CERCA Slides: How Our Brain Helps Us

Students unpack the question, “How can we better understand ourselves so that we can plan for our futures?"

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

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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

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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

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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

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Grade 7: Careers of the Future

According to the article, what is the most important set of skills for students to develop?

CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.W.7.2

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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.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2

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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.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.2

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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.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2

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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.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.2

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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.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.2

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Student Guide

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How Our Brain Helps Us

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.3.2CCSS.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.4.2CCSS.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.5.2CCSS.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.6.6CCSS.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.7.1CCSS.W.7.2

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.8.6CCSS.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.9-10.1 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.9-10.6CCSS.W.9-10.2

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.11-12.1CCSS.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.11-12.3 CCSS.W.11-12.2

Introduce ThinkCERCAinto Your Curriculum

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

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

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

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

According to the article, what is the most important set of skills for students to develop?

CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.W.7.2

How does the author's organizational structure in the text support the purpose of the article?

CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2

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.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.2

How does the author arrange information in the text to explain the essentials of choosing a major?

CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.2

How does the structure of this article help readers to better understand the different processes for accessing money for college?

CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.2

Introduce ThinkCERCA
into Your Curriculum