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A NOTE TO EDUCATORS
e following guide has been prepared in conjunction with the national Common Core Standards. Each
chapter contains summary points, discussion questions for the class and activities requiring various skills
and interpretation of the text. e following list of Standards correlates to the discussion questions as a whole
whereas, for each of the activities, the relevant and specic Standards are indicated for each of the exercises.
English Language Arts: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading: Key Ideas & Details:
CCRA.R.1-R.3, Integrations of Knowledge and Ideas: CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, Range of Reading and Level of
Text Complexity: CCRA.R.10
English Language Arts: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing: Text Types and
Purposes: CCRA.W.1-CCRA.W.3, Production and Distribution of Writing: CCRA.W.4, Research to Build and
Present Knowledge: CCRA.W.7-CCRA.W.9, Range of Writing: CCRA.W.10
English Language Arts: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening:
Comprehension and Collaboration: CCRA.SL.1-CCRA.SL.3, Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: CCRA.L.4
English Language Arts: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language: Conventions of
Standard English: CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.6, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: CCRA.L.6
English Language Arts: Reading: Literature: Key Ideas and Details: RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, Integration of
Knowledge and Ideas: RL.11-12.7
English Language Arts: Reading: Informational Text: Key Ideas and Details: RI.11-12.1-12.3, Integration of
Knowledge and Ideas: RI.11-12.7-12.8, Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: RI.11-12.10
English Language Arts: Writing: Text Types and Purposes: W.11-12.1, 12.1.A, 12.1.B, 12.1.D, W.11-12.2,
W.11-12.2.A, W.11-12.2.B, W.11-12.3, W.11-12.3.A, W.11-12.3.D, W.11-12.3.E, Production and Distribution of
Writing: W.11-12.4, Research to Build and Present Knowledge: W.11-12.7-12.9, W.11-12.9.B
English Language Arts: Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration: SL.11-12.1-SL.11-12.3,
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: SL.11-12.4, 12.6
English Language Arts: Language: Conventions of Standard English: L.11-12.1, L.11-12.2, L.11- 12.2A, L.11-
12.2B, L.11-12.6
English Language Arts: History/Social Studies: Key Ideas and Details: RH.11-12.1-RH.11.12.3, Cra and
Structure: RH.11-12.6, Integration of Ideas: RH.11-12.9, Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
RH.11-12.10