Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Graphic texts include information like tables, graphs, charts, digital dashboards, flow charts, timelines, forms, maps, and blueprints, that can be used to draw conclusions, defend argumentative claims, and make decisions.
- Skills to synthesize information from multiple sources.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify and analyze information presented in graphic texts.
- Synthesize information from two or more graphic sources to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Graphic texts can be "read" and analyzed using the same skills used to analyze printed texts.
- Information learned from two or more graphic sources can be combined and used to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.
Vocabulary
- Synthesize
- Graphic texts
- Draw conclusions
- Defend claims
- Make decisions
