Reading & Writing in the Content Areas
Aligned to RH.11-12 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Advanced disciplinary reading means integrating sources in many formats, evaluating hypotheses and data in technical texts, and resolving conflicts when sources disagree. You write sophisticated arguments and explanations grounded in the evidence.
Worked example
Two studies report different results on a vaccine. You compare their methods and sample sizes; the larger, peer-reviewed study is more credible, so you resolve the conflict in its favor.
Practice questions
- Resolve a conflict between two disagreeing sources, with reasons.
- Evaluate a hypothesis and the data offered to support it.
- Integrate a chart and a text into one explanation.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Lectura y Escritura en las Áreas de Contenido
La lectura disciplinar avanzada implica integrar fuentes en múltiples formatos, evaluar hipótesis y datos en textos técnicos, y resolver conflictos cuando las fuentes no coinciden. Redactas argumentos y explicaciones sofisticadas basadas en la evidencia.
Ejemplo: Dos estudios reportan resultados diferentes sobre una vacuna. Comparas sus métodos y tamaños de muestra; el estudio más grande y revisado por expertos es más confiable, por lo que resuelves el conflicto a su favor.
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