
We've Got a Problem
High School, Interdisciplinary
Description of Unit
This unit encourages students to set up a proposal for an actual collaborative project which they can pursue. Students begin by developing a pre-proposal, and identifying stakeholders and potential funding sources. Finally, students will develop a real proposal and actually try to make the project a reality.
This guide links the We’ve Got a Problem unit to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for high school students. We’ve Got a Problem is an interdisciplinary unit that allows students to explore solutions to a real problem on their campus or in their community. We’ve Got a Problem leads students to practice skills in all subject areas. For example, students may use graphs, tables, and statistical data, included in the Mathematics TEKS, to present an argument for a change. They will use the writing and research skills of the English Language Arts and Reading and Social Studies TEKS. The following document includes the applicable TEKS and the details of the We’ve Got a Problem unit. The asterisks indicate the TEKS which are testable on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). The final section of this document presents the applicable Texas College and Career Readiness Standards adopted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) on January 24, 2008.
Phase I. Learning Experiences
The learning experiences model the proposal development process. The class will go through the process as individuals will do in the independent research phase of the task.
- Develop a pre-proposal.
- Identify a problem or issue that the class will investigate
- Develop a rationale explaining why this study is necessary and important
- Identify resources students will need to learn more about the subject (e.g., books, periodicals, experts, videos, surveys, experiments, computer programs, presentations, collections, museums)
- Identify the research design students will use to collect data, the type of data to be collected, and the strengths and weaknesses of the design
- Develop a realistic timeline
- Identify all the stakeholders and the target audience with whom students will share the information
- The class will do the research necessary to write a full proposal that will include strategies for solving the problem identified. They must build a strong case for why stakeholders should address the problem in the way the class has identified. This is a process that change agents must go through frequently to obtain the necessary resources for solving the problems that are important to them and to others in society.
- Develop a proposal to take to a stakeholder group. The proposal should include:
- A problem or issue
- A proposed solution
- A rationale explaining why the question is important and why the proposed solution will solve the problem
- A statement of others' opinions about the problem or issue
- A summary of research
- Resources that will be needed to solve the problem, including a realistic timeline and budget
- Résumés of those who will be working on the project
- Present the proposal to the stakeholder group. Websites where potential funders or programs may be found include:
- A completed project includes:
- Process record that includes documentation of individual growth during Phase I: Learning Experiences
- Pre-proposal
- Proposal
- Videotape of presentation
Phase II. Independent Research
Upon completion of Phase I: Learning Experiences, students will begin to prepare their actual proposals for change. Students may choose to respond in a variety of formats, such as charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, paragraphs, or a combination of these. Students may use all of the material they have gathered in the learning experiences and other classroom resources to answer the questions.
What have you learned about the change process? Why are some people resistant to change? What does it take to change the minds of resistant people?
A. Research process
- Selecting a topic. Choose an area of need. Outline a plan for solving the problem.
- Asking guiding questions. Once the student has selected a topic, he/she should think of three to five guiding questions to explore, such as:
- Why is this issue important?
- What changes would you like to see? Why?
- How can these changes be implemented? Break down the process into detailed steps.
- Designing a research proposal. The student should include numerous components in the research proposal:
- The issue he/she would like to study
- Three to five guiding questions he/she will investigate and hypotheses
- Primary and secondary resources he/she will need to find answers to questions
- Strengths and weaknesses of current policies governing the issue
- The five most important things to know
- Appropriate decision-making bodies involved (at city, state, and national levels)>
- Conducting the research. After you have approved student proposals, students begin using the resources they have identified and others they may encounter. During this stage, students will need to keep a log, note cards, or resource process sheets of all the sources and what they learn from each one.
- Drawing conclusions. Based on their research, each student should make a list of recommendations or solutions for their chosen issue.
B. The product
Each student creates a proposal to present. The proposal should include reasons the issue is important, changes that need to be made, and how these changes could be implemented. The presentation should be similar to what would be given to a stakeholder group.
C. Communication
Each student presents their proposal to the class. Time should be allotted for the audience to ask questions. The Q&A session should be impromptu and unscripted in order to accurately reflect student learning.
Students will then contact the potential funders and begin to promote their proposals. Depending on the success of their contacts, the project can be taken as far as the student would like to take it.
D. A completed project consists of:
- The research proposal, including guiding questions
- A research log, note cards, or resource process sheets
- The product
- A Works Cited Page
- A videotape or audiotape of the presentation to the class, including the unscripted Q&A session
Elicit
Ask students to identify at least three problems they see in their school or local community. Students write each idea on a sticky note and collect their ideas on the board or a section of the classroom wall.
Students review the problems. Create labels for the board or the wall for three categories of problems: Tame, Complex, and Wicked. Explain each type of problem to the class and ask students to reorganize their problems according to the category they believe it falls under.
Tame Problems:
- Can be solved in a linear fashion using straightforward, repeatable, sequential techniques
- Introduce limited/known/manageable consequences and no unintended consequences
- Are well defined, with a clear solution
Complex Problems:
- Tend to be non-linear, difficult to understand and have solutions that can lead to other problems and unintended consequences
- Are not solvable by traditional approaches
- Have characteristics that may not be well understood
Wicked Problems:
- Are the hardest to solve and have an overlap with complex problems
- Have goals that are either not known or ambiguous, and means-ends relationships that are poorly understood
- Are largely troublesome due to human behavior
Engage
Lead students in one or all of the following games that ask them to think about change:
Cross Your Arms: Ask students to cross their arms, as if they were bored or waiting for something. After they uncross their arms, then ask them to fold their arms the other way, reversed of what they just performed. Discussion questions: “How did it feel when you were asked to cross your arms the other way? Did it come naturally or did you have to stop and think about it? Were you comfortable with doing this differently from your normal process? What are some things that make people resistant to change?”
Change Your Seat: After the class gets situated and comfortable, ask students to change seats so they can experience the emotions and feelings often associated with change. Discussion questions: “How did it feel to be asked to change seats? Did you view changing seats as an opportunity to sit with someone new or as an uncomfortable or undesirable change? What are some things that make people resistant to change?”
Change Your Look: Tell students that they are going to assist in an experiment about making changes. If possible, don’t mention that it is a game. Obtain their buy-in ahead of time with their agreement to live with the changes made until the experiment is over. Reassure them that the experiment only lasts 30 minutes, and they will not have to do anything that they feel uncomfortable with.
- Number students off in groups of two and have each pair stand facing each other.
- Ask the participants to determine which one will observe and which one will make the changes.
- Tell the observer to study their partner closely because their partner will be making a few changes.
