Grade 8 English Language Arts: Explaining the Meaning

How does an understanding of the historical and cultural background of Fever 1793 enhance your reading of the novel?

Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

c. Analyze and evaluate the relationship between a literary text and its historical, social, and/or political context:

• Connections between the text and its historical setting
• Connections between the text and its social context
• Connections between literary text and its political context
• Effect of historical setting, social, and/or political context on meaning

2.0 Locate Information: Students will be able to use resources, in a wide variety of formats, to locate information to meet an identified need.

• A. Locate information
  1. Match resources to topic of
  interest or need.
  2. Use concepts related to content
  of and arrangement on the shelf
  to select fiction/stories and
  non-fiction/information.
  materials to meet current need.
  3. Students will define and refine
  an information need by
  formulating compelling /
  effective questions.

3.0 Collect Information: Students will be able to collect information relevant to their current information need.

• A. Collect Information
  1. Students will use print resources
  efficiently and effectively.
  2. Use non-print resources
  efficiently and effectively.
  3. Use computer/online/digital
  resources efficiently and
  effectively.
  4. Evaluate the content of specific
  print resources to determine
  accuracy and relevance of
  content.
  5. Evaluate the content of specific
  non-print resources to determine
  accuracy and relevance of
  content.
  6. Evaluate the content of specific
  computer/online/digital
  resources to determine
  accuracy and relevance of
  content..
  7. Use appropriate graphic
  organizers or note cards to
  record relevant information.
  8. Use own words to capture
  concepts and avoid plagiarism.
  9. Record appropriate bibliographic
  information to cite sources.

4.0 Organize and Manage Data/Information: Students will use appropriate print, non-print and computer/online/digital formats to organize and manage data/information.

• A. Organize and manage data/
  Information.
  1. Generate appropriate formats for
  displaying and managing data/
  information.
  2. Interpret data/information
  displayed in a variety of
  formats.
  3. Match appropriate strategy/
  format with inherent structure
  of content to be organized.

5.0 Interpret Information: Students will be able to interpret information to generate new understandings and knowledge.

• A. Interpret Information
  1. Analyze quality of data,
  information, and resources.
  2. Apply critical thinking and
  problem solving strategies.

6.0 Share Findings/Conclusions: Students will be able to communicate findings/conclusions by producing materials in an appropriate format to support written, oral and multi-media presentations.

• Share findings/conclusions
  1. Make decisions to facilitate
  effective communication of
  ideas.
  2. Apply best practices related to
  content and layout of
  presentations.

7.0 Ethical Use of Information: Students will demonstrate responsible attitudes toward the use of information.

• A. Ethical use of information
  1. Exhibit respect for the
  intellectual property rights of
  others.
  2. Utilize safe practices when
  working online
  3. Utilize freedom of access to
  ideas.
  
  

Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.