that are supported with relevant evidence from primary and/or secondary sources, content knowledge, and clear reasoning.

• 1.5 Compare life in Louisiana in the past to life today.

• 1.6 Describe how events, people, and innovations of the past affect the present.

  • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)
  • Then and now: home and school (1-E.2)
  • Then and now: work and play (1-E.3)

• 1.7 Compare the lives of Louisianans today in urban, suburban, and rural parishes.

• 1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana's culture, including:

  • 1.8.a Holidays and festivals: Mardi Gras, Fête des Rois, local festivals

  • 1.8.b Music: Cajun, jazz, zydeco

  • 1.8.c Languages: French, Spanish, Native American languages (E.g Atakpan, Caddo, Choctaw)

  • 1.8.d Architecture: St. Louis Cathedral, The Cabildo, State Capitol

  • 1.8.e Traditions: lagniappe, second line parades, king cake, red beans and rice on Mondays

  • 1.8.f Cuisine: jambalaya, gumbo, etouffee, bread pudding, meat pies, tamales

  • 1.8.g Symbols: Louisiana State flag, brown pelican, magnolia tree, brown bear

• 1.9 Identify cultural groups that influenced Louisiana, including Acadians, Africans, Canary Islanders, French, Germans, Haitians, Native Americans, French, and Spanish.

Civics

• 1.1 Describe the purpose of the state government of Louisiana.

  • Authority figures (1-A.2)
  • Government services (1-A.3)

• 1.11 Identify each of the branches of the state government of Louisiana.

• 1.12 Describe examples of rules and laws in Louisiana.

  • Rules and laws (1-A.1)

• 1.13 Describe civic virtues including voting, running for office, serving on committees, and volunteering.

  • Good citizenship (1-A.4)

• 1.14 Describe the importance of fundamental American values, including equality, liberty, and respect for individual rights.

  • Independence Day (1-D.6)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.9)
  • Memorial Day (1-D.10)

• 1.15 Identify leaders at various levels of Louisiana State government and explain their roles and responsibilities.

Economics

• 1.16 Differentiate between producers and consumers.

  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

• 1.17 Identify examples of an economic cost or benefit of a decision or event.

• 1.18 Describe how different public and private jobs help Louisianans. For example:

  • 1.18.a Public: firefighters keeping people and their property safe

    • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.2)
    • Tools community helpers use (1-C.3)

  • 1.18.b Private: nurses caring for sick or injured people

    • Jobs community helpers do (1-C.2)
    • Tools community helpers use (1-C.3)

• 1.19 Explain why and how goods and services are produced and traded.

  • Goods and services (1-J.3)
  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

• 1.2 Describe how scarcity requires people to make choices.

  • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)

• 1.21 Identify and describe which goods and services are produced in different places and regions in Louisiana.

• 1.22 Describe the importance of natural resources in Louisiana, including timber, seafood, and oil.

  • Natural resources (1-J.5)

Geography

• 1.23 Create and use maps or models with cardinal directions, keys, and scale.

  • Introduction to maps (1-I.1)
  • Use cardinal directions (1-I.2)
  • Use a map key (1-I.3)
  • Use maps of the community (1-I.4)

• 1.24 Identify where Louisiana is within the United States and on the globe.

• 1.25 Differentiate between the town, parish, state, and country in which the student lives on a political map.

• 1.26 Identify places, regions, and landforms in Louisiana, and describe their relative locations.

  • Left and right (1-H.1)
  • Above, below, next to, and between (1-H.2)
  • Use location words (1-H.3)

• 1.27 Describe the physical characteristics of various regions of Louisiana, including bayous, swamps, floodplains, forests, and farmland.

  • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)
  • Identify Earth's water features (1-G.2)
  • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)

• 1.28 Describe ways people in Louisiana change their environment to meet their needs, including the construction of bridges and levees.

  • Compare cities and rural areas (1-C.4)
  • Identify human and physical features (1-G.3)

• 1.29 Explain how Louisianans have successfully met the challenges posed by natural disasters.

• 1.3 Explain how and why people and goods move from place to place.

• 1.31 Explain how the physical landscape of Louisiana affected the settlement of Native Americans and early settlers.