- Next, the observer from each pair should turn their back (or close their eyes) and ask the other person to make five changes to their physical appearance. This could mean moving their watch from one wrist to the other, removing a shoe, taking off jewelry or a tie, or removing their glasses. Give participants 30 seconds to complete the changes.
- Participants may face each other again, all eyes open and ask the partner who did not make changes to identify as many changes as possible. Allow about 30 seconds for this.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5. Ask participants to make 10 changes in 20 seconds. You will likely get some resistance at this point. When you start to get verbal resistance, stop and move to the discussion questions. Discussion questions: “How did it feel to be asked to make so many changes? What are some things that make people resistant to change? Why is it difficult to maintain changes once they are made?”
Explore
Gandhi once said, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” Students may not see themselves as having the capacity to make a difference in their world. Share that many people their age are making big differences on local and global scales.
Lead students in an exploration of young changemakers. Students choose a young person who is making positive changes in their community or in the world. After conducting research, students prepare and share a short presentation to the class.
Presentations should include:
- The problem the person set out to solve and why it is important
- The resources the person used when solving the problem (information and people)
- The results of the person solving the problem
- The stakeholders of the person’s problem (who was affected by the person’s changes)
- Any challenges the person faced when carrying out the change
Explain
Lead the students in developing a pre-proposal. From the problems devised in the Elicit activity, the class selects a problem they think they could collaboratively carry out a solution to or make a positive impact towards the resolution of. Alternatively, you can use the example provided in these instructions. Problems can be phrased with the stem “How might we…?” For example, “How might we improve the nutritional value of the food served in the cafeteria?” Model writing this stem on the board with an example problem.
The class works together to write a brief explanation or a series of points about why the problem is important and needs to be solved. For example, a reason could be: “many American teens are considered obese, and that number is rising.”
Next, lead the class in identifying the end goals they foresee if the problem is solved or impacted. For example, “students are healthier and fewer students are obese.”
Identify resources that would help the class learn more about the subject (e.g., books, periodicals, experts, videos, surveys, experiments, computer programs, presentations, collections, museums). The class makes a list of a few examples together.
Lastly, the class identifies all the stakeholders and the target audience with whom students will share the information. Ask students, “Will the principal need to approve these changes? How will we obtain this approval? Who else will need to be involved?”
Elaborate (Phase II)
After seeing a model of change, and preparing a pre-proposal as a class, students will begin to prepare their actual proposals for change. Students may choose to respond in a variety of formats, such as charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, paragraphs, or a combination of these. Students may use all of the material they have gathered in the learning experiences and other classroom resources to answer the questions.
What have you learned about the change process? Why are some people resistant to change? What does it take to change the minds of resistant people?
Research process
- Selecting a topic. Choose an area of need. Outline a plan for solving the problem.
- Asking guiding questions. Once the student has selected a topic, he or she should think of three to five guiding questions to explore, such as:
- Why is this issue important?
- What changes would you like to see? Why?
- How can these changes be implemented? Break down the process into detailed steps.
- Creating a research proposal. The student should include numerous components in the research proposal:
- The issue he or she would like to study
- Three to five guiding questions he or she will hypothesize and investigate
- Primary and secondary resources he or she will need to find answers to questions
- Strengths and weaknesses of current policies governing the issue
- The five most important things to know
- Appropriate decision-making bodies involved (at local, state, and national levels)
- Conducting the research. After you have approved student proposals, students begin using the resources they have identified and others they may encounter. During this stage, students will need to keep a log, note cards, or resource process sheets of all the sources and what they learn from each one.
- Drawing conclusions. Based on their research, each student should make a list of recommendations or solutions for their chosen issue.
Explain
Students will present their research through multimedia presentations that include images, charts, graphics, and summaries of the quantitative and qualitative data supporting their claims. Students should describe their problem and solution as if they were presenting the information to decision-makers related to their issue.
The product
Each student creates a proposal to present. The proposal should include reasons the issue is important, changes that need to be made, and how these changes could be implemented. The presentation should be similar to what would be given to a stakeholder group.
Communication
Each student presents their proposal to the class. Time should be allotted for the audience to ask questions. The question and answer session should be impromptu and unscripted in order to accurately reflect student learning.
Students will then contact potential funders and begin to promote their proposals. Depending on the success of their contacts, the project can be taken as far as the student would like to take it.
Evaluate
Use the TPSP High School/Exit Level Rubric to assess each student’s learning. Additionally, you may wish to develop self- or peer-assessments based on the rubric that students could use to evaluate their products.
A completed project consists of:
- The research proposal, including guiding questions
- A research log, note cards, or resource process sheets
- The product
- A Works Cited Page
- A videotape or audiotape of the presentation to the class, including the unscripted Q&A session
In what ways did the student:
- develop sophisticated, open-ended questions about the self-selected topic;
- use a variety of sources that access advanced content and include multiple perspectives;
- collect data using the tools of the discipline;
- analyze and interpret the data;
- capture and apply their analysis through an original product; and
- communicate his or her research findings, learning, and ideas to an audience using the language of the discipline?
Extend
We’ve Got a Problem provides students with opportunities to study complex, real-world problems. Interdisciplinary extension activities include the following projects:
Science
How does science bring positive change to society? Students research scientists who have used their studies and knowledge to solve problems. What are some examples that show how scientists are valuable assets within a society?
Social Studies
Lead students in identifying ways the government can help bring about positive change within a community. In what ways are governments limited in their ability to solve societies’ problems? What are some examples of ways people overcome these barriers? Students research a nonprofit that works with the local government to help solve problems.
English Language Arts
Students write a reflection about what they learned through the task. How will this activity impact the choices they make in the future? Was this a worthwhile way for the class to learn? If they did the task again, what would they do differently?
Students could also create a class blog to document their progress in the task. The blog could be used to garner public support for the students’ initiatives.
Additional Resources
Students are encouraged to work with their teachers and parents/guardians to conduct the research necessary to support and enhance each task, following local district guidelines. Online resources like The Smithsonian Museum, The Library of Congress, The Texas State Archives, Texas State Historical Association, and National Geographic’s Kids offer information on a variety of topics and could serve as a good starting place.
This unit may address the following TEKS.
110.31, English Language Arts and Reading, English I
- 110.31(b)(1)
- Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
- 110.31(b)(2)
- Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
- 110.31(b)(8)
- Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and distinguish the most important from the less important details that support the author's purpose.
- 110.31(b)(11)
- Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents.
- 110.31(b)(12)
- Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts.
- 110.31(b)(13)
- Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.
- 110.31(b)(16)
- Writing/Persuasive Texts. Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students are expected to write an argumentative essay to the appropriate audience that includes:
- 110.31(b)(17)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
- 110.31(b)(18)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions.
- 110.31(b)(19)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. Students are expected to spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings.
- 110.31(b)(20)
- Research/Research Plan. Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them.
