CERCA Slides with Pear Deck-powered questions are designed to engage students and spark courageous thinking. Created by teachers, CERCA Slides are ready-made interactive lessons and provide one or more weeks of instruction.
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CERCA Slides with Pear Deck-powered questions are designed to engage students and spark courageous thinking. Created by teachers, CERCA Slides are ready-made interactive lessons and provide one or more weeks of instruction.
How do the ways that some plants defend themselves affect other living things?
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.W.4.2
How does a plant interact with energy through the process of photosynthesis?
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.W.5.2
How do eusocial ferns interact with each other and other organisms within their environment?
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CCSS.W.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.W.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.W.8.2
How does the process of splitting water molecules support photosynthesis, and why is this important to study?
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.2
How does the light absorption process of the cryptophyte algae differ from other plants, and why is this important to study?
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.2
When comparing both stories, are the characters' problem-solving skills more similar or different? Use examples from both stories to explain why.
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.W.3.1
Are the lessons taught about boastfulness in both stories more similar or different? Explain using evidence from the stories.
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.W.4.1
Are the lessons to the reader about envy in these two stories more similar or more different? Be sure to explain each story’s lesson, and use examples from both stories to explain why the lessons are more similar or more different.
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.W.5.1
Compare and contrast the story and poem versions of the legend of John Henry. Which version do you think better illustrates Henryʻs bravery and daring? Explain your answer using specific details from both texts.
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.W.6.1
How can historical information deepen our understanding of the traditional American tale of Johnny Appleseed?
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.W.7.2
Compare and contrast the story and poem versions of the ancient Nordic myth of Balder’s dream. Which version do you think better illustrates both the jealousy and loyalty amongst the mythical Nordic gods? Explain your answer using specific details from both texts.
CCSS.RL.8.9
CCSS.W.8.1
Does Robert Hayden’s poem, “Perseus,” add to the reader’s understanding of the Perseus and Medusa myth? Why or why not?
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.W.9-10.1
How does reading the original “Orpheus and Eurydice” myth together with the lyrics of Shakespeare’s song, “Orpheus with his lute made trees,” add to the reader’s understanding of each piece of literature?
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.W.9-10.2
Compare and contrast the Yuma and Iroquois creation stories. How does each tale reflect the culture and beliefs of the Yuma and Iroquois Peoples, respectively?
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CCSS.W.11-12.2
What do cautionary tales “Rip Van Winkle” and “Young Goodman Brown” reveal about the Puritans’ cultural values?
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CCSS.W.11-12.2
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