Wisconsin 8th
Grade Standards Alignment for the 1947 Brooklyn Tribune
WebQuest |
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ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS |
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| A.
Reading/Literature |
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A.8.1 |
Use
effective reading strategies to achieve their purposes in
reading. |
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A.8.2 |
Read,
interpret, and critically analyze literature. |
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A.8.3 |
Read and discuss literary and nonliterary texts in order to understand human experience. | |
A.8.4 |
Read to acquire information. | |
| B.
Writing |
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B.8.1 |
Create or produce writing to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. | |
B.8.2 |
Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing | |
B.8.3 |
Understand the function of various forms, structures, and punctuation marks of standard American English and use them appropriately in communications. | |
| C.
Oral Language |
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| C.8.1 | Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes. | |
C.8.2 |
Listen to and comprehend oral communications. | |
C.8.3 |
Participate effectively in discussion. | |
| E. Technology | ||
E.8.1 |
Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information. | |
E.8.2 |
Make informed judgments about media and products. | |
E.8.3 |
Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose. | |
E.8.4 |
Demonstrate a working knowledge of media production and distribution. | |
E.8.5 |
Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose. | |
| F. Research & Inquiry | ||
F.8.1 |
Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings. | |
Social
Studies |
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| B. History: Time, Continuity, and Change | ||
B.8.1 |
Interpret the past using a variety of sources, such as biographies, diaries, journals, artifacts, eyewitness interviews, and other primary source materials, and evaluate the credibility of sources used | |
B.8.2 |
Employ cause-and-effect arguments to demonstrate how significant events have influenced the past and the present in United States and world history | |
B.8.3 |
Explain how and why events may be interpreted differently depending upon the perspectives of participants, witnesses, reporters, and historians | |
E. The Behavioral Sciences: Individuals, Institutions, and Society |
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E.8.1 |
Give examples to explain and illustrate the influence of prior knowledge, motivation, capabilities, personal interests, and other factors on individual learning | |
E.8.3 |
Describe
the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures
may influence the everyday lives of people |
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E.8.6 |
Describe and explain the influence of status, ethnic origin, race, gender, and age on the interactions of individuals | |
E.8.7 |
Identify and explain examples of bias, prejudice, and stereotyping, and how they contribute to conflict in a society | |
E.8.10 |
Explain
how language, art, music, beliefs, and other components
of culture can further global understanding or cause
misunderstanding |
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E.8.12 |
Explain how beliefs and practices, such as ownership of property or status at birth, may lead to conflict among people of different regions or cultures and give examples of such conflicts that have and have not been resolved | |
E.8.15 |
Describe
cooperation and interdependence among individuals,
groups, and nations, such as helping others in times of
crisis |
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ITLS |
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| A. MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| A.8.1 | Use common media and technology terminology and equipment | |
| A.8.2 | Identify and use common media formats | |
| A.8.3 | Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information | |
| A.8.4 | Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information | |
| A.8.5 | Use media and technology to create and present information | |
| B. INFORMATION AND INQUIRY | ||
| B.8.2 | Develop information seeking strategies | |
| B.8.3 | Locate and access information sources | |
| B.8.4 | Evaluate and select information from a variety of print, nonprint, and electronic formats | |
| B.8.5 | Record and organize information | |
| B.8.7 | Communicate the results of research and inquiry in an appropriate format | |
| D. THE LEARNING COMMUNITY | ||
| D.8.1 | Participate productively in workgroups or other collaborative learning environments | |
| D.8.2 | Use information, media, and technology in a responsible manner | |