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Addition of the Shot Clock in the NBA

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How did adding the shot clock change NBA scoring?

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Table of Contents

Skills Focus

  • Build Your Vocabulary: Map a Word
  • Cornell Notes: Mathematical Reasoning

Overview and Connect

  • Find Your Purpose for Learning
  • Share Your Personal Connection

Read and Check

  • Share Your Reflections
  • Test Prep Strategy: Prediction (Optional)

Analyze / Engage with the Text

  • Highlight and Annotate

Summarize

  • Write a Summary

Develop / Build

  • Share Your Argument Builder

Draft and Review / Create

  • Peer Editing Activity
  • Reflect on Your Writing

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Extension Activities

  • Compare and Contrast: Comparing Players
  • Inquiry to Research: Asking Questions of the Texts

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S K I L L S F O C U S

Build Your Vocabulary: �Map a Word — Table �

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Synonym (similar or like word)

Antonym (opposite word)

Picture of Vocabulary Word

Vocabulary Word and Definition

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Root Word or Origin

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Sentence Using Vocabulary Word

Instructions: Analyzing key vocabulary words will help you better understand the texts you are reading. Word mapping can also help the words "stick" in your memory. Complete the map below with the vocabulary word provided in the title. Use a dictionary if necessary. Fill as many boxes as you can.

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S K I L L S F O C U S

Cornell Notes: Mathematical Reasoning

What is the definition of mathematical reasoning?

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Mathematical reasoning is…

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What is quantitative reasoning and why is it helpful in solving complex math problems?

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Quantitative reasoning is...

What is abstract thinking, and why is it helpful in solving complex math problems?

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Abstract thinking is…

Instructions: Take notes on the Direct Instruction lesson using the organizer below. Then summarize and reflect on the next page.

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Cornell Notes: Mathematical Reasoning

Summarize and Reflect

In your own words and in complete sentences, write a 3–4 sentence summary of this Direct Instruction lesson. An accurate summary will cover the lesson's central ideas and include important details to support those ideas.

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Record your summary here:

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O V E R V I E W A N D C O N N E C T

Find Your Purpose for Learning

Instructions: When you have finished reading the Overview for this lesson, answer the following questions in the space below:

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What more would you like to learn about how timing can positively and negatively affect the way somebody plays a game? What would you like to know about why the NBA would want more shots taken in each game?

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Share Your Personal Connection

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Complete the Connect section for this selection at learn.thinkcerca.com

Instructions:�

  1. Think: On your own, think about your experiences related to the topic.
  2. Pair & Share: With a partner, group, or a trusted listener, share the parts of your response that you feel comfortable sharing.
  3. Reflect: If time permits, reflect on your experience. What ideas did others share that you hadn't considered? How were your ideas alike?

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R E A D

Share Your Reflections

Instructions: During or after you have finished reading, find the questions in the text marked Pause and Reflect. These questions may help you understand the text, or they may help you connect the text to yourself, to other texts, or to the world around you.

Use the space on the left below to answer the reflection questions. Then discuss your answers, noting how they were similar or different.

Record “Pause and Reflect” answers here:

Record discussion reflections here:

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C H E C K

Test Prep Strategy: Prediction

One way to prepare for assessments is to practice looking for the answers in the text before looking at the answer choices. Use prediction strategies as an opportunity to read a text more carefully.

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Read each multiple choice question. In your own words, record your prediction of the correct response in the chart below.

Question on ThinkCERCA

What is the question asking you to do?

Example: Which of the following statements best explains how the passage is structured?

Look for details on the order of ideas in the passage, like order of importance, or cause and effect.

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A N A L Y Z E / E N G A G E W I T H T H E T E X T

Highlight and Annotate

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In this step, you will analyze the text closely, then discuss your findings to begin developing reasoning for your argument.

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  1. Read the text again, highlighting and annotating important details. ��Follow the prompts provided. The highlighting prompts will help you with the final writing task. ��You will find evidence to support your own argument or informational piece, as well as models of excellence that will help you better understand a writer’s craft in narratives and poetry. The evidence you highlight will be available when you begin building your draft in the next step.

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  1. If time permits, pair and share your highlights and annotations with a classmate. Pay close attention to this conversation! Your thinking is important reasoning that you may include in your final draft.

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S U M M A R I Z E

Write a Summary

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Summaries help you process your thinking about a text and are often a great way to start off an argumentative or informational essay. A good summary shows you have knowledge about a topic.

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Practicing summarizing also helps you prepare for the main idea questions posed on many standardized assessments. In addition, summarizing is a helpful skill for working with others, such as when you need to confirm your understanding of what someone else has said. That's a useful skill for all parts of life.

