COMMON CORE SIMPLIFIED
Students will be able to…
Reading-Social Studies (RH)
1. Use relevant information and ideas from documents to support analysis
2. Determine the main idea of a document
3. Use information/ideas to determine cause and effect
4. Use source information/ideas to differentiate and understand political, social and economic trends
5. Identify and analyze arguments/ideas presented in documents
6. Compare and contrast various points of view
7. Create and analyze visuals (graphs/charts)
8. Identify and analyze evidence
9. Compare and contrast primary and secondary source information
10. Comprehend grade-level textbook
Writing (W)
1. Write an argument to support claims
2. Write informative and explanatory texts to examine and express ideas
3. Write narratives using effective techniques
4. Produce writing appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
5. Strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing and rewriting
6. Use various forms of technology to produce and publish written work
7. Conduct a research project
8. Gather information from credible sources and properly cite them
9. Draw evidence from informational text
10. Write for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes audiences
Speaking and Listening (SL)
1. Participate in collaborative discussion
2. Accurately use multiple sources of information
3. Critically evaluate POV and evidence
4. Clearly present appropriate information and evidence
5. Use multimedia (visuals, sounds, digital) sources to present evidence
6. Demonstrate command of formal English
Language (L)
1. Demonstrate appropriate grammar usage in writing and speaking (sentence complexity)
2. Demonstrate appropriate usage of the mechanics of language (punctuation, capitalization)
3. Use a variety of language styles efficiently to communicate clearly
4. Build vocabulary and expand word choice
5. Understand and interpret figures of speech and nuances in word meanings
6. Use words and phrases accurately for ‘general’ and ‘content’ specific meaning
1. Use relevant information and ideas from documents to support analysis
2. Determine the main idea of a document
3. Use information/ideas to determine cause and effect
4. Use source information/ideas to differentiate and understand political, social and economic trends
5. Identify and analyze arguments/ideas presented in documents
6. Compare and contrast various points of view
7. Create and analyze visuals (graphs/charts)
8. Identify and analyze evidence
9. Compare and contrast primary and secondary source information
10. Comprehend grade-level textbook
Writing (W)
1. Write an argument to support claims
2. Write informative and explanatory texts to examine and express ideas
3. Write narratives using effective techniques
4. Produce writing appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
5. Strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing and rewriting
6. Use various forms of technology to produce and publish written work
7. Conduct a research project
8. Gather information from credible sources and properly cite them
9. Draw evidence from informational text
10. Write for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes audiences
Speaking and Listening (SL)
1. Participate in collaborative discussion
2. Accurately use multiple sources of information
3. Critically evaluate POV and evidence
4. Clearly present appropriate information and evidence
5. Use multimedia (visuals, sounds, digital) sources to present evidence
6. Demonstrate command of formal English
Language (L)
1. Demonstrate appropriate grammar usage in writing and speaking (sentence complexity)
2. Demonstrate appropriate usage of the mechanics of language (punctuation, capitalization)
3. Use a variety of language styles efficiently to communicate clearly
4. Build vocabulary and expand word choice
5. Understand and interpret figures of speech and nuances in word meanings
6. Use words and phrases accurately for ‘general’ and ‘content’ specific meaning