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This draft was done by the department (as a group) as a sample of one of the 8th grade standards. It is based on the Research Skills Matrix done for grades 5-12 as developed through the vertical team. Our objective was to pull out a grade level curriculum based on the skills that would receive direct instruction at that grade level. Below is the first of 6 strands for grade 8.

Students will be able to: || Teaching Strategy || Evidence of Learning || Assured experiences || ||  Research paper ||
 * Major concept: Students will be able to define and identify information needs.**
 * Learning Expectation
 * * Develop a manageable research topic
 * Develop a course of action
 * Develop essential question
 * Formulate a research hypothesis || * Brainstorming
 * Model
 * direct instruction
 * Guided practice
 * Examples
 * Small group instruction
 * Formative self-assessment || * Student work
 * Teacher observation/ anecdotal notes
 * Questioning
 * Teacher created rubrics
 * Student prepared products and presentations
 * Questioning- student responses