Activity Exchange Standards for TT42

Activities address the following standards using McREL 4th Edition and the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

Memories: Can-Have-Are [1] (Grades Pre K to 2)
Common Core
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
Standard 1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on other’s ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

 

Understanding Prejudice through Paper Plate Portraits [2] (Grades 1-5)
Common Core
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
Standard 1. Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on other’s ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

McREL
Art Connections
Standard 1.  Understands connections among the various art forms and other disciplines

Level II [Grade K-4]
Benchmark 2.  Knows how ideas and emotions are expressed in the various art forms

Visual Arts
Standard 1. Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts

Standard 2. Knows how to use structures (e.g., sensory qualities, organizational principles, expressive features) and functions of art

Standard 3. Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts

Standard 4. Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures

Standard 5. Understands the characteristics and merits of one's own artwork and the artwork of others

Life Skills
Decision-making
Thinking and Reasoning
Standard 6.  Applies decision-making techniques

Comparing/Contrasting
Thinking and Reasoning
Standard 3.  Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences. 

Level I [Grade K-2]
Benchmark 1.  Identifies the similarities and differences between persons, places, things, and events using concrete criteria

Level II [Grade 3-5]
Benchmark 2.  Knows when comparisons might not be fair because some characteristics are not the same

Knowledge/skill statements
1. Recognizes unfair comparisons

 

The Study of Racial Representation via Television Commercial Analysis [3] (Grades 6-12)
Common Core
Standards for Reading
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

Standards for Writing
Standard 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Standard 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Production and Distribution of Writing
Standard 4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Standard 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Standards for Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
Standard 2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. 

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

Standards for Language Conventions of Standard English
Standard 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Standard 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

 

What Is the Universal Language? [4] (Grades 6-12)
Common Core
Reading
Craft and Structure
Standard 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

Language
Conventions of Standard English
Standard 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Standard 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Knowledge of Language
Standard 3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Standard 5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

 

What Does Justice Require of Victim-Perpetrators? [5] (Grades 9-12)
Common Core
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 
Standard 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
Standard 1. a. Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well reasoned exchange of ideas.

c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives.

d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 4.  Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.

Standard 6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

 

Teaching the Levees: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Community Problem Solving [6] (Grades 9-12)
McREL
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
Standard 1.  Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Standard 2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally. 

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 4.  Present information, findings and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

Standard 5.  Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of date to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

Common Core Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard 7.  Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.