CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3: The Ten-Dollar Bill
Why is Alexander Hamilton’s portrait on the ten-dollar bill?
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.W.3.2
Grade 4: Meet William Shakespeare
How did William Shakespeare create plays that captured real human experiences and emotions?
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.W.4.2
Grade 5: The Boston Massacre
How did Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre differ from the actual event?
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.W.5.2
Grade 6: The Dramatic Approach
How did ancient Greek playwrights challenge or critique cultural or historical developments of their society?
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.W.6.2
Grade 7: The Story in Pictures
How did an artist or group of artists use the Bayeux Tapestry to build a cultural and historical record of the Norman Conquest?
CCSS.RI.7.1; CCSS.RH.6-8.1
CCSS.W.7.2
Grade 8: Cooper's Frontier Adventures
How did storytellers in the nineteenth century portray life on the frontier of the United States?
CCSS.RI.8.1; CCSS.RH.6-8.1
CCSS.W.8.2
Grade 9: Protecting the People
How did Upton Sinclair use fiction to examine real-world issues?
CCSS.RI.9-10.1; CCSS.RH.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.2
Grade 10: The Creation of Godzilla
How was Gojira (Godzilla) a reflection of the trauma and fear of nuclear war and disasters?
CCSS.RI.9-10.1; CCSS.RH.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.2
Grade 11-12: Barbie Has Never Been a Great Symbol, but She’s an Excellent Mirror
How do the Barbie doll and film reflect society’s inconsistent conceptions of womanhood?
CCSS.RI.11-12.1; CCSS.RH.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.2
