4th grade Instructional Guide

End of Unit Competency Students will study Utah’s continued development as a state, including learning about its Constitution and the role of geography in Utah’s economy and settlement patterns. Students will evaluate the roles and functions of different levels and types of governments. They will identify and explain the cultural connections that Utah’s diverse communities share. Language Features: ● Nouns: case studies, Article I of the Utah Constitution, enumerated rights, shared values, local government, state government, tribal government, federal government, primary sourcem secondary source, Utah’s economy, Utah symbols, shared culture ● Verbs: explain, impact, refect, analyze, identify SKILLS VOCABULARY (Can be supplemented by Wonders and be classroom-specifc)

● explain ● impact ● refect ● analyze ● identify

● casestudy ● Article I of the Utah Constitution ● local government ● state government ● tribal government

● federal government ● primary source ● secondary source ● economy ● shared culture

Utah, Our Home Text Correlation Chapters 9-11 Wonders Content Integration Unit 4

Wonders TE T26 Research and Inquiry-students research and present on the three branches of state government.

Social Studies Standard: 4.3.2: Use Article I of the Utah Constitution to explain how the enumerated rights refect shared values.

Additional Resources Japanese Internment US and Utah Constitution Comparison Utah is the Place for Recreation! (this also addresses standards in Strand 3)

Voting to Make Your Voice Heard Where do the People in Utah Live?