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Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
Standard #: LAFS.910.RST.3.8Archived Standard
Standard Information
General Information
Subject Area: English Language Arts
Grade: 910
Strand: Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas -
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
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Lesson Plans
  • The Impact of Melting Tropical Glaciers # In this lesson, students will analyze an informational text that explains how climate change is leading to the melting of tropical glaciers in Peru and how this is negatively impacting the residents there. Students will examine how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is assisting the Peruvians in developing strategies to deal with the impact. The lesson plan includes a note-taking guide, text-dependent questions, a writing prompt, answer keys, and a writing rubric. Numerous options to extend the lesson are also included.
  • Investigating the pH of Soils # In this activity students will conduct research then test the effects of adding products to soil. Students will learn about soil pH, what factors affect the pH of soil and how important it is to the growth of plants. Students will learn to use reputable resources to support their findings. Students will be expected to write a detailed lab report that thoroughly explores the concept while integrating the data from their investigation.
Original Student Tutorial
  • Question Quest # Learn to distinguish between questions that can be answered by science and questions that science cannot answer. This interactive tutorial will help you distinguish between science and other ways of knowing, including art, religion, and philosophy.
Professional Development
  • Cultivating Literacy: Reading Skills and Standards # Click "View Site" to open a full-screen version. By the end of this module, teachers should be able to:
    • Name the key instructional shifts in English Language Arts and Literacy
    • Label the College and Career Readiness, also known as CCR, anchor standards for Reading
    • Use the language of the Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects to identify what students should know and be able to do
    • Arrange and sequence the Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
    • Distinguish the changes in rigor as a Reading standard progresses from one grade band to the next
    This is Module 1 of 4 in the series, "Literacy across the Content Areas: Reading and Writing to Build Content Knowledge."
Text Resource
  • Why Tau Trumps Pi # This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The author tries to convince the reader that two pi, or tau, occurs more often in mathematics than pi by itself. The author provides several examples and indicates the history behind society's choice of pi rather than tau.
Tutorial
  • Pi Fight: Pi vs. Tau # Click "View Site" to open a full-screen version. This tutorial is designed to help secondary math teachers learn how to integrate literacy skills within their curriculum. This tutorial focuses on evaluating the reasoning and evidence of an argumentative claim. The focus on literacy across content areas is designed to help students independently build knowledge in different disciplines through reading and writing.
Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades 9-12
  • Question Quest # Learn to distinguish between questions that can be answered by science and questions that science cannot answer. This interactive tutorial will help you distinguish between science and other ways of knowing, including art, religion, and philosophy.
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