The Informational Text: Relevance assignment is intended to build relevance to students and build content background knowledge.

The Critical Literacy assignment is intended to teach you why empowering students is necessary for meaningful classroom instruction.

Literacy instruction goes beyond teaching students to read.  Literacy in the content areas includes reading, writing, speaking and listening in, and about, content-specific topics.

Thinking back to the “Mazda Quiz,” for most people unfamiliar with automotive terminology and concepts, this article demonstrated what?  

How prepared and knowledgeable about the subject matter did you feel after reading the article? Scale of 1-4 (1= not ready at all & 4 = very ready)

What are the three components used to determine appropriate text complexity for your class?  Please note: this item must be manually graded. The score Canvas issues may not be the final score.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS), place increased importance on reading grade-level texts from a variety of genres, with greater focus on higher-order skills such as analyzing the texts and the ideas contained therein.

Eviction cases are heard in

Since U.S. Supreme Court cases are reported in 3 different reporters, it is common to see parallel citations to a Supreme Court case.

In Texas, Class A and B misdemeanor cases are heard in: