Reading & Writing in the Content Areas
Aligned to RH.9-10 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Reading like a historian or scientist means assessing an author's point of view, the reliability of a source, and the strength of its reasoning. You follow complex procedures and write arguments grounded in the discipline's evidence.
Worked example
Reading a primary-source letter, you ask: who wrote it, when, and why? A general defending his own actions may be biased, so you weigh his reliability before trusting the account.
Practice questions
- Evaluate the point of view and reliability of a primary source.
- Assess whether a source's reasoning is sound.
- Write a discipline-specific argument using cited evidence.
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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
Leer como historiador o científico significa evaluar el punto de vista del autor, la confiabilidad de una fuente y la solidez de su razonamiento. Sigues procedimientos complejos y redactas argumentos fundamentados en la evidencia propia de cada disciplina.
Ejemplo: Al leer una carta como fuente primaria, te preguntas: ¿quién la escribió, cuándo y por qué? Un general que defiende sus propias acciones puede ser parcial, así que evalúas su confiabilidad antes de confiar en su relato.
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