ITES Activity 3 by Karen Lloyd

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Analyze other Common Core / Essential Standards for places to connect with the ITES. What commonalities do you notice?

How do they compare?

"Take notes" in the form of a blog on all the connections that you find.

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Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12

1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific

a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s),

establish the significance of the claim(s),

distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or

opposing claims, and create an organization

that logically sequences the claim(s),

counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and

thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data

and evidence for each while pointing out the

strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and

counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form

that anticipates the audience’s knowledge

level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

c. Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as

varied syntax to link the major sections of

the text, create cohesion, and clarify the

relationships between claim(s) and reasons,

between reasons and evidence, and between

claim(s) and counterclaims.

d. Establish and maintain a formal style and

objective tone while attending to the norms

and conventions of the discipline in which they

are writing.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section

that follows from or supports the argument

presented

2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including

the narration of historical events, scientific

procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.

a. Introduce a topic and organize complex ideas,

concepts, and information so that each new

element builds on that which precedes it to

create a unified whole; include formatting

(e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures,

tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding

comprehension.

b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the

most significant and relevant facts, extended

definitions, concrete details, quotations, or

other information and examples appropriate to

the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

c. Use varied transitions and sentence structures

to link the major sections of the text, create

cohesion, and clarify the relationships among

complex ideas and concepts.

d. Use precise language, domain-specific

vocabulary and techniques such as metaphor,

simile, and analogy to manage the complexity

of the topic; convey a knowledgeable stance

in a style that responds to the discipline and

context as well as to the expertise of likely

readers.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section

that follows from and supports the information

or explanation provided (e.g., articulating

implications or the significance of the topic).

Produce clear and coherent writing in which

the development, organization, and style are

appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by

planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying

a new approach, focusing on addressing what

is most significant for a specific purpose and

audience

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce,

publish, and update individual or shared writing

products in response to ongoing feedback,

including new arguments or information.

Conduct short as well as more sustained research

projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated

question) or solve a problem; narrow or

broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize

multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating

understanding of the subject under investigation.

Gather relevant information from multiple

authoritative print and digital sources, using

advanced searches effectively; assess the

strengths and limitations of each source in terms

of the specific task, purpose, and audience;

integrate information into the text selectively to

maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and

overreliance on any one source and following a

standard format for citation

Draw evidence from informational texts to support

analysis, reflection, and research.

Write routinely over extended time frames (time

for reflection and revision) and shorter time

frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a

range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and

audiences.

Commonalities/ Comparsions

1. The Common Core discipline is specific versus the ITES are generalized.

2. They use different language but the skills and the results wanted are almost identical.

3. Common Core emphasizes the writing more than ITES.

4. Both look at source appropriateness and reliability.

5. Both use technology to support teaching.

6. Both have a resource process. Both emphasis appropriate questions.

7. Both have a "lawful" component.