Common Core State Standards… …describe the knowledge and skills in English language arts and mathematics that students will need when they graduate, whatever their choice of college or career. …are based on the best national and international standards, giving our students a competitive advantage ...
The events in ''Rip Van Winkle'' occur in the Catskill Mountains, which are near the Hudson River in the state of New York. This historical setting of the Hudson River allows the author to tell a tale of a haunted river where ghosts regularly take advantage of the locals."...