Reading for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects Archive

Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying…

Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in…

Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and…

Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon,…

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes…

By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 11–12 text complexity band independently…

Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text…

Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the specific…