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6th-12th Grade Resources for Literacy in the Content
Rigor	Assessment
Depth of Knowledge Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Question Stems Cognitive Rigor Matrix	SBAC
Speaking and Listening	Language
Accountable Talk Features and Language Stems Accountable Talk Sentence Starters Academic Language Toolkit Language Functions and Forms Defined
Reading in History/Social Studies	Reading in Science and the Technical Subjects
Text Complexity What is Close Reading Text-Dependent Questions History and Literacy 8th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--Dulce et Decorum Est 8th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--Unbroken and Farewell to Manzanar 8th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass 8th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--1984 8th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--Words We Live By 8th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--The Night of the Little Boats 9th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--Gettysburg Address 11th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--The Gospel of Wealth 11th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--I am an American	Text Complexity Text-Dependent Questions What is Close Reading 6th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--The Making of a Scientist 7th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--The Digestive Process 7th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--The Omnivores' Dilemma: The Secret Behind What You Eat 7th Grade Close Reading Lesson Example--My Mother, the Scientist
Writing in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects