For social studies, (see CAS
Social Studies).
I.
Geography
A. Students will locate cities on a map.
B. Students will differentiate between city and state by writing
city names, and then state names.
C. Students will write letters home which will include an
"address" from any city, state location of Annie's tour.
D. Students will identify different cities on the tour menu, and
write the name of the state.
E. Students will describe Broadway as being neither a city
nor a state.
F. Students will locate Broadway on a map.
G. Students will describe the characteristics of New York,
Chicago, and major cities that Annie tours.
H. Students will contrast smaller cities and suburbs to the
large metropolitan areas in terms of arts and entertainment
opportunities.
I. Students will use a compass rose on a map.
J. Students will create a map, using a key, and compass rose.
K. Students will identify cardinal directions of cities on a map.
L. Students will identify regions on a map according to the
characteristic of being West Coast, East Coast, and
Midwest.
II.
Transportation, Community, Work, and Home
A. Students will learn vocabulary words related to Social
Studies, and how they are integrated into the theme of
Annie.
B. Students will identify and describe modes of transportation
from the movie Annie.
C. Students will compare and contrast modes of transportation
from the 1930's to the present time.
D. Students will identify goods and services that are clearly
seen on the movie Annie, and those that are clearly lacking
in the movie.
E. Students will categorize goods and services as needs
and wants.
F. Students will compare and contrast different kinds
of
shelter.
G. Students will discuss the role of "work" in the community.
III.
Communication
A. Students will identify communication media as being
best suited toward different senses.
B. Students will describe communication as "sharing ideas".
C. Students will create a Radio Show, with advertising,
and
features.
D. Students will define a sponsor as someone who pays
you
to put on your show.
E. Students will write jingles and poems about their
product.
F. Students will analyze ads for facts and opinions.
G. Students will name and illustrate a form of communication
for each of the senses.
IV.
History
A. Students will observe President Roosevelt (FDR)
in the
movie Annie, and discuss how his wheelchair did not
affect his presidency.
B. Students will make a timeline of presidents in our
history.
C. Students will describe the "Great Depression" as a
time
during the 1930's when people lost their jobs, homes,
money savings, and tried to move out West to find jobs.
D. Students will discuss the presidency of Herbert
Hoover
(1928-1932) as being a time of great blight, when many
poor people moved into "Hoovervilles", or shanty towns.
E. Students will relate the song from "Annie", "We'd
Like to
Thank you Herbert Hoover" as being one of sarcasm
and disdain for the Hoovervilles.
F. Students will write about what it would be like to
live in
a Hooverville.