Knowledge and Ideas cluster includes three informational text standards and two literature standards. The language in the informational text standards discusses students being able to draw from multiple sources to solve problems and to integrate knowledge from two or more texts on the same topic to write or speak about that topic knowledgeably (Cluster 3, n.d.). The last standard in informational text requires students to understand how an author uses reasons and evidence to support points made in the text (Cluster 3, n.d.). All three of these standards (LAFS.#.RI.3.7, 3.8, and 3.9) are a Level 3 in Cognitive Complexity (Cluster 3, n.d.). The literature standards require students to make connections between the text in a story and the visual
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Select the statement that best describes the speaker’s claim; select the evidence the speaker uses to support the claim.
LAFS.5.RI.3.8
What evidence does the author use to support the idea that students should be required to ________? (multi-select)
Describe the reasons the author provides to support the idea that students should not be required to ____________. Use at least two details from the text in your response. (open response)
How does the author use similar evidence to support opposing viewpoints in the text?; select a phrase or sentence from each viewpoint to support your answer. (two-part hot …show more content…
Another source that can be added is paired texts from readworks.org and assigning the paired-text questions. Because students struggle so significantly with these standards, both of the sources will need to be taught explicitly, modeled, and scaffolded with students before they will be ready to do it independently. Furthermore, it was my suggestion that teachers of science and social studies take on this cluster as part of their learning communities studies and incorporate this type of questioning into their instruction. Science and social studies teachers can take ownership on this cluster with the ELA assessment. Fifty percent of the teacher evaluation comes from student performance, and section A. Assessment Indicators requires teachers to use data from multiple assessments to diagnose learning needs and modify instruction. The content in these two subjects specifically lends itself seamlessly to the requirements of these standards. Social studies can incorporate primary and secondary sources and science can use diagrams and text to integrate knowledge. With proficiency rates in the 50’s for the past decade as you stated in class, it is imperative that all teachers take an active role in
Select the statement that best describes the speaker’s claim; select the evidence the speaker uses to support the claim.
LAFS.5.RI.3.8
What evidence does the author use to support the idea that students should be required to ________? (multi-select)
Describe the reasons the author provides to support the idea that students should not be required to ____________. Use at least two details from the text in your response. (open response)
How does the author use similar evidence to support opposing viewpoints in the text?; select a phrase or sentence from each viewpoint to support your answer. (two-part hot …show more content…
Another source that can be added is paired texts from readworks.org and assigning the paired-text questions. Because students struggle so significantly with these standards, both of the sources will need to be taught explicitly, modeled, and scaffolded with students before they will be ready to do it independently. Furthermore, it was my suggestion that teachers of science and social studies take on this cluster as part of their learning communities studies and incorporate this type of questioning into their instruction. Science and social studies teachers can take ownership on this cluster with the ELA assessment. Fifty percent of the teacher evaluation comes from student performance, and section A. Assessment Indicators requires teachers to use data from multiple assessments to diagnose learning needs and modify instruction. The content in these two subjects specifically lends itself seamlessly to the requirements of these standards. Social studies can incorporate primary and secondary sources and science can use diagrams and text to integrate knowledge. With proficiency rates in the 50’s for the past decade as you stated in class, it is imperative that all teachers take an active role in