Series Common Core Challenge: How are Mitochondria Connected to the Aging Process?

ELA.RST.11-12.1

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • RST:  Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
  • 11-12:  11th & 12th Grades
  • 1: 
    Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of
    science and technical texts, attending to important
    distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or
    inconsistencies in the account.

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ELA.RST.11-12.2

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • RST:  Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12
  • 11-12:  11th & 12th Grades
  • 2: 
    Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a
    text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or
    information presented in a text by paraphrasing
    them in simpler but still accurate terms.

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ELA.RST.11-12.10

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • RST:  Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-\x80\x9312
  • 11-12:  11th & 12th Grades
  • 10: 
    By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend
    science/technical texts in the grades 11-CCR text
    complexity band independently and proficiently.

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How are Mitochondria Connected to the Aging Process?

Lesson Objective: Cite evidence in an article and use it to explain real-life phenomena
Grades 11-12 / Science / Literacy
13 MIN
ELA.RST.11-12.1 | ELA.RST.11-12.2 | ELA.RST.11-12.10

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Discussion and Supporting Materials

Thought starters

  1. What Core Action indicator(s) does this lesson best exemplify?
  2. How does Mr. Lucas use the text to build students' content knowledge?

3 Comments

  • Private message to Michelle Jennings
I currently teach 7th & 8th grade science, and we use annotations and will use grouping of the text, and asking each student in the group to summarize using one sentence. Thank you for demonstrating that strategy. White boarding their answer is a great way for groups to share out as well.
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  • Private message to Patricia Gustin
Very clear demonstration of how to use a complex text to promote science learning.
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  • Private message to E Russ
Great job making such a complex lesson understandable to every student. Love the annotation advice.
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School Details

Iroquois High School
4615 Taylor Boulevard
Louisville KY 40215
Population: 1208

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Veeko Lucas
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