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encountered and to then craft their verbal and written responses reflecting
research and differing points of view.
The ELA standards follow the National Assessment of Educational
Progress, NAEP's, standards for improved reading and writing for K-12
students. The recommended reading by the CCSS follows this pattern:
-Grade 4, 50% Literary and 50% Informational;
-Grade 8, 45% literary and 55% informational
-Grade 12, 30% literary and 70% informational
The recommended writing by the CCSS follows this pattern:
-Grade 4, 30% to persuade, 35% to explain, 35% to convey experience
-Grade 8, 35% to persuade, 35% to explain and 30% to convey experience
-Grade 12, 40% to persuade, 40% to explain, and 20% to convey
experience
The Mathematics standards lay a solid foundation in whole numbers,
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals. Taken
together, these elements support a student's ability to learn and apply more
demanding math concepts and procedures. The middle school and high
school standards challenge students to explain and defend their responses,
to analyze instead of memorizing, and to practice applying mathematical
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