Common Core Standard For English Language Arts Page 16
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43Common Core State StandardS for engliSh language artS & literaCy in hiStory/SoCial StudieS, SCienCe, and teChniCal SubjeCtS
Figure 7: Annotation of The Longitude Prize
Qualitative Measures
Quantitative Measures
Purpose
Various readability measures of The Longitude Prize
are largely in agreement that the text is appropriate for
The single, relatively clear purpose of the text (not fully
the grades 9–10 text complexity band. The Coh-Metrix
apparent in the excerpt but signaled by the title) is to
analysis notes that the text is primarily informational in
recount the discovery of the concept of longitude.
structure despite the narrative opening. (Recall from
“Why Text Complexity Matters,” above, that research
indicates that informational texts are generally harder to
Structure
read than narratives.) While the text relies on concrete
language and goes to some effort to connect central
The text is moderately complex and subtle in structure.
ideas for the reader, it also contains complex syntax and
Although the text may appear at first glance to be a
few explicit connections between words and sentences.
conventional narrative, Dash mainly uses narrative ele-
ments in the service of illustrating historical and techni-
cal points.
Reader-Task Considerations
These are to be determined locally with reference to
Language Conventionality and Clarity
such variables as a student’s motivation, knowledge, and
Language is used literally and is relatively clear, but
experiences as well as purpose and the complexity of
numerous archaic, domain-specific, and otherwise
the task assigned and the questions posed.
unfamiliar terms are introduced in the course of citing
primary historical sources and discussing the craft, art,
and science of navigation.
Recommended Placement
The qualitative and quantitative measures by and large
Knowledge Demands
agree on the placement of The Longitude Prize into the
grades 9–10 text complexity band, which is where the
The text assumes relatively little prior knowledge
Standards have it.
regarding seafaring and navigation, but some general
sense of the concepts of latitude and longitude, the
nature of sailing ships, and the historical circumstances
that promoted exploration and trade is useful to com-
prehending the text.
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