English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 11-12
Strand - Writing in the Content Areas
Cluster - Text Types and Purposes
[WCA.11-12.2] - Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
- Explanation
Is designed to make a subject, concept, or process clear and understandable to the intended audience using one or more of the following methods: identification, definition, classification, illustration, comparison, and/or analysis
[HS.LS.2.1] -
Analyze data sets to support explanations that biotic and abiotic factors affect ecosystem carrying capacity. Clarification Statements: Examples of biotic factors could include relationships among individuals (e.g., feeding relationships, symbioses, competition) and disease. Examples of abiotic factors could include climate and weather conditions, natural disasters, and availability of resources. Example data sets can be derived from simulations or historical data.
[HS.LS.2.2] -
Use mathematical representations to support explanations that biotic and abiotic factors affect biodiversity, including genetic diversity within a population and species diversity within an ecosystem. Clarification Statements: Examples of biotic factors could include relationships among individuals (feeding relationships, symbiosis, competition) and disease. Examples of abiotic factors could include climate and weather conditions, natural disasters, and availability of resources. Examples of mathematical representations include finding the average, determining trends, and using graphical comparisons of multiple sets of data.