Common Core
Graphic Organizers
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Reading: Grades 6-12
Science
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CCSS-RST Graphic Organizers Grades 6-12 Copyright © 2011-2013, Tracee Orman
Common Core Standards-Based Graphic Organizers
for Reading Scientific and Technical Subjects
Teachers: Use the following graphic organizers with any text to practice the skills in the Common Core Standards: Reading in Science
and Technical Subjects, standards 1 & 2. Each organizer is labeled with the correlating standard it practices. RST = Reading Science
Technical Subjects This set is for grades 6-12. For the full download, click here: Common Core RST - 67 different organizers and
nine grading rubrics.
Page(s)
4-10
11-14
4-15
16-23
24-27
28-35
36-48
49-59
Standard
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
60-64
65-72
73-76
77-79
80-91
Number of Organizers to
Practice this Standard
6*
3*
11
7
3
7
12
10
*EACH standard section features the organizers for 6-8 first (but are also essential
skills for 9-12) and works toward the more complex skills.
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4
8
9
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Thank you for downloading! I hope you find these organizers useful as you implement the Common Core
Standards into your current curriculum.
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Appendix Answer key for page 50; rubrics;
and organizer for evaluating an
argument/claim
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CCSS-RST Graphic Organizers Grades 6-12 Copyright © 2011-2013, Tracee Orman
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1 Cite specific textual
evidence to support analysis of science and technical
texts.
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1 Cite specific textual
evidence to support analysis of science and technical
texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or
descriptions.
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence
to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to
important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or
inconsistencies in the account.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2 Determine the central
ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate
summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or
opinions.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3 Follow precisely a
multistep procedure when carrying out experiments,
taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2 Determine the central
ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation
or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or
concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.3 Follow precisely a
complex multistep procedure when carrying out
experiments, taking measurements, or performing
technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions
defined in the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2 Determine the central ideas or
conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes,
or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in
simpler but still accurate terms.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.3 Follow precisely a complex
multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking
measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the
specific results based on explanations in the text.
Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.4 Determine the meaning
of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific
words and phrases as they are used in a specific
scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8
texts and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.5 Analyze the structure
an author uses to organize a text, including how the
major sections contribute to the whole and to an
understanding of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.6 Analyze the author’s
purpose in providing an explanation, describing a
procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text.
Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of
symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and
phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or
technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
Craft and Structure
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of
symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and
phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical
context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.5 Analyze the structure of
the relationships among concepts in a text, including
relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction,
reaction force, energy).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.6 Analyze the author’s
purpose in providing an explanation, describing a
procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining
the question the author seeks to address.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.7 Translate quantitative or
technical information expressed in words in a text with technical information expressed in words in a text into
a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate
in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in
an equation) into words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.8 Distinguish among
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.8 Assess the extent to
facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the
and speculation in a text.
author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific
or technical problem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.5 Analyze how the text structures
information or ideas into categories or hierarchies,
demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9 Compare and contrast
the information gained from experiments, simulations,
video, or multimedia sources with that gained from
reading a text on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.9 Synthesize information from a
range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a
coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept,
resolving conflicting information when possible.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.9 Compare and contrast
findings presented in a text to those from other sources
(including their own experiments), noting when the
findings support or contradict previous explanations or
accounts.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.10 By the end of grade 8, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.10 By the end of grade 10,
read and comprehend science/technical texts in the
read and comprehend science/technical texts in the
grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and
grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and
proficiently.
proficiently.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.6 Analyze the author’s purpose
in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or
discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues
that remain unresolved.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple
sources of information presented in diverse formats and media
(e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a
question or solve a problem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.8 Evaluate the hypotheses, data,
analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying
the data when possible and corroborating or challenging
conclusions with other sources of information.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.10 By the end of grade 12, read
and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 11–CCR
text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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Grades 6-8
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support
analysis of science and technical texts.
Grades 9-10
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support
analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of
explanations or descriptions.
Grades 11-12
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support
analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the
author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
CCSS-RST Graphic Organizers Grades 6-12 Copyright © 2011-2013, Tracee Orman
Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Analyzing Main Ideas (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1)
What is the Main Idea?
Give examples f rom the text that support the main idea.
{This is our evidence/supporting details. Don’t forget to cite the page numbers.}
1
Page(s): ………………...
Page(s): ………………...
2
Page(s): ………………...
5
Page(s): ………………...
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Analyzing Claims (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1)
What is the Claim?
Give examples f rom the text that support this claim.
{This is our evidence and supporting details f rom the text.}
1
Page(s): ………………...
Page(s): ………………...
2
Page(s): ………………...
6
Page(s): ………………...
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Analyzing & Citing Specific Examples from the Text
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1)
Directions: Choose a passage from the text to analyze. Which words or details support your conclusion?
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Passage
from
text
Page(s):
Your analysis
or conclusion
Page(s):
Evidence and
details that
support or
disprove your
conclusion
2
Passage
from
text
Page(s):
Your analysis
or conclusion
Page(s):
Evidence and
details that
support or
disprove your
conclusion
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Making & Analyzing Inferences
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1)
What the text says
What I think it means
Details that back up this claim
1
Page(s): ………………...
2
Page(s): ………………...
3
Page(s): ………………...
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Analyzing Main Ideas (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1)
Claim
Supporting Details
{Evidence that supports the claim}
My Analysis
{What conclusion can we reach?}
Why is this important?
{What is its function or purpose?}
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Page(s): ………………...
Page(s): ………………...
2
Page(s): ………………...
9
Page(s): ………………...
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Making & Analyzing Inferences (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.1)
What was said?
{What the text says}
1
2
How do I know?
{Details & evidence that back up this claim}
How does this relate to
what I already know?
{Make connections to what I’ve learned in the past.}
But I still don’t know...
{New questions I have.}
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Page(s): ………………...
Page(s): ………………...
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Grades 6-8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a
text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior
knowledge or opinions.
Grades 9-10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a
text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process,
phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
Grades 11-12
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a
text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in
a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Summarizing the Central Ideas (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2)
Write the main idea(s) f rom the text. Cite page numbers.
Now, summarize the main idea(s) or central concept, in your own words.
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Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Determining the Conclusion
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2)
Text or Passage: _______________________________________________________ Page(s): ____________
Use a direct quote from the text that illustrates the conclusion. Cite the page number(s):
What is the
conclusion
that is
reached in
this
passage?
Rewrite (and summarize) the conclusion in your own words:
In your
own
words
Give an example of how this conclusion is similar to or is related to another idea you’ve learned:
How does
this relate
to what
you have
learned in
the past?
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SUMMARIZE it SIMPLY
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2)
Name: _____________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: _________
Concept or Process:
1
Quote directly from the text one key detail about this
concept/process:
2
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Simplify it! Using fewer and simpler words, write a
summary of this detail.
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