LDC Task Template

LDC Task Template Explanation

Text in blue italics was added and represent an example for each type of template.

Cognitive Demand	INFORMATIONAL/EXPLANATORY
1 Definition	Task IE1: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you define _____ (concept or term) and explain _____ (content). Support your discussion with evidence from the text/s. After reading “Surfing Big Atlantic Waves”, write a summary in which you define each type of wave and explain what causes these differences.
2 Description	Task IE2: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you describe _____ (content). Support your discussion with evidence from the text/s.   After reading the text on “Sand Around the World”, write a letter to the newspaper describing the four major types of sand that exist. Support your discussion with evidence from the text.
3 Explanation	Task IE3: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you explain _____ (content). Support your discussion with evidence from the texts. After reading the  “Conchs Alive” article, write an essay in which you explain the process this organism uses to survive as a species.  Support your discussion with evidence from the text.
4 Analysis	Task IE4: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you analyze _____ (content). Support your discussion with evidence from the text/s. After researching mollusks, write an article for the school newspaper in which you analyze the effects of pollution on their survival.  Support your discussion with evidence from the text.
5 Comparison	Task IE5: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you compare _____ (content). Support your discussion with evidence from the text/s. After reading the two articles on famous Delaware historic sites, write an essay in which you compare them and recommend which would be more appropriate for a high school field trip. Support your discussion with evidence from the text.
6 Cause-Effect	Task IE6: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you examine cause/s of _____ (content) and explain the effect/s _____ (content). Support your discussion with evidence from the text/s. After researching three cities with low crime rate, determine the factors that may contribute to this, and write an recommendation for The City Council of Wilmington in which you explain your findings and make recommendations. Support your discussion with evidence from the text.
7 Procedural-Sequential	Task IE7: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (literary text/s and/or informational text/s on _____ content), write _____ (product) in which you relate how _____ (content).  Support your discussion with evidence from the text/s.
8 Hypothesis-Experiment	Task IE8: [Insert optional question] After (reading/researching) _____ (informational text/s on _____ content), developing a hypothesis, and conducting an experiment examining _____ (content), write a laboratory report in which you explain your procedures and results and confirm or reject your hypothesis. After researching the attitudes of citizens about the poor in our country, develop a hypothesis and conduct and expericment examining their beliefs. Write a report in which you explain your results and confirm or reject you hypothesis.