Read and Respond: Introduction to Renewable Energy

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  • Points 10
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Overview

In this assignment, you will learn what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. You will also investigate renewable and nonrenewable resources.

Read

Click on the first link to open the beginning of the chapter "HS Human Actions and the Earth's Resources". You will read all of the sections in chapter. As you read, answer the questions at the end of each section. When you're finished, submit your answers via a Google Link.

You can navigate through the chapter in two ways:

  1. continue to press next after reading each page until you reach the last page of the last assigned section OR
  2. click on the section titles below to take you to the page of that section.

Remember to read the sections in order because they build on concepts from one to the next.

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Read and Do: Introduction to Renewable Energy Reading Response Questions
Read and Do: Introduction to Renewable Energy Reading Response Questions
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CCR Language Anchor 1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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CCR Anchor 2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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CCR Reading Anchor 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (Apply this standard to text of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (RI/RL 9-10.1) ยท Application: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. Application: cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
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Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (RI/RL. 8.1)
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Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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With prompting and support, cite textual evidence supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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CCR Anchor 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
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4 pts
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL.9-10.2) 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. (RST.11- 12.)
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3 pts
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas and characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL. 8.2) Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text. (RST.9-10.2)
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2 pts
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL.7.2) With prompting and support, determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text. (RST.9-10.2)
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1 pts
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (RI/RL.7.2) With prompting and support, determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text. (RST.9-10.2)
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4 pts
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Total Points: 10 out of 10