Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment trace Students use writing Students know: Students understand Level IV Students will: and/or speaking to: that/are able to: Analyze text to support claims and judge the conclusions. EERI.7.8. Ex. List evidence to support the claims in an informational text, you agree with this techniques for tracing “Would evaluate trace and evaluate an trace an argument and author?” an argument and claims Ex. List evidence cited by the advertiser to support claims from a commercial or print ad, claims through a text argument and specific through a text argument you buy this “Would product?” claims evaluate an argument and techniques for specific claims Level III Students will: assess the reasoning claims evaluating argument EERI.7.8. Delineate the specific claims for text. behind an argument and claims in a text assess Ex. Given a list of claims, highlight the claims found in an informational text. assess whether reasoning Ex. After reading a print ad or commercial, select from a list of claims the ones found in the commercial or advertisement. assess the relevancy of is sound reasoning is sound evidence used to support Level II Students will: assess whether evidence is claims evidence is relevant and EERI.7.8. Identify a claim from text. relevant and sufficient sufficient Ex. Point to a claim in a print ad (e.g., point to the picture of a smiling customer in a print advertisement.) Students understand that Ex. Repeat a claim from a commercial, (e.g., . . . “mmm, mmm, good .”). the validity of an argument and its claims Level I Students will: EERI.7.8. Respond to an advertisement. depend on the relevancy Ex. Smile in response to an ad for a product they like. and sufficiency of Ex. Nod in response when asked, they say the “Did cereal tastes good?” supporting evidence.
Evidence of Student Attainment Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students use writing and/or speaking to: trace and evaluate an argument and specific claims assess the reasoning behind an argument assess the relevancy of evidence used to support claims trace evaluate argument specific claims assess reasoning is sound evidence is relevant and sufficient Students know: techniques for tracing an argument and claims through a text techniques for evaluating argument and claims in a text Students understand that/are able to: trace an argument and claims through a text evaluate an argument and claims assess whether reasoning is sound assess whether evidence is relevant and sufficient Students understand that the validity of an argument and its claims depend on the relevancy and sufficiency of supporting evidence. Level IV Students will: EERI.7.8. Analyze text to support claims and judge the conclusions. Ex. List evidence to support the claims in an informational text, “Would you agree with this author?” Ex. List evidence cited by the advertiser to support claims from a commercial or print ad, “Would you buy this product?” Level III Students will: EERI.7.8. Delineate the specific claims for text. Ex. Given a list of claims, highlight the claims found in an informational text. Ex. After reading a print ad or commercial, select from a list of claims the ones found in the commercial or advertisement. Level II Students will: EERI.7.8. Identify a claim from text. Ex. Point to a claim in a print ad (e.g., point to the picture of a smiling customer in a print advertisement.) Ex. Repeat a claim from a commercial, (e.g., “mmm, mmm, good . . . .”). Level I Students will: EERI.7.8. Respond to an advertisement. Ex. Smile in response to an ad for a product they like. Ex. Nod in response when asked, “Did they say the cereal tastes good?”
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