LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.

Objective 2.01

Identify published criteria of excellence for resources.

Resources aligned to this objective

Asian, African, or Australian Inventors & Inventions
The lesson integrates both Social Studies and Language Arts in a research and a creative writing component. The student will further understand inventors or inventions from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the focused continents in the 7th grade Social Studies curriculum, as well as have the opportunity to develop his/her writing, reading, and oral communication skills. The project also incorporates mathematics with an emphasis on percentages and graphing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Mathematics)
By Jeff Rachlin and Melissa Reid.
Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts
The third lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on language arts. The first two lessons in the unit focus on science and math.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and and Tori Goldrick.