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  1. Use the sentence stems provided in the online lesson to summarize the text. Your summary should:
  2. Be brief
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  5. If time permits, pair and share with a classmate. Read each other’s summary, and discuss how they are similar or different. What did you say were the main idea and key details? Were your summaries fair and accurate? Why?

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D E V E L O P / B U I L D

Share your Argument Builder

When you’ve completed the argument building step, share your results with others, and listen to how they responded to the same question. Ask questions, and give feedback to help strengthen your partners’ reasons and evidence.

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Share Your Argument

Listen and Record Others

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D R A F T A N D R E V I E W / C R E A T E

Peer Editing Activity

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  1. Do a self-assessment of your CERCA. Use the online rubric for the lesson on learn.thinkcerca.com, checking each box where you find evidence that you have achieved the criteria.�
  2. Next, collaborate with a classmate to read each other’s drafts. Again, use the rubric to evaluate each other’s work.�
  3. Share insights into what might make your pieces stronger. Find two positive attributes and one area of growth for each draft you review.�
  4. Revise your piece using what you learned from your self-assessment and the feedback from your peers.

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D R A F T A N D R E V I E W / C R E A T E

Reflect on Your Writing

Before you submit your final CERCA, write a brief reflection describing your experience.

An area for growth for me on this piece or in my writing in general is…

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The strongest areas of this piece of writing are…

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Through self-assessment and/or peer editing, I learned…

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Extension Activities

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The following activities can be used as extensions to this lesson.

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O P T I O N A L E X T E N S I O N : C O M P A R E A N D C O N T R A S T

COMPARING PLAYERS

Background

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has been a professional sports league since 2012. In soccer, the goalkeeper is often tasked with ensuring their team remains competitive. On the next page, you will analyze the data for goalkeeping in the NWSL for 2022 in order to determine which teams likely had the strongest season.

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Data Set

On the next page, is the 2022 goalkeeping data for all twelve NWSL teams. Take notes on this information in order to answer the questions below.

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Analysis

Based on the data, answer the following questions:

  1. Which of the statistics would be most important in deciding which teams likely won the most games? Why?

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  • What other statistics would be important to consider when attempting to predict the best teams? Why?

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  • Which three teams seem to be the most likely to win games based on this data? Why?

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Reflection

After answering the questions above, what else would you want to know about the teams?

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COMPARING PLAYERS

Data Set

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Goals Against

Goals Made per Game

Shots on Target Against

Saves

Save%

Wins

Draws

Losses

Clean Sheets

Clean Sheet %

Angel City

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Courage

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1.5

108

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Current

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1.32

99

71

74.7

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27.3

Dash

2

27

1.23

82

57

70.7

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Gotham FC

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2.09

135

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Louisville

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1.59

146

111

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Pride

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2.05

119

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Red Stars

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1.27

91

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Reign

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0.86

79

64

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40.9

Spirit

2

33

1.5

98

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Thorns

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1.09

94

70

74.5

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Wave

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0.95

83

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#Goalkeepers = the number of players who played goalkeeper in a season

Goals Against = the number of goals attempted against the goalkeeper in a season

Goals Made per Game = the average number of goals scored on the goalkeeper each game

Shots on Target Against = the total number of shots made that were directed at the goal in a season

Saves = the number of shots that were blocked by the goalkeeper

Saves % = the percentage of saves compared to the total shots on target against the goal

Wins = the number of wins the team has in a season

Draws = the number of draws (ties) the team has in a season

Losses = the number of losses the team has in a season

Clean Sheets = the number of games with no goals scored

Clean Sheets % = the percentage of games with no goals scored

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O P T I O N A L E X T E N S I O N : I N Q U I R Y T O R E S E A R C H

Ask Questions of the Texts

As you engage with texts in any subject, you can actively ask questions about the author’s purpose, intended audience, and occasion to understand the message. The table below provides examples.

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Approaches

Example

Questions about the author

Is the author an authority on this topic? What was the author’s motivation in writing this piece?

Questions about the audience, purpose, and occasion of the text

Why was this article written? Why was it published at this time?

Questions about civics, economics, geography, and history

How can timing positively and negatively affect the way somebody plays a game?

Questions about concepts and ideas

Why would the NBA want more shots taken in each game?

Questions about self and community reflections

What other rules might the NBA create or change to increase the number of shots taken each game?

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Ask Questions of the Texts (continued)

Use the table below to record questions about the text you read.

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Questions

Questions about the author

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Questions about the audience, purpose, and occasion of the text

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Questions about civics, economics, geography, and history

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Questions about concepts and ideas

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Self and Community Reflections

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