Academic Standards for YouLead Programming (Common Core & State)
English/Language Arts {Common Core}
Grade: 11-12 (as standards are nearly identical, went with highest grade level for increased level of rigor)
Theme: Speaking & Listening
Topic(s): Comprehension & Collaboration, Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B
Work with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision-making, set clear goals and deadlines, and establish individual roles as needed.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C
Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; ensure a hearing for a full range of positions on a topic or issue; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.D
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
Social Studies {Ohio’s New Learning Standards}
Grade(s): 6th
Theme: Regions & People of the Eastern Hemisphere
Topic(s): Civic Participation & Skills
Content Statement(s): #9 – Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources. Sources can be examined for accuracy.
Grade(s): 7th
Theme: World Studies from 750 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Ancient Greece to the First Global Age
Topic(s): Civic Participation & Skills
Content Statement(s): #16 – The ability to understand individual and group perspectives is essential to analyzing historic and contemporary issues.
Grade(s): 8th
Theme: U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration through Reconstruction
Topic(s): Civic Participation & Skills
Content Statement(s):
#18 – Participation in social and civic groups can lead to the attainment of individual and public goals.
#19 – Informed citizens understand how media and communication technology influence public opinion.
Grade(s): 9th – 12th
Theme: Contemporary World Issues
Topic(s): Civic Participation & Skills, Civil & Human Rights
Content Statement(s):
#3 – Individuals can evaluate media messages that are constructed using particular tools, characteristics and conventions for unique purposes. Different communication methods affect how people define and act on issues.
#4 – Individuals can assess how effective communicators address diverse audiences.
#5 – Individuals can identify, assess and evaluate world events, engage in deliberate civil debate and influence public processes to address global issues.
#6 – Effective civic participation involves identifying problems or dilemmas, proposing appropriate solutions, formulating action plans and assessing the positive and negative results of actions taken.
#7 – Individuals can participate through non-governmental organizations to help address humanitarian needs.
#8 – Beliefs about civil and human rights vary among social and governmental systems.
#9 – Nations and international organizations pursue their own interests on issues related to civil and human rights, resulting in both conflict and cooperation particularly as it relates to injustices against minority groups.
