Student Work Rubric - Informational or Explanatory Task - Grades 6-8

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Debbie Holloman
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English / Language Arts
6
Middle (6-8)

Students will work through two literary texts and two non-print “texts” to write a literary analysis for one of the literary pieces. The analysis will be in the form of a multi-paragraph, informational response to literature asking them to make a claim, cite evidence from the literary text, and...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Kimba Rael
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English / Language Arts
8
Middle (6-8)

What does the word tolerance suggest? When building a world without borders, the language we use could serve to build relationships or raze them. In this module, students will read from a critical perspective to understand how authors use language to shape tone and meaning. These insights will...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Sara Appleby
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English / Language Arts
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

This module is an in-depth study into Edgar Allan Poe. Students will research the author's background and writing techniques to determine the characteristics of his style. Students will also synthesize why Edgar Allan Poe's style continues to fascinate and gain popularity with audiences today....

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Christine Del Negro
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English / Language Arts
6
Middle (6-8)

This module has been designed to work within the 6th grade TCWRP reading unit, Lifting the Levels of Reading Through Strong Partnerships, and Bend 1 of writing unit, Literary Analysis: Quick Lit Essays and Fan Fiction Scenes . Many of the mini-tasks in the module are based on specific TC...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Rosalind M. Koop
Melissa Henderson
Aggie Sullinger
Kaitlin E. Newlin
Jessica R. May
Jeri Thompson
Valerie K. Depew
Nick Bonnet
Cinnamon C. Garner
Brandon B. Harrington
Daniel P. Von Holten
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English / Language Arts
7
Middle (6-8)

This seventh grade module is part of a larger unit that teaches students how to analyze literary elements: characters, conflict, plot, point of view, symbolism, and theme through short stories and poetry that explores themes related to growing up. The module is used at the end of the unit as a...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Mark C. Weese
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Science
7
Middle (6-8)

The goal of this module is for students to learn about the importance of population balance in marine ecosystems and how human activities (specifically fertilizer run-off from nearby farmlands into the Mississippi River) can impact energy webs by changing predator/prey relationships. A lab...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Susan Weston
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Interdisciplinary
Science
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

Students will trace the steps from the discovery of atomic fission to the creation of atomic weapons.

As texts, they will engage the August 6, 1945 New York Times coverage of the Hiroshima detonation, and Life magazine photos from Hiroshima, supported by three videos explaining atomic...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Justin R. Bailey
Susan Weston
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

On July 5, 1852, former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivered what was to become one of the most historic speeches of the 19th century at an Independence Day commemoration sponsored by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, NY.

In this module, students will...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Cassie Todd
Missy Rayburn
Nick Hanna
Robin Smith
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History / Social Studies
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

How does the high pollution of Mexico City impact the people of the city? 

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Justin R. Bailey
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

Frederick Douglass referred to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation as a date greater than even that of July 4, 1776. However, Secretary of State, William Seward referred to it as nothing more than a “puff of wind.” So what does the Emancipation Proclamation really say?

This...