Teacher Guide

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Lesson Plan

Core Standards

Teaching Guide - Core Standards

  1. 11-12

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1

    Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

  2. 11-12

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2

    Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

  3. 11-12

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3

    Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

  4. 11-12

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4

    Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and...

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