CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.1 — Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.4 — Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.6 — Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.7 — Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.8 — Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R.10 — Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8 — Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.3 — Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6 — Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
I.B. Learners engage with new knowledge by following a process that includes:
1. Using evidence to investigate questions.
2. Devising and implementing a plan to fill knowledge gaps.
3. Generating products that illustrate learning.
I.D. Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by:
1. Continually seeking knowledge.
2. Engaging in sustained inquiry.
3. Enacting new understanding through real-world connections.
4. Using reflection to guide informed decisions.
V.A. Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by:
1. Reading widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes.
2. Reflecting and questioning assumptions and possible misconceptions.
3. Engaging in inquiry-based processes for personal growth.
VI.A. Learners follow ethical and legal guidelines for gathering and using information by:
1. Responsibly applying information, technology, and media to learning.
2. Understanding the ethical use of information, technology, and media.
3. Evaluating information for accuracy, validity, social and cultural context, and appropriateness for need.
VI.D. Learners engage with information to extend personal learning by:
1. Personalizing their use of information and information technologies.
2. Reflecting on the process of ethical generation of knowledge.
3. Inspiring others to engage in safe, responsible, ethical, and legal information behaviors.
D2.Civ.1 Civic and Political Institutions:
(6-8) Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of citizens, political parties, interest groups, and the media in a variety of governmental and nongovernmental contexts.
(9-12) Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of local, state, tribal, national, and international civic and political institutions.
D2.Eco.1 Economic Decision Making
(6-8) Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.
(9-12) Analyze how incentives influence choices that may result in policies with a range of costs and benefits for different groups.
D2.Geo.4 Human-Environment Interaction: Place, Regions, and Culture:
(6-8) Explain how cultural patterns and economic decisions influence environments and the daily lives of people in both nearby and distant places.
(9-12) Analyze relationships and interactions within and between human and physical systems to explain reciprocal influences that occur among them.
D3.2 Gathering and Evaluating Sources:
(6-8) Evaluate the credibility of a source by determining its relevance and intended use.
(9-12) Evaluate the credibility of a source by examining how experts value the source.
D4.2 Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions:
(6-8) Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.
(9-12) Construct explanations using sound reasoning, correct sequence (linear or non-linear), examples, and details with significant and pertinent information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanation given its purpose (e.g., cause and effect, chronological, procedural, technical).
D4.4 Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions:
(6-8) Critique arguments for credibility.
(9-12) Critique the use of claims and evidence in arguments for credibility.
1.1.c — Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
1.3.b — Students evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other resources.
Practice 1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems — A practice of science is to ask and refine questions that lead to descriptions and explanations of how the natural and designed world works and which can be empirically tested.
Practice 3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations — Scientists and engineers plan and carry out investigations in the field or laboratory, working collaboratively as well as individually. Their investigations are systematic and require clarifying what counts as data and identifying variables or parameters.
Practice 4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data — Scientific investigations produce data that must be analyzed in order to derive meaning. Because data patterns and trends are not always obvious, scientists use a range of tools—including tabulation, graphical interpretation, visualization, and statistical analysis—to identify the significant features and patterns in the data. Scientists identify sources of error in the investigations and calculate the degree of certainty in the results. Modern technology makes the collection of large data sets much easier, providing secondary sources for analysis.
Practice 5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking — In both science and engineering, mathematics and computation are fundamental tools for representing physical variables and their relationships. They are used for a range of tasks such as constructing simulations; statistically analyzing data; and recognizing, expressing, and applying quantitative relationships.
Practice 7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence — Argumentation is the process by which explanations and solutions are reached.
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📖 READING
6
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Key Ideas and Details
1
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Craft and Structure
2
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
2
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Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
1
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✏️ WRITING
2
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Text Types and Purposes
1
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Research to Build and Present Knowledge
1
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🎤 SPEAKING AND LISTENING
1
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Comprehension and Collaboration
1
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🔤LANGUAGE
1
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
1
Standards/ Framework
AASL Standards Framework for Learners
Count5
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I. INQUIRE
2
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B. Create
1
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D. Grow
1
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V. EXPLORE
1
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A. Think
1
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VI. ENGAGE
2
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A. Think
1
Subsection/ Category
D. Grow
1
Standards/ Framework
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards:
Count6
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Dimension 2: Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools
3
Subsection/ Category
Civics
1
Subsection/ Category
Economics
1
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Geography
1
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Dimension 3: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence