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7.6 - Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe.

• 7.6.7 - Map the spread of the bubonic plague from Central Asia to China, the Middle East, and Europe and describe its impact on global population.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.B: Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.9: Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

I. Enquire

• A. Think - Learners display curiosity and initiative by:

  • 1) Formulating questions about a personal interest or a curricular topic.

  • 2) Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

• B. Create - Learners engage with new knowledge by following a process that includes:

  • 1) Using evidence to investigate questions

  • 2) Devising and implementing a plan to fill knowledge gaps

  • 3) Generating Products that illustrate learning

• C. Share - Learners adapt, communicate, and exchange learning products with others in a cycle that includes:

  • 1) Interacting with content presented by others

• D. Grow - Learners participant in an ongoing inquiry-based process by:

  • 1) Continually seeking knowledge

  • 2) Engaging in sustained inquiry

  • 3) Enacting new understanding through real-world connections

IV. Curate

• A. Think - Learners act on an information need by:

  • 1) Determining the need to gather information.

  • 2) Identifying possible sources of information.

  • 3) Making critical choices about information sources to use.

• B. Create - Learners gather information appropriate to the task by:

  • 1) Seeking a variety of sources.

  • 2) Collecting information representing diverse perspectives.

  • 3) Systematically questioning and assessing the validity and accuracy of information.

V. Explore

• A. Think - Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by:

  • 1) Reading widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes.

  • 2) Reflecting and questioning assumptions and possible misconceptions.