- 110.31(b)(21)
- Research/Gathering Sources. Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather.
- 110.31(b)(23)
- Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas. Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience. Students are expected to synthesize the research into a written or an oral presentation that:
- 110.31(b)(24)
- Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students will use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
- 110.31(b)(25)
- Listening and Speaking/Speaking. Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to give presentations using informal, formal, and technical language effectively to meet the needs of audience, purpose, and occasion, employing eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.
110.32, English Language Arts and Reading, English II
- 110.32(b)(1)
- Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
- 110.32(b)(2)
- Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
- 110.32(b)(8)
- Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the controlling idea and specific purpose of a passage and the textual elements that support and elaborate it, including both the most important details and the less important details.
- 110.32(b)(9)
- Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
- 110.32(b)(12)
- Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts.
- 110.32(b)(13)
- Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.
- 110.32(b)(14)
- Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are responsible for at least two forms of literary writing.
- 110.32(b)(16)
- Writing/Persuasive Texts. Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students are expected to write an argumentative essay to the appropriate audience that includes:
- 110.32(b)(18)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions.
- 110.32(b)(20)
- Research/Research Plan. Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them.
- 110.32(b)(21)
- Research/Gathering Sources. Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather.
- 110.32(b)(23)
- Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas. Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience. Students are expected to synthesize the research into a written or an oral presentation that:
- 110.32(b)(24)
- Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students will use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
- 110.32(b)(25)
- Listening and Speaking/Speaking. Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to advance a coherent argument that incorporates a clear thesis and a logical progression of valid evidence from reliable sources and that employs eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.
110.33, English Language Arts and Reading, English III
- 110.33(b)(1)
- Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
- 110.33(b)(2)
- Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
- 110.33(b)(12)
- Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts.
- 110.33(b)(13)
- Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.
- 110.33(b)(14)
- Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are responsible for at least two forms of literary writing.
- 110.33(b)(16)
- Writing/Persuasive Texts. Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students are expected to write an argumentative essay (e.g., evaluative essays, proposals) to the appropriate audience that includes:
- 110.33(b)(18)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to correctly and consistently use conventions of punctuation and capitalization.
- 110.33(b)(20)
- Research/Research Plan. Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them.
- 110.33(b)(21)
- Research/Gathering Sources. Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather.
- 110.33(b)(23)
- Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas. Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience. Students are expected to synthesize the research into an extended written or oral presentation that:
- 110.33(b)(24)
- Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students will use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
- 110.33(b)(25)
- Listening and Speaking/Speaking. Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to give a formal presentation that exhibits a logical structure, smooth transitions, accurate evidence, well-chosen details, and rhetorical devices, and that employs eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.
110.34, English Language Arts and Reading, English IV
- 110.34(b)(1)
- Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
- 110.34(b)(2)
- Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
- 110.34(b)(6)
- Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the effect of ambiguity, contradiction, subtlety, paradox, irony, sarcasm, and overstatement in literary essays, speeches, and other forms of literary nonfiction.
- 110.34(b)(8)
- Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the consistency and clarity of the expression of the controlling idea and the ways in which the organizational and rhetorical patterns of text support or confound the author's meaning or purpose.
- 110.34(b)(11)
- Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents.
- 110.34(b)(12)
- Reading/Media Literacy. Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts.
- 110.34(b)(13)
- Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.
- 110.34(b)(15)
- Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts. Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes.
- 110.34(b)(17)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
- 110.34(b)(18)
- Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to correctly and consistently use conventions of punctuation and capitalization.
- 110.34(b)(20)
- Research/Research Plan. Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them.
- 110.34(b)(21)
- Research/Gathering Sources. Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather.
- 110.34(b)(23)
- Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas. Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience. Students are expected to synthesize the research into an extended written or oral presentation that:
- 110.34(b)(24)
- Listening and Speaking/Listening. Students will use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.
- 110.34(b)(25)
- Listening and Speaking/Speaking. Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to formulate sound arguments by using elements of classical speeches (e.g., introduction, first and second transitions, body, and conclusion), the art of persuasion, rhetorical devices, eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.
111.43, Mathematical Models with Applications
- 111.43(c)(1)
- Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.
- 111.43(c)(8)
- Mathematical modeling in social sciences. The student applies mathematical processes to determine the number of elements in a finite sample space and compute the probability of an event.
- 111.43(c)(9)
- Mathematical modeling in social sciences. The student applies mathematical processes and mathematical models to analyze data as it applies to social sciences.
- 111.43(c)(10)
- Mathematical modeling in social sciences. The student applies mathematical processes to design a study and use graphical, numerical, and analytical techniques to communicate the results of the study.
113.41, United States History Studies Since 1877
- 113.41(c)(27)
- Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science, technology, and the free enterprise system on the economic development of the United States.
- 113.41(c)(28)
- Science, technology, and society. The student understands the influence of scientific discoveries, technological innovations, and the free enterprise system on the standard of living in the United States.
- 113.41(c)(29)
- Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology.
Esta unidad puede abordar los siguientes TEKS.
110.31, English Language Arts and Reading, English I
- 110.31(b)(1)
- Desarrollo de lectura/vocabulario. Comprende vocabulario nuevo y lo utiliza al leer y al escribir.
- 110.31(b)(2)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos literarios/tema y género. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el tema y el género en diferentes contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión.
- 110.31(b)(8)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos informativos/cultura e historia. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el propósito del autor en contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión. Se espera que los estudiantes expliquen la idea central y el propósito específico de un texto expositivo y distingan lo más importante de entre los detalles menos importantes que apoyan el propósito del autor.
- 110.31(b)(11)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos informativos/textos de instrucción. Comprende cómo recabar y usar información en textos de instrucción y en documentos.
- 110.31(b)(12)
- Lectura/textos publicitarios. Utiliza destrezas de comprensión para analizar cómo las palabras, las imágenes, las gráficas y los sonidos interactúan de diferentes maneras para impactar el significado. Los estudiantes continuarán aplicando estándares anteriores a mayor profundidad en textos de complejidad cada vez mayor.
- 110.31(b)(13)
- Escritura/proceso de escritura. Utiliza los elementos del proceso de escritura (planificar, hacer borradores, revisar, corregir y publicar) para redactar un texto.
- 110.31(b)(16)
- Escritura/textos persuasivos. Escribe textos persuasivos para influenciar las actitudes o acciones de un público específico sobre temas específicos.
- 110.31(b)(17)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/Convenciones. Comprende la función y el uso de las convenciones del lenguaje académico al hablar y al escribir. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad.
- 110.31(b)(18)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/escritura, uso de mayúsculas y puntuación. Escribe con letra legible y usa correctamente las letras mayúsculas y los signos de puntuación en sus composiciones.
