The assignment template as aligned to California’s Common Core state standards for English and writing

The assignment template as aligned to California’s Common Core state standards for English and writing is highly suggestive of common core state standards utilized for its intended purpose. This purpose being an easily assessable, strict but non- restrictive set of guidelines intended to guide students objectively towards skills that are necessary for college education and the workforce. The template overview for reading rhetorically, making connections between reading and writing, and writing rhetorically is well organized and its expectations of objective skill based goals are explained thoroughly and clearly in such a way that the buildup of one objective upon the other is in plain view. The stress of connecting what is being said to one’s own writing is reflected to be well sought after as an ideal method of understanding the subject matter and drawing conclusions validated by the texts. As a practitioner of literature analysis and objective reading, the document’s description of the importance of annotations heavily implies that the bulk of learning and the acquisition of understanding stems from questioning the text and discussing the details in the context of the text and actively making connections orientated towards the objective of finding more questions to ask, discuss and pick apart.

Questioning the motives of the author and the meanings behind the author’s language choice is one of the most fundamental steps towards being ready for and participating in a productive discussion about the material and deciphering the relevance and importance of the content. It’s all about making connections with the text, the author and to each other’s interpretations.

“To know of a fact, does not make it relevant; one needs to impose it upon another and question its validity to make use of it.”

Pre reading the material, at least in part, is a critical foundation for objective reading and allows the reader to actively make connections while they process the information being presented.