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Gaining knowledge from materials that make extensive use of elaborate diagrams and data to convey information and illustrate concepts
Evaluating the argument and specific claims in written materials or a speech, and distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not
Presenting claims and findings to others orally, sequencing ideas logically, and accentuating main ideas or themes
Writing brief reports that examine a topic, have a clear focus, and include relevant facts, details, and quotations
Conducting short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and sharpening the focus based on the research findings
Reviewing and paraphrasing key ideas and multiple perspectives of a speaker
Determining the correct meaning of a word based on the context in which it is used (for example, the rest of the sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence)

Understanding ratios and rates, and solving problems involving proportional relationships (for example, if it took 7 hours to mow 4 lawns, then at that rate, how many lawns could be mowed in 35 hours?)
Dividing fractions and solving related word problems (for example, how wide is a rectangular strip of land with length 3⁄4 mile and area 1⁄2 square mile?)
Using positive and negative numbers together to describe quantities; understanding the ordering and absolute values of positive and negative numbers
Working with variables and expressions by generalizing the way numbers work (for example, when adding numbers, the order doesn’t matter, so x + y = y + x; likewise, properties of addition and multiplication can be used to rewrite 24x + 18y as 6(4x + 3y), or y + y + y as 3y
Writing equations to solve word problems and describe relationships between quantities (for example, the distance D traveled by a train in time T might be expressed by an equation D = 85T, where D is in miles and T is in hours)
Reasoning about relationships between shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume

$A proctractor, an example of a right angle, and ruler$