Standards


 * __Learning Through Gaming__**

1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
 * __American Association of School Librarians: Standards for the 21-st Century Learner__**

1.1.9 Collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding.

1.3.4 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community.

1.3.5 Use information technology responsibly.

1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when it is needed.

2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.

2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information.

2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understanding.

2.2.3 Employ a critical stance in drawing conclusions by demonstrating that the pattern of evidence leads to a decision or conclusion.

2.2.4 Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.

2.3.1 Connect understanding to the real world.

3.1.2 Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners.

3.1.3 Use writing and speaking skills to communicate new understandings effectively.

3.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess.

3.1.6 Use information and technology ethically and responsibly.

3.2.3 Demonstrate teamwork by working productively with others.

3.3.4 Create products that apply to authentic, real-world contexts.

3.3.5 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within and beyond the learning community.

4.1.5 Connect ideas to own interests and previous knowledge and experience.

4.1.7 Use social networks and information tools to gather and share information.

4.4.1 Identify own areas of interest.

4.4.2 Recognize the limits of own personal knowledge.


 * __Common Core Anchor Standards for Reading__**

1. 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.

7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.


 * __Common Core Anchor Standards for Writing__**

1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

10. Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.


 * __Common Core Anchor Standards for Language__**

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.