- 110.31(b)(19)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/ortografía. Los estudiantes escriben correctamente. Se espera que los estudiantes escriban correctamente, incluyendo el uso de diversos recursos para determinar y verificar una ortografía correcta.
- 110.31(b)(20)
- Investigación/plan de investigación. Formula preguntas abiertas de investigación y desarrolla un plan para responderlas.
- 110.31(b)(21)
- Investigación/recolección de fuentes. Determina, localiza y explora todas las fuentes de información relevantes para responder a una pregunta de investigación y sistemáticamente registra la información recopilada.
- 110.31(b)(23)
- Investigación/organización y presentación de ideas. Organiza y presenta sus ideas y su información de acuerdo con el propósito de la investigación y de su público.
- 110.31(b)(24)
- Escuchar y hablar/escuchar. Usa destrezas de comprensión para escuchar con atención a los demás en ambientes formales e informales. Los estudiantes continuarán aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad.
- 110.31(b)(25)
- Escuchar y hablar/hablar. Habla claramente y de forma directa utilizando las convenciones del lenguaje. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad. Se espera que los estudiantes den presentaciones usando lenguaje informal, formal y técnico de manera efectiva para atender las necesidades de audiencia, propósito y ocasión, empleando contacto visual, velocidad al hablar (p. ej., pausas para efectos específicos), volumen, enunciación, gesticulaciones intencionadas y convenciones del lenguaje para comunicar ideas de manera eficaz.
110.32, English Language Arts and Reading, English II
- 110.32(b)(1)
- Desarrollo de lectura/vocabulario. Comprende vocabulario nuevo y lo utiliza al leer y al escribir.
- 110.32(b)(2)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos literarios/tema y género. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el tema y el género en diferentes contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión.
- 110.32(b)(8)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos informativos/cultura e historia. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el propósito del autor en contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión. Se espera que los estudiantes analicen la idea central y el propósito específico de un pasaje y los elementos textuales que los apoyan elaboran, incluyendo los detalles más importantes y los detalles menos importantes.
- 110.32(b)(9)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos informativos/textos expositivos. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el texto expositivo y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión.
- 110.32(b)(12)
- Lectura/textos publicitarios. Utiliza destrezas de comprensión para analizar cómo las palabras, las imágenes, las gráficas y los sonidos interactúan de diferentes maneras para impactar el significado. Los estudiantes continuarán aplicando estándares anteriores a mayor profundidad en textos de complejidad cada vez mayor.
- 110.32(b)(13)
- Escritura/proceso de escritura. Utiliza los elementos del proceso de escritura (planificar, hacer borradores, revisar, corregir y publicar) para redactar un texto.
- 110.32(b)(14)
- Escritura/textos literarios. Escribe textos literarios para expresar sus ideas y sentimientos sobre personas, eventos e ideas reales o imaginarias. Los estudiantes son responsables de al menos dos formas de escritura literaria.
- 110.32(b)(16)
- Escritura/textos persuasivos. Escribe textos persuasivos para influenciar las actitudes o acciones de un público específico sobre temas específicos.
- 110.32(b)(18)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/escritura, uso de mayúsculas y puntuación. Escribe con letra legible y usa correctamente las letras mayúsculas y los signos de puntuación en sus composiciones.
- 110.32(b)(20)
- Investigación/plan de investigación. Formula preguntas abiertas de investigación y desarrolla un plan para responderlas.
- 110.32(b)(21)
- Investigación/recolección de fuentes. Determina, localiza y explora todas las fuentes de información relevantes para responder a una pregunta de investigación y sistemáticamente registra la información recopilada.
- 110.32(b)(23)
- Investigación/organización y presentación de ideas. Organiza y presenta sus ideas y su información de acuerdo con el propósito de la investigación y de su público.
- 110.32(b)(24)
- Escuchar y hablar/escuchar. Usa destrezas de comprensión para escuchar con atención a los demás en ambientes formales e informales. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad.
- 110.32(b)(25)
- Escuchar y hablar/hablar. Habla claramente y de forma directa utilizando las convenciones del lenguaje. Los estudiantes continuarán aplicando estándares anteriores en textos de complejidad cada vez mayor. Se espera que los estudiantes presenten primero un argumento coherente que incorpore una tesis clara y una progresión lógica de evidencias válidas de fuentes confiables y que empleen contacto visual, velocidad al hablar (p. ej., pausas para dar efecto deseado), volumen, pronunciación, gesticulaciones intencionadas y reglas del lenguaje para comunicar ideas de manera efectiva.
110.33, English Language Arts and Reading, English III
- 110.33(b)(1)
- Desarrollo de lectura/vocabulario. Comprende vocabulario nuevo y lo utiliza al leer y al escribir.
- 110.33(b)(2)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos literarios/tema y género. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el tema y el género en diferentes contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión.
- 110.33(b)(12)
- Lectura/textos publicitarios. Utiliza destrezas de comprensión para analizar cómo las palabras, las imágenes, las gráficas y los sonidos interactúan de diferentes maneras para impactar el significado. Los estudiantes continuarán aplicando estándares anteriores a mayor profundidad en textos de complejidad cada vez mayor.
- 110.33(b)(13)
- Escritura/proceso de escritura. Utiliza los elementos del proceso de escritura (planificar, hacer borradores, revisar, corregir y publicar) para redactar un texto.
- 110.33(b)(14)
- Escritura/textos literarios. Escribe textos literarios para expresar sus ideas y sentimientos sobre personas, eventos e ideas reales o imaginarias. Los estudiantes son responsables de al menos dos formas de escritura literaria.
- 110.33(b)(16)
- Escritura/textos persuasivos. Escribe textos persuasivos para influenciar las actitudes o acciones de un público específico sobre temas específicos.
- 110.33(b)(18)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/escritura, uso de mayúsculas y puntuación. Escribe con letra legible y usa correctamente las letras mayúsculas y los signos de puntuación en sus composiciones. Se espera que los estudiantes usen las convenciones de puntuación y uso de mayúsculas de manera correcta y consistente.
- 110.33(b)(20)
- Investigación/plan de investigación. Formula preguntas abiertas de investigación y desarrolla un plan para responderlas.
- 110.33(b)(21)
- Investigación/recolección de fuentes. Determina, localiza y explora todas las fuentes de información relevantes para responder a una pregunta de investigación y sistemáticamente registra la información recopilada.
- 110.33(b)(23)
- Investigación/organización y presentación de ideas. Organiza y presenta sus ideas y su información de acuerdo con el propósito de la investigación y de su público.
- 110.33(b)(24)
- Escuchar y hablar/escuchar. Usa destrezas de comprensión para escuchar con atención a los demás en ambientes formales e informales. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad.
