Standards

This activity addresses the following standards:

AASL:

• Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.
• Generating products that illustrate learning.
• Using reflection to guide informed decisions.
• Developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group.
• ​​Reading widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes.

CCSS:

• 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.
• 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. 
• Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
• Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 
• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 
• Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.