Crucible Connections

Learning Standards

Standard Area: English Language Arts (ELA)

New York State Learning Standard: ELA

Key Idea: Writing

Standard: (1) – Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.

Performance Indicators:

(▪a) Use both primary and secondary sources of information for research
(▪b) Analyze and integrate data, facts, and ideas to communicate information (p. 15 in the New York Teacher’s Desk reference and Critical Thinking Guide- High School Grades 9-12)

Standard: (2) – Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.

Performance Indicator:

(▪c) Use resources, such as personal experience, knowledge from other content areas, and independent reading, to create, literary, interpretive, and responsive texts

New York State Learning Standard: Social Studies

Standard: (1) History of the United States and New York

Key Idea: (3) Study about the major social, political, economic, cultural, and religious developments in New York State and United States history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups.

Performance Indicators:

(▪b) research and analyze the major themes and developments in New York State and United States history (e.g., colonization and settlement; Revolution and New National Period; immigration; expansion and reform era; Civil War and Reconstruction; The American labor movement; Great Depression; World Wars; contemporary United States) (p. 38 in the New York Teacher’s Desk Reference and Critical Thinking Guide- High School Grades 9-12)

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