- 110.33(b)(25)
- Escuchar y hablar/hablar. Habla claramente y de forma directa utilizando las convenciones del lenguaje. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad. Se espera que los estudiantes den una presentación formal que exhiba una estructura lógica, transiciones fluidas, evidencia precisa, detalles y figuras retóricas bien seleccionados y que empleen contacto visual, velocidad al hablar (p. ej., pausas para efecto), volumen, enunciación, gesticulaciones intencionadas y convenciones del lenguaje para comunicar ideas de manera eficaz.
110.34, English Language Arts and Reading, English IV
- 110.34(b)(1)
- Desarrollo de lectura/vocabulario. Comprende vocabulario nuevo y lo utiliza al leer y al escribir.
- 110.34(b)(2)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos literarios/tema y género. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el tema y el género en diferentes contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión.
- 110.34(b)(6)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos literarios/literatura que no es de ficción. Comprende, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre las variadas estructuras y rasgos de la literatura de no ficción, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión. Se espera que los estudiantes analicen el efecto de la ambigüedad, contradicción, sutileza, paradoja, ironía, sarcasmo y la exageración en ensayos literarios, discursos y otras formas literarias no ficticias.
- 110.34(b)(8)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos informativos/cultura e historia. Analiza, infiere y saca conclusiones sobre el propósito del autor en contextos culturales, históricos y contemporáneos, y proporciona evidencia del texto para apoyar su comprensión. Se espera que los estudiantes analicen la consistencia y la claridad de la expresión de la idea central y las maneras en las que los patrones de organización y retóricos del texto apoyan o confunden el significado o propósito del autor.
- 110.34(b)(11)
- Lectura/comprensión de textos informativos/textos de instrucción. Comprende cómo recabar y usar información en textos de instrucción y en documentos.
- 110.34(b)(12)
- Lectura/textos publicitarios. Utiliza destrezas de comprensión para analizar cómo las palabras, las imágenes, las gráficas y los sonidos interactúan de diferentes maneras para impactar el significado. Los estudiantes continuarán aplicando estándares anteriores a mayor profundidad en textos de complejidad cada vez mayor.
- 110.34(b)(13)
- Escritura/proceso de escritura. Utiliza los elementos del proceso de escritura (planificar, desarrollar borradores, revisar, corregir y publicar) para redactar un texto.
- 110.34(b)(15)
- Escritura/Textos expositivos y de instrucción. Escribe textos expositivos y de instrucción, o textos relacionados con empleos para comunicar propósitos específicos, así como ideas e información a públicos específicos.
- 110.34(b)(17)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/Convenciones. Comprende la función y el uso de las convenciones del lenguaje académico al hablar y al escribir. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad.
- 110.34(b)(18)
- Convenciones orales y escritas/escritura, uso de mayúsculas y puntuación. Escribe con letra legible y usa correctamente las letras mayúsculas y los signos de puntuación en sus composiciones. Se espera que los estudiantes usen las convenciones de puntuación y uso de mayúsculas de manera correcta y consistente.
- 110.34(b)(20)
- Investigación/plan de investigación. Formula preguntas abiertas de investigación y desarrolla un plan para responderlas.
- 110.34(b)(21)
- Investigación/recolección de fuentes. Determina, localiza y explora todas las fuentes de información relevantes para responder a una pregunta de investigación y sistemáticamente registra la información recopilada.
- 110.34(b)(23)
- Investigación/organización y presentación de ideas. Organiza y presenta sus ideas y su información de acuerdo con el propósito de la investigación y de su público.
- 110.34(b)(24)
- Escuchar y hablar/escuchar. Usa destrezas de comprensión para escuchar con atención a los demás en ambientes formales e informales. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad.
- 110.34(b)(25)
- Escuchar y hablar/hablar. Habla claramente y de forma directa utilizando las convenciones del lenguaje. Los estudiantes continúan aplicando estándares previos con mayor complejidad. Se espera que los estudiantes formulen argumentos sólidos usando elementos de discurso clásico (p. ej., introducción, primera y segunda transición, cuerpo y conclusión), el arte de la persuasión, figuras retóricas, contacto visual, velocidad al hablar (p. ej., pausas para efecto), volumen, enunciación, gesticulaciones intencionadas y convenciones del lenguaje para comunicar ideas de manera eficaz.
111.43, Mathematical Models with Applications
- 111.43(c)(1)
- Estándares de procesos matemáticos. El estudiante utiliza procesos matemáticos para adquirir y demostrar comprensión matemática.
- 111.43(c)(8)
- Modelos matemáticos en estudios sociales. El estudiante aplica procesos matemáticos para determinar el número de elementos en un espacio muestral finito y calcular la probabilidad de un evento.
- 111.43(c)(9)
- Modelos matemáticos en estudios sociales. El estudiante aplica procesos matemáticos y modelos matemáticos para analizar datos en aplicación a los estudios sociales.
- 111.43(c)(10)
- Modelos matemáticos en estudios sociales. El estudiante aplica procesos matemáticos para diseñar un estudio y usar técnicas gráficas, numéricas y analíticas para comunicar los resultados del estudio.
113.41, United States History Studies Since 1877
- 113.41(c)(27)
- Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science, technology, and the free enterprise system on the economic development of the United States.
- 113.41(c)(28)
- Science, technology, and society. The student understands the influence of scientific discoveries, technological innovations, and the free enterprise system on the standard of living in the United States.
- 113.41(c)(29)
- Destrezas de Estudios Sociales. El estudiante utiliza las habilidades del pensamiento crítico para organizar y usar la información que adquiere de una variedad de fuentes válidas, incluyendo la tecnología electrónica.
This unit may address the following Texas College and Career Readiness Standards.
Science:
- S.I.A.1
- Utilize skepticism, logic, and professional ethics in science.
- S.I.A.2
- Use creativity and insight to recognize and describe patterns in natural phenomena.
- S.I.A.3
- Formulate appropriate questions to test understanding of natural phenomena.
- S.I.A.4
- Rely on reproducible observations of empirical evidence when constructing, analyzing, and evaluating explanations of natural events and processes.
- S.I.B.1
- Design and conduct scientific investigations in which hypotheses are formulated and tested.
- S.I.C.1
- Collaborate on joint projects.
- S.I.E.1
- Use several modes of expression to describe or characterize natural patterns and phenomena. These modes of expression include narrative, numerical, graphical, pictorial, symbolic, and kinesthetic.
- S.II.F.1
- Select and use appropriate Standard International (SI) units and prefixes to express measurements for real world problems.
- S.III.D.1
- Use search engines, databases, and other digital electronic tools effectively to locate information.
- S.III.D.2
- Evaluate quality, accuracy, completeness, reliability, and currency of information from any source.
