CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3: Why practice?
What impact can practicing a skill have on your brain? Use specific examples that you learned throughout the text to support your answer.
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.W.3.2
Grade 4: Why do we sleep?
How does sleep support our brains and bodies? Use specific examples that you learned throughout the text to support your response.
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.W.4.2
Grade 5: Fear on the Brain
Based on the evidence in the text, how does fear impact our brains, and how can we learn to manage it?
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.W.5.2
Grade 6: Inside the Reading Mind
Using evidence from the text, including the map of the brain, explain what happens in our brains as we read.
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.W.6.2
Grade 7: Careers of the Future
According to the article, what is the most important set of skills for students to develop?
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.W.7.1
Grade 8: Seven Things to Do in High School to Make Your College Application Stand Out
How does the author's organizational structure in the text support the purpose of the article?
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.W.8.2
Grade 9: How Colleges Weigh High School Extracurriculars
How does the author develop a clear and complete set of considerations for each aspect of the value of extracurriculars in the college admission process?
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.2
Grade 10: Kerry Washington Commencement Speech
How does Kerry Washington use various techniques to call the audience to action and to consider their lives a hero's journey to which they are called? Analyze the compounding effect of narrative, authoritative references, humor, repetition, and allusion in your response.
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.1
Grade 11: Choosing a Major in College: What To Know
How does the author arrange information in the text to explain the essentials of choosing a major?
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.2
Grade 12: How to Pay for College Using Overlooked Strategies
How does the structure of this article help readers to better understand the different processes for accessing money for college?
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2
