Appendix on Implementing District Standards (CCSS)
Reading Standards (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. Students will determine the theme or central idea throughout the unit as they annotate and read critically for literary and informational purposes, both with the lyrics and accompanying primary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Students will cite strong and thorough evidence to support their analysis throughout the unit as they annotate and read critically for literary and informational purposes, both with the lyrics and accompanying primary sources.
Social Studies Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.6
Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts. Students will compare the point of view of various artists throughout the unit as they annotate and read critically for literary and informational purposes, both with the lyrics and accompanying primary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.5
Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis. Students will analyze how particular text is structured to emphasize key points or analysis of lyrics throughout the unit as they annotate and read critically for literary and informational purposes, both with the lyrics and accompanying primary sources.
Writing Standards
Text Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Students will write arguments to support claims in an analysis of various topics and text throughout the unit as they annotate and read critically for literary and informational purposes, both with the lyrics and accompanying primary sources.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.A
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. Students will distinguish claims from alternate or opposing claims throughout the unit as they annotate and read critically for literary and informational purposes, both with the lyrics and accompanying primary sources.
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