Structured Learning ELA Curriculum

6th-8th Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will build literacy skills through examining and analyzing texts and share information through collaborative writing and discussion.

Outcomes and Components:

*LA.68.6 Students will evaluate information provided about a topic in a variety of formats while actively engaged in reading or listening to literary nonfiction.

Pacing  

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Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

  *LA.68.6.1

Investigate similarities in information presented in different media or formats as well as in text.

EE.RI.6.7
  *LA.68.6.2

Discuss whether a topic is best presented as audio, multimedia, or text.

EE.RI.8.7
  *LA.68.6.3

Compare and contrast how different texts describe the same event.

EE.RI.6.9
  *LA.68.6.4 Investigate claims in a text supported by reason. EE.RI.6.8
  *LA.68.6.5

Compare and contrast how different texts on the same topic present the details.

EE.RI.7.9
  *LA.68.6.6 Interpret the argument made by an author in an informational text. EE.RI.8.8