8RI-Integration+of+Knowledge+and+Ideas

RI.8.7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea. RI.8.8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. RI.8.9. Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)**=== 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats. 8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. 9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches authors take. || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Learning Target/Task Analysis**===
 * ===**Common Core Standards**===
 * ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Information Technology Standard**=== || ===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Revised Bloom's Level of thinking**===
 * Evaluating ||

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**I can...**

 * Standard 7**
 * **I can evaluate the pros and cons of using print and non-print sources to present information**
 * I can examine multiple mediums of text focused on the same concept
 * I can identify the intended audience
 * I can reflect upon the effectiveness of a given medium (how it express its message and reaches the audience)
 * Standard 8**
 * **I can evaluate the author’s argument and claims to determine relevant and irrelevant evidence**
 * I can dissect an argument in a text
 * I can locate the support for the argument in a text
 * I can track claims, facts, and evidence as support
 * I can evaluate the validity of the speaker's topic to the evidence
 * I can discuss patterns found within different arguments
 * Standard 9**
 * **I can analyze two or more conflicting texts and identify how they disagree**
 * I can cite instances of disagreement in two or more texts on the same topic
 * I can note the support the writer gives and how those details relate to the overall message (sensationalize, address counter argument, inform)
 * I can determine the accuracy/credibility of the information

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Essential Vocabulary**
mediums, intended audience**,** validity, evidence, sensationalize, credibility

===‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍**Instructional Resources**===
 * I-Search
 * I-Chart
 * http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/inquiry_chart/
 * Web 2.0 Tools Handout
 * www.newsandobserver.com/nie
 * Presidential Campaign Ads
 * Channel One
 * Newspapers and magazines
 * Prentice Hall Literature
 * "The Trouble with Television"
 * "On Woman's Right to Suffrage"
 * "Sharing in the American Dream"
 * "Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom"
 * "Forest Fire"
 * "Emancipation"
 * "Brown vs. Board of Education"
 * Primary Sources
 * http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
 * http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
 * NC Wise Owl
 * Discovery Education
 * Gallery Walk

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