Climate Change and the New York State ELA Standards

Compiled by Mike Fisher, Orleans/Niagara BOCES, mlfisher@onboces.org

​Viewers are also encourage to examine the full page of NYS ELA Common Core Standards. 

Common Core ELA Anchor Standards (Look to NY State Crosswalk for alignment to current NYS standards):

Reading:

• Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
• Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
• Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
• Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Writing:

• Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
• Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
• Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Speaking:

• Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.