- S.IV.A.1
- Recognize how scientific discoveries are connected to technological innovations.
Social Studies:
- SS.I.E.3
- Analyze how social institutions (e.g., marriage, family, churches, schools) function and meet the needs of society.
- SS.I.F.1
- Use a variety of research and analytical tools to explore questions or issues thoroughly and fairly.
- SS.I.F.2
- Analyze ethical issues in historical, cultural, and social contexts.
- SS.IV.A.1
- Identify and analyze the main idea(s) and point(s)-of-view in sources.
- SS.IV.A.2
- Situate an informational source in its appropriate contexts (contemporary, historical, cultural).
- SS.IV.A.3
- Evaluate sources from multiple perspectives.
- SS.IV.A.4
- Understand the differences between a primary and secondary source and use each appropriately to conduct research and construct arguments.
- SS.IV.A.5
- Read narrative texts critically.
- SS.IV.A.6
- Read research data critically.
- SS.IV.B.1
- Use established research methodologies.
- SS.IV.B.3
- Gather, organize, and display the results of data and research.
- SS.IV.B.4
- Identify and collect sources.
- SS.IV.C.1
- Understand and interpret presentations (e.g., speeches, lectures, informal presentations) critically.
- SS.IV.D.1
- Construct a thesis that is supported by evidence.
- SS.V.A.1
- Use appropriate oral communication techniques depending on the context or nature of the interaction.
- SS.V.A.2
- Use conventions of standard written English.
- SS.V.B.1
- Attribute ideas and information to source materials and authors.
Cross-Disciplinary Standards:
- CDS.I.A.1
- Engage in scholarly inquiry and dialogue.
- CDS.I.A.2
- Accept constructive criticism and revise personal views when valid evidence warrants.
- CDS.I.B.1
- Consider arguments and conclusions of self and others.
- CDS.I.B.2
- Construct well-reasoned arguments to explain phenomena, validate conjectures, or support positions.
- CDS.I.B.3
- Gather evidence to support arguments, findings, or lines of reasoning.
- CDS.I.B.4
- Support or modify claims based on the results of an inquiry.
- CDS.I.C.1
- Analyze a situation to identify a problem to be solved.
- CDS.I.C.2
- Develop and apply multiple strategies to solve a problem.
- CDS.I.C.3
- Collect evidence and data systematically and directly relate to solving a problem.
- CDS.I.D.1
- Self-monitor learning needs and seek assistance when needed.
- CDS.I.D.2
- Use study habits necessary to manage academic pursuits and requirements.
- CDS.I.D.3
- Strive for accuracy and precision.
- CDS.I.D.4
- Persevere to complete and master tasks.
- CDS.I.E.1
- Work independently.
- CDS.I.E.2
- Work collaboratively.
- CDS.I.F.1
- Attribute ideas and information to source materials and people.
- CDS.I.F.2
- Evaluate sources for quality of content, validity, credibility, and relevance.
- CDS.I.F.3
- Include the ideas of others and the complexities of the debate, issue, or problem.
- CDS.I.F.4
- Understand and adhere to ethical codes of conduct.
- CDS.II.A.1
- Use effective prereading strategies.
- CDS.II.A.2
- Use a variety of strategies to understand the meanings of new words.
- CDS.II.A.3
- Identify the intended purpose and audience of the text.
- CDS.II.A.4
- Identify the key information and supporting details.
- CDS.II.A.5
- Analyze textual information critically.
- CDS.II.A.6
- Annotate, summarize, paraphrase, and outline texts when appropriate.
- CDS.II.A.7
- Adapt reading strategies according to structure of texts.
- CDS.II.A.8
- Connect reading to historical and current events and personal interest.
- CDS.II.B.1
- Write clearly and coherently using standard writing conventions.
- CDS.II.B.2
- Write in a variety of forms for various audiences and purposes.
- CDS.II.B.3
- Compose and revise drafts.
- CDS.II.C.1
- Understand which topics or questions are to be investigated.
- CDS.II.C.2
- Explore a research topic.
- CDS.II.C.3
- Refine research topic based on preliminary research and devise a timeline for completing work.
- CDS.II.C.4
- Evaluate the validity and reliability of sources.
- CDS.II.C.5
- Synthesize and organize information effectively.
- CDS.II.C.6
- Design and present an effective product.
- CDS.II.C.7
- Integrate source material.
- CDS.II.C.8
- Present final product.
- CDS.II.D.1
- Identify patterns or departures from patterns among data.
- CDS.II.D.2
- Use statistical and probabilistic skills necessary for planning an investigation and collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data
- CDS.II.D.3
- Present analyzed data and communicate findings in a variety of formats.
- CDS.II.E.1
- Use technology to gather information.
- CDS.II.E.2
- Use technology to organize, manage, and analyze information.
- CDS.II.E.3
- Use technology to communicate and display findings in a clear and coherent manner.
- CDS.II.E.4
- Use technology appropriately.
English Language Arts:
- ELA.I.A.5
- Edit writing for audience, purpose, context, and style, assuring that it conforms to Standard American English, when appropriate.
- ELA.I.A.4
- Review feedback and revise each draft by organizing it more logically and fluidly, refining key ideas, and using language more precisely and effectively.
- ELA.I.A.2
- Generate ideas, gather information, and manage evidence relevant to the topic and purpose.
- ELA.I.A.1
- Determine effective approaches, genres, rhetorical techniques, and media that demonstrate understanding of the writer’s purpose and audience.
- ELA.I.A.3
- Evaluate relevance, quality, sufficiency, and depth of preliminary ideas and information; organize material generated; and formulate a thesis or purpose statement.
- ELA.II.D.1
- Make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections.
- ELA.II.B.1
- Identify new words and concepts acquired through study of their relationships to other words and concepts.
- ELA.II.A.3
- Identify explicit and implicit textual information including main ideas and author’s purpose.
- ELA.II.A.2
- Use text features to form an overview of content and to locate information.
- ELA.II.A.1
- Use effective reading strategies to determine a written work’s purpose and intended audience.
- ELA.II.A.4
- Make evidence-based inferences about a text’s meaning, intent, and values.
- ELA.II.A.5
- Analyze and evaluate implicit and explicit arguments in a variety of texts for the quality and coherence of evidence and reasoning.
- ELA.II.A.7
- Compare and analyze how features of genre are used across texts.
- ELA.II.B.2
- Apply knowledge of roots and affixes to infer the meanings of new words.
- ELA.III.A.5
- Plan and deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey clear and distinct perspectives and demonstrate sound reasoning.
- ELA.III.A.4
- Adjust delivery, vocabulary, and length of message for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
- ELA.III.A.2
- Engage in reasoned dialogue, including with people who have different perspectives.
