Standard: 4. Research and Reasoning Prepared Graduates: Articulate the position of self and others using experiential and material logic Grade Level Expectation: First Grade Concepts and skills students master: 2. Purpose, information, and questions about an issue are essential steps in early research Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skills and Readiness Competencies Students can: Inquiry Questions: a. Participate in shared research and writing What is the purpose? Is the purpose clear? Is the purpose important in relation to projects (e.g., explore a number of the question at issue? books on a given topic and use them to What is the question at issue? Is the question important and related to the purpose? write a sequence of instructions). (CCSS: Is the information being gathering important to the question at issue and purpose? W.1.7) Is the information free from Identify a clear and significant How do students improve thinking? purpose for research (Is my purpose Why is it important to be about the reason for studying a certain topic? for researching frogs clear and is it When people are learning new information, why is it important that the data is important to understanding more correct? about mammals?) What happen if people use incorrect or unsupported information? b. With guidance and support from adults, Relevance and Application: recall information from experiences or Before readers to read, they ask themselves purposeful questions. (What is the gather information from provided sources purpose for learning how to read? Am I clear on the purpose for reading? Is reading to answer a question. (CCSS: W.1.8) important?) Evaluate information for clarity and Zoologists know that new knowledge about animals and the discovery of new accuracy species require them to ask good questions every day. Nature of Reading, Writing, and Communicating: People who reason understand that reasoning has a purpose, is based on information, and is an attempt to figure something out. Curiosity and thinking help people to discover and understand things that puzzle them.
Standard: 4. Research and Reasoning Prepared Graduates: Articulate the position of self and others using experiential and material logic Grade Level Expectation: First Grade Concepts and skills students master: 2. Purpose, information, and questions about an issue are essential steps in early research Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skills and Readiness Competencies Students can: a. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). (CCSS: W.1.7) Identify a clear and significant purpose for research (Is my purpose for researching frogs clear and is it important to understanding more about mammals?) b. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (CCSS: W.1.8) Evaluate information for clarity and accuracy Inquiry Questions: What is the purpose? Is the purpose clear? Is the purpose important in relation to the question at issue? What is the question at issue? Is the question important and related to the purpose? Is the information being gathering important to the question at issue and purpose? Is the information free from How do students improve thinking? Why is it important to be about the reason for studying a certain topic? When people are learning new information, why is it important that the data is correct? What happen if people use incorrect or unsupported information? Relevance and Application: Before readers to read, they ask themselves purposeful questions. (What is the purpose for learning how to read? Am I clear on the purpose for reading? Is reading important?) Zoologists know that new knowledge about animals and the discovery of new species require them to ask good questions every day. Nature of Reading, Writing, and Communicating: People who reason understand that reasoning has a purpose, is based on information, and is an attempt to figure something out. Curiosity and thinking help people to discover and understand things that puzzle them.
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