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Correlation to NCSS and Civitas Standards X : CIVIC IDEALS
AND PRACTICES
b. Identify, analyze, interpret, and evaluate sources
and examples of citizens' rights and responsibilities. c. Locate, access, analyze,
organize, synthesize, evaluate and apply information about selected public issues-identifying,
describing and evaluating multiple points of view. CIVITAS STANDARDS
"Forms of political participation," p.136. NCTE / IRA Standards
for the English Language Arts Students read a wide range of print and
non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the
cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond
to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment.
Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works. Students
apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate
texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers
and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification
strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence,
sentence structure, context, graphics). Students employ a wide range of
strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately
to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students
apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and
punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique,
and discuss print and non-print texts. Students conduct research on issues
and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They
gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and
non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that
suit their purpose and audience. Students use a variety of technological
and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video)
to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. Students
participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a
variety of literacy communities. more...
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