- ELA.III.A.1
- Participate actively, effectively, and respectfully in one-on-one oral communication as well as in group discussions.
- ELA.III.A.3
- Understand how style, register, and content of spoken language vary in different contexts and influence the listener’s understanding.
- ELA.IV.A.5
- Recognize fillers, intentional pauses, and placeholders in speech (e.g., um) and make inferences in context.
- ELA.IV.A.4
- Comprehend detailed instructions, explanations, and directions in a range of contexts (e.g., specialized contexts such as workplace procedures and operating instructions).
- ELA.IV.A.2
- Listen critically and respond appropriately.
- ELA.IV.A.1
- Use a variety of active listening strategies to enhance comprehension.
- ELA.IV.A.3
- Develop an awareness of rhetorical and stylistic choices used to convey a message.
- ELA.V.C.2
- Use and attribute source material ethically.
- ELA.V.B.3
- Assess the relevance and credibility of sources.
- ELA.V.B.1
- Explore and collect a range of potential sources.
- ELA.V.A.1
- Articulate and investigate research questions.
- ELA.V.A.2
- Explore and refine a research topic.
- ELA.V.A.3
- Devise a plan for completing work on time.
- ELA.V.C.1
- Integrate and organize material effectively.
Mathematics:
- M.I.C.1
- Select or use the appropriate type of method, unit, and tool for the attribute being measured.
- M.I.C.2
- Convert units within and between systems of measurement.
- M.I.B.1
- Use estimation to check for errors and reasonableness of solutions.
- M.I.B.2
- Interpret the relationships between the different representations of numbers.
- M.IV.C
- Measurement involving probability
- M.IV.C.1
- Use probability to make informed decisions.
- M.IV.B.2
- Compute and interpret the probability of an event and its complement.
- M.V.A.1
- Formulate a statistical question, plan an investigation, and collect data.
- M.V.B.1
- Classify types of data.
- M.V.B.2
- Construct appropriate visual representations of data.
- M.V.B.4
- Describe patterns and departure from patterns in the study data.
- M.VII.C
- Logical reasoning
- M.VII.A.1
- Analyze given information.
Esta unidad puede abordar los siguientes estándares de Texas College and Career Readiness.
Science:
- S.I.A.1
- Utiliza el escepticismo, la lógica y la ética profesional en las ciencias.
- S.I.A.2
- Usa la creatividad y el conocimiento para reconocer y describir patrones en fenómenos naturales.
- S.I.A.3
- Formula preguntas apropiadas para poner a prueba la comprensión de fenómenos naturales.
- S.I.A.4
- Confía en observaciones reproducibles de evidencias empíricas cuando desarrolla, analiza y evalúa explicaciones de eventos y procesos naturales.
- S.I.B.1
- Diseña y hace investigaciones científicas en las cuales se formulan y se ponen a prueba hipótesis.
- S.I.C.1
- Colabora en proyectos conjuntos.
- S.I.E.1
- Usa varios modos de expresión para describir o caracterizar patrones y fenómenos naturales. Estos modos de expresión incluyen descripción escrita, numérica, gráfica, pictórica, simbólica y con lenguaje corporal.
- S.II.F.1
- Select and use appropriate Standard International (SI) units and prefixes to express measurements for real world problems.
- S.III.D.1
- Usa de manera efectiva motores de búsqueda, bases de datos y otras herramientas digitales para localizar información.
- S.III.D.2
- Evalúa la calidad, exactitud, integridad, confiabilidad y actualidad de la información de cualquier fuente.
- S.IV.A.1
- Reconoce cómo los descubrimientos científicos se relacionan con los inventos tecnológicos.
Social Studies:
- SS.I.E.3
- Analiza cómo las instituciones sociales (p. ej., matrimonio, familia, iglesia, escuela) funcionan y satisfacen las necesidades de la sociedad.
- SS.I.F.1
- Usa una variedad de herramientas analíticas y de investigación para explorar exhaustiva e imparcialmente preguntas o temas.
- SS.I.F.2
- Analiza temas éticos en contextos históricos, culturales y sociales.
- SS.IV.A.1
- Identifica y analiza las ideas principales y los puntos de vista en las fuentes.
- SS.IV.A.2
- Ubica una fuente informativa en su contexto apropiado.
- SS.IV.A.3
- Evalúa fuentes desde múltiples perspectivas.
- SS.IV.A.4
- Entiende las diferencias entre una fuente primaria y una secundaria y usa cada una de manera apropiada para conducir una investigación y para elaborar argumentos.
- SS.IV.A.5
- Lee críticamente textos narrativos.
- SS.IV.A.6
- Lee críticamente datos de investigación.
- SS.IV.B.1
- Usa metodologías de investigación establecidas.
- SS.IV.B.3
- Reúne, organiza y muestra los resultados de los datos y la investigación.
- SS.IV.B.4
- Identifica y reúne fuentes.
- SS.IV.C.1
- Comprende e interpreta críticamente presentaciones.
- SS.IV.D.1
- Elabora una tesis apoyada en evidencias.
- SS.V.A.1
- Usa técnicas apropiadas de comunicación oral según el contexto o la naturaleza de la interacción.
- SS.V.A.2
- Usa las reglas convencionales de la lengua inglesa escrita.
- SS.V.B.1
- Acredita las ideas y la información a los materiales de referencia y a los autores.
Cross-Disciplinary Standards:
- CDS.I.A.1
- Participa en el diálogo y la investigación académica.
- CDS.I.A.2
- Acepta la crítica constructiva y cambia las opiniones personales cuando la evidencia válida lo justifique.
- CDS.I.B.1
- Considera los argumentos y conclusiones propias y los de los demás.
- CDS.I.B.2
- Elabora argumentos con un razonamiento sólido para explicar fenómenos, convalida conjeturas o apoya posturas.
- CDS.I.B.3
- Reúne evidencias para apoyar argumentos, hallazgos o líneas de razonamiento.
- CDS.I.B.4
- Apoya o clarifica aseveraciones basadas en los resultados de una investigación.
- CDS.I.C.1
- Analiza una situación para identificar un problema a resolver.
- CDS.I.C.2
- Desarrolla y aplica múltiples estrategias para resolver un problema.
- CDS.I.C.3
- Reúne sistemáticamente evidencias y datos y los relaciona directamente para resolver un problema.
- CDS.I.D.1
- Autoevalúa sus necesidades de aprendizaje y busca ayuda cuando es necesario.
- CDS.I.D.2
- Usa hábitos de estudio necesarios para cumplir metas y requisitos académicos.
- CDS.I.D.3
- Se esfuerza por ser exacto y preciso.
- CDS.I.D.4
- Persevera hasta completar y dominar las tareas.
