Reading & Writing in the Content Areas
Aligned to RH.6-8 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
When reading history and science sources, separate established facts from the author's opinion or interpretation, cite evidence, and find the central idea. Then write arguments and explanations grounded in that content.
Worked example
An article says, 'The river flooded in 1927 (fact). This proves the dam was a mistake (interpretation).' You can tell the dated event apart from the author's claim about it.
Practice questions
- Read a source and separate a fact from an interpretation.
- Cite evidence for the central idea of a science text.
- Write an explanation using two facts from a source.
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Lectura y Escritura en Áreas de Contenido
Al leer fuentes de historia y ciencias, distingue entre los hechos establecidos y la opinión o interpretación del autor, cita evidencia e identifica la idea central. Luego escribe argumentos y explicaciones basados en ese contenido.
Ejemplo: Un artículo dice: 'El río se desbordó en 1927 (hecho). Esto demuestra que la presa fue un error (interpretación).' Puedes distinguir el evento documentado de la afirmación que hace el autor al respecto.
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