Key Ideas and Details

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.1
  Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
• 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.9-10.1
  Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
• 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.11-12.1
  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.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.