- CDS.I.E.1
- Trabaja de forma independiente.
- CDS.I.E.2
- Trabaja de manera colaborativa.
- CDS.I.F.1
- Acredita ideas e información a las fuentes de referencia y a las personas.
- CDS.I.F.2
- Evalúa las fuentes en función de la calidad de su contenido, validez, credibilidad y relevancia.
- CDS.I.F.3
- Incluye las ideas de otros y las complejidades del debate, tema o problema.
- CDS.I.F.4
- Entiende y adopta códigos de conducta.
- CDS.II.A.1
- Usa estrategias efectivas de preparación.
- CDS.II.A.2
- Usa una variedad de estrategias para comprender el significado de palabras nuevas.
- CDS.II.A.3
- Identifica el propósito del texto y el público al que se dirige.
- CDS.II.A.4
- Identifica la información principal y los detalles de apoyo.
- CDS.II.A.5
- Analiza críticamente la información textual.
- CDS.II.A.6
- Comenta, resume, parafrasea y describe textos cuando sea apropiado.
- CDS.II.A.7
- Adapta estrategias de lectura acordes con la estructura de los textos.
- CDS.II.A.8
- Adapta estrategias de lectura acordes con la estructura de los textos.
- CDS.II.B.1
- Escribe clara y coherentemente usando las reglas convencionales de la escritura.
- CDS.II.B.2
- Escribe en una variedad de formas para varios públicos y propósitos.
- CDS.II.B.3
- Redacta y revisa borradores.
- CDS.II.C.1
- Entiende cuáles temas o preguntas deben investigarse.
- CDS.II.C.2
- Explora un tema de investigación.
- CDS.II.C.3
- Afina el tema de investigación con base en una investigación preliminar y establece un calendario para terminar el trabajo.
- CDS.II.C.4
- Evalúa la validez y confiabilidad de las fuentes.
- CDS.II.C.5
- Sintetiza y organiza la información de manera efectiva.
- CDS.II.C.6
- Diseña y presenta un producto efectivo.
- CDS.II.C.7
- Integra las referencias.
- CDS.II.C.8
- Presenta un producto final.
- CDS.II.D.1
- Identifica patrones o divergencias de los patrones entre los datos.
- CDS.II.D.2
- Usa destrezas estadísticas y probabilísticas necesarias para planear una investigación y recaba, analiza e interpreta datos.
- CDS.II.D.3
- Presenta datos analizados y comunica los hallazgos en una variedad de formatos.
- CDS.II.E.1
- Usa tecnología para reunir información.
- CDS.II.E.2
- Usa tecnología para organizar, manejar y analizar información.
- CDS.II.E.3
- Usa tecnología para comunicar y mostrar hallazgos de una manera clara y coherente.
- CDS.II.E.4
- Usa la tecnología apropiadamente.
English Language Arts:
- ELA.I.A.5
- Edit writing for audience, purpose, context, and style, assuring that it conforms to Standard American English, when appropriate.
- ELA.I.A.4
- Review feedback and revise each draft by organizing it more logically and fluidly, refining key ideas, and using language more precisely and effectively.
- ELA.I.A.2
- Generate ideas, gather information, and manage evidence relevant to the topic and purpose.
- ELA.I.A.1
- Determine effective approaches, genres, rhetorical techniques, and media that demonstrate understanding of the writer’s purpose and audience.
- ELA.I.A.3
- Evaluate relevance, quality, sufficiency, and depth of preliminary ideas and information; organize material generated; and formulate a thesis or purpose statement.
- ELA.II.D.1
- Make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections.
- ELA.II.B.1
- Identify new words and concepts acquired through study of their relationships to other words and concepts.
- ELA.II.A.3
- Identify explicit and implicit textual information including main ideas and author’s purpose.
- ELA.II.A.2
- Use text features to form an overview of content and to locate information.
- ELA.II.A.1
- Use effective reading strategies to determine a written work’s purpose and intended audience.
- ELA.II.A.4
- Make evidence-based inferences about a text’s meaning, intent, and values.
- ELA.II.A.5
- Analyze and evaluate implicit and explicit arguments in a variety of texts for the quality and coherence of evidence and reasoning.
- ELA.II.A.7
- Compare and analyze how features of genre are used across texts.
- ELA.II.B.2
- Apply knowledge of roots and affixes to infer the meanings of new words.
- ELA.III.A.5
- Plan and deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey clear and distinct perspectives and demonstrate sound reasoning.
- ELA.III.A.4
- Adjust delivery, vocabulary, and length of message for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
- ELA.III.A.2
- Engage in reasoned dialogue, including with people who have different perspectives.
- ELA.III.A.1
- Participate actively, effectively, and respectfully in one-on-one oral communication as well as in group discussions.
- ELA.III.A.3
- Understand how style, register, and content of spoken language vary in different contexts and influence the listener’s understanding.
- ELA.IV.A.5
- Recognize fillers, intentional pauses, and placeholders in speech (e.g., um) and make inferences in context.
- ELA.IV.A.4
- Comprehend detailed instructions, explanations, and directions in a range of contexts (e.g., specialized contexts such as workplace procedures and operating instructions).
- ELA.IV.A.2
- Listen critically and respond appropriately.
- ELA.IV.A.1
- Use a variety of active listening strategies to enhance comprehension.
- ELA.IV.A.3
- Develop an awareness of rhetorical and stylistic choices used to convey a message.
- ELA.V.C.2
- Use and attribute source material ethically.
- ELA.V.B.3
- Assess the relevance and credibility of sources.
- ELA.V.B.1
- Explore and collect a range of potential sources.
- ELA.V.A.1
- Articulate and investigate research questions.
- ELA.V.A.2
- Explore and refine a research topic.
- ELA.V.A.3
- Devise a plan for completing work on time.
- ELA.V.C.1
- Integrate and organize material effectively.
Mathematics:
- M.I.C.1
- Select or use the appropriate type of method, unit, and tool for the attribute being measured.
- M.I.C.2
- Convert units within and between systems of measurement.
- M.I.B.1
- Use estimation to check for errors and reasonableness of solutions.
- M.I.B.2
- Interpret the relationships between the different representations of numbers.
- M.IV.C
- Measurement involving probability
- M.IV.C.1
- Use probability to make informed decisions.
- M.IV.B.2
- Compute and interpret the probability of an event and its complement.
- M.V.A.1
- Formulate a statistical question, plan an investigation, and collect data.
- M.V.B.1
- Classify types of data.
- M.V.B.2
- Construct appropriate visual representations of data.
- M.V.B.4
- Describe patterns and departure from patterns in the study data.
- M.VII.C
- Logical reasoning
- M.VII.A.1
- Analyze given information.