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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Effective Communication
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- I can share my ideas during discussions and write brief expository/argumentative responses that clearly connect to my World Cup research question and audience purpose
- I can use notes from sources (e.g., quotes, statistics, maps) to support what I say, with minimal but accurate citations in my draft.
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- I can communicate my claim and reasoning in writing and speaking by organizing evidence into topic sentences and evidence maps
- I can synthesize multiple sources to explain how research informs or persuades an audience and I can revise with feedback to improve clarity, structure, and audience awareness.
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- I can communicate with empathy and effectiveness by participating actively in discussion circles, responding to others’ ideas, and presenting my writing at the Showcase with a clear explanation of my evidence choices
- I can integrate paraphrases and quotations smoothly with accurate in-text citations, and I can revise for purpose and audience by strengthening transitions, organization, and the logic connecting evidence to claims.
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- I can communicate confidently and persuasively by tailoring my message to a specific audience at the Publishing Celebration and exhibition board, using discussion and visitor feedback to deepen my message
- I can independently synthesize sources into a well-structured expository and argumentative set, demonstrate sophisticated reasoning (e.g., explaining significance and addressing counterpoints), and revise consistently to make my writing most effective and well-cited.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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- I can generate a research question about the World Cup that is focused on culture, global impact, or interconnectedness and use a few sources (e.g., clips, maps, statistics, quotes) to answer it
- I can identify what each source contributes to my claim and explain my reasoning in a simple way.
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- I can refine my research question by narrowing or broadening it based on what my sources show
- I can synthesize information from multiple sources to build a clear expository or argumentative claim, and I can explain how the evidence supports my reasoning more than one step.
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- I can independently evaluate and select the most relevant evidence to solve the writing’s problem of persuasion or explanation and adjust my inquiry when sources conflict or are incomplete
- I can integrate evidence by connecting it to specific topic sentences and showing how explanation links sources to my claim with discipline-specific thinking.
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- I can independently design a strong research plan (including a self-generated question), sustain inquiry over time, and synthesize sources in ways that deepen understanding (e.g., comparing perspectives, identifying patterns, addressing counterclaims)
- I can clearly articulate how my reasoning informs and persuades an audience, revising my claim and evidence choices to strengthen the overall argument.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Content Expertise
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- I can locate and summarize key information from provided World Cup sources (news clips, maps, statistics, quotes) and use it to support a basic expository or argumentative claim.
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- I can synthesize information from multiple sources to explain how evidence connects to my claim, and I can choose the most relevant details to match an expository or argumentative purpose and audience.
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- I can evaluate sources for usefulness and credibility, narrow or broaden my research question as needed, and integrate evidence with clear explanation (paraphrase, quotation, and in-text citation) to strengthen reasoning in my writing.
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- I can independently develop discipline-specific claims that are strongly supported by synthesized, well-justified evidence across sources, and I can refine my writing by strategically revising organization, topic sentences, and evidence use to persuade or inform a specific audience.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Collaboration
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- I can contribute to my team’s project by completing assigned roles on time and using group notes to stay aligned with our research and writing goals.
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- I can collaborate with my team by sharing relevant evidence, asking clarifying questions, and helping revise our ideas to better answer the essential question.
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- I can lead or co-lead collaboration by coordinating tasks, building on peers’ suggestions, and proposing evidence-based revisions that strengthen claims and organization for a specific purpose and audience.
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- I can independently sustain high-quality collaboration by resolving conflicts respectfully, integrating multiple classmates’ feedback into polished drafts, and reflecting on how our teamwork improved the research-to-writing connections in my final portfolio and exhibit.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Academic Mindset
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- I can generate a focused research/expository/argument topic or question about the World Cup’s culture and global impact and explain why it matters to my audience
- I can choose a few sources I am given and use them to support my writing with basic paraphrase and simple in-text citations.
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- I can narrow or broaden my research question as I learn more and show that I understand the topic by synthesizing information from multiple sources
- I can revise my draft by adding clearer claims, stronger topic sentences, and more accurate citation while explaining what evidence best supports my reasoning.
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- I can independently refine my inquiry plan (including a self-generated question) and justify how my sources answer it, using evidence maps to show connections between claims and reasoning
- I can strengthen my writing through targeted revision choices—organizing ideas for purpose and audience and integrating paraphrase, quotes, and explanations to make my argument/exposition persuasive.
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- I can take ownership of my learning by setting goals for research and revision, then iteratively improving my writing and portfolio based on what works best for my audience and purpose
- I can consistently evaluate source relevance and quality, synthesize across sources with sophisticated reasoning, and reflect on how my thinking changed and improved across drafts.
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