Learners will identify central ideas in informational text and write concise, objective summaries of both literature and informational texts free of personal opinion.

Learners will cite specific textual evidence from science and technical texts, determine central ideas, and follow multistep procedures precisely.

Learners will cite specific textual evidence from primary and secondary historical sources to support their analysis.

Learners will find and cite specific textual evidence to support explicit statements and inferences in informational texts.

Learners will cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of what literature says explicitly and what can be inferred.

Produce clear, coherent discipline-specific writing whose development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience, including the narration of historical events and scientific processes.

Learners will compare the experience of reading texts in different formats (audio, live performance) and contrast how different genres approach similar themes and topics.

Write a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports an argument in history, social studies, science, or technical writing.

Conduct short research projects using multiple sources, assess credibility, avoid plagiarism, and provide basic bibliographic information.

Learners will use transition words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion among claims, reasons, and evidence, maintain a formal style, and complete a full discipline-specific argument essay.

Learners will develop clear argument claims, support them with logical reasons, and integrate relevant evidence from credible sources.

Develop informative topics with well-chosen facts, definitions, and quotations, and apply these skills to narrate historical events, describe scientific procedures, and explain technical processes.