Appendix on Implementing District Standards
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Literacy
RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Students will be interpreting multiple texts and drawing inferences.
RI.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. In Donaldson’s AfriCOBRA manifesto, students will have the opportunity to study the language and determine the meanings.
RI.8.7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea. Students will be comparing poetry to art and will consider articles in tandem with the artwork.
SL.8.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion. Our introductory Paideia seminar will allow students to work through this standard.
SL.8.2 Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. As students use the Values, Identities, and Actions with multiple pieces of artwork, they will be able to critically examine the purpose and motives behind them.
W.8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. For the culminating project, students will be researching a topic of concern to them and writing about it for both their artistic plaques to be displayed next to their artwork, but also when writing their art manifestos for their collectives.
National Core Arts Standards
VA:Pr4.1.8a. Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation. Students will be writing their art manifestos in preparation for creating their collection and then will evaluate the artwork to ensure it fits the criteria of the manifesto.
Pre-AP Standards
LO 1.2B Explain how the rhetorical features of an argument contribute to its effect and meaning. When students study the AfriCOBRA manifesto and Lorde’s piece, they will do just this.
LO 4.1A Identify a problem, idea, or central question and complete preliminary readings to determine the purpose, scope, and process of the research. When students form their collectives, write their manifestos, and create their art, they will be following the steps in this standard.
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