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Contemporary Literature Books

Strawberry Speed High School’s (SSHS) literacy scores are below the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) percentage. The SSHS’s student body wants to change The Learning Institute’s (TLI) English reading list for grades (9 – 12). The SSHS’s Student Council agrees with the student body that the TLI’s reading list should be revised to contemporary literature. Thus, the goal for the SSHS’s Student Council is to identify contemporary literature books for the reading list, develop a new TLI reading list, and present a multifaceted presentation that will convinced the Principal and Literacy Coach to revise the TLI reading list. The new TLI reading list must include the following elements: Before starting the project, consider the following questions: **Logistics, Goals and Outline ** **Problem **  Strawberry Speed High School’s (SSHS) student body presented the SSHS’s Student Council with a problem. The SSHS's student body wants to revise the current The Learning Institute’s (TLI) reading list for the 2012-2013 school year. Thus, the SSHS Student Council will need to create a multifaceted presentation that will convince the Principal and Literacy Coach to revise the current TLI reading list.  The organization and presentation of the problem will be done collaboratively. Before starting the project, use the following questions below to assist you in your planning stages of the project. After constructing a plan for the presentation, the collaborative group will need to investigate, research, and read information that will assist the group in determining if contemporary literature books are essential for learning Literacy. CC.11-12.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. CC.11-12.W.1 Text Types and Purposes: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. CC.9-10.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CC.9-10.W.1 Text Types and Purposes: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
 * meet State Literacy or Common Core standards,
 * interest SSHS’s student body, and
 * assist in increasing the Literacy standardized assessment scores.
 * Can contemporary literature provide students with the platform to be proficient or advanced on the Literacy End-of-Course (EOC) exam?
 * Will the selected contemporary literature books meet the State Literacy and/or Common Core standards?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Note: The TLI English reading list is a one page list of books for grades 6 – 12. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What elements will we include in our presentation?
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What point or points do we want to focus on? Be specific.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">How will we support our position? Be specific.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What type of technology will we implement well while developing and creating our presentation?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Technology Standards (NETS-S) **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will process data and report results.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Content Standards **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">CC.9-10.SL.5 Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">CC.K-12.R.R.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">**Prerequisite Skills**
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Computer literacy.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic writing skills.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Willing to collaborate.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Outcomes **
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The students will recognize text structure and analyze their effect on theme, author’s purpose, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The students will interpret textual evidence of details, organization, and language to predict, draw conclusions, or determine author’s purpose.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The students will analyze, interpret, compare, contrast, and evaluate literary elements in multiple texts from a variety of genres to recognize patters and connections.
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The students will create and present a presentation with appropriate technology tools.