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Common Core State Standards–English Language Arts STRAND SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES 6–8 Writing History/Social Research and write a brief essay accompanied by an illustration that explains how energy is harnessed from moving water and converted to electricity. Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects WHST.6-8.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Work in teams to investigate various power sources, including solar energy, hydroelectric energy, and energy from fossil fuels. Form discussion circles with representatives from each team and articulate the pros and cons of each power source. Speaking and Listening SL.6.1, SL.7.1, SL.8.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. History – Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE ANALYSIS SKILLS SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES 6–8 Chronological and Examine maps showing the water sources of the Bay Area. How large an area do they encompass? How well protected are the sources? Choose one Bay Area city and learn more about the relationship between that city’s growth and its water source. For reference, see “Where Does My Water Come From?” on the Water Education Foundation’s website at www.watereducation.org/ where-does-my-water-come. Spatial Thinking 6-8.3. Students use a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries and to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and the growth of economic systems. BIG IDEAS | Grades 6–8 | SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 55