Common Core Alignments
See how FreedomFlix aligns to the Common Core State Standards
FreedomFlix is the online resource that allows students to
master content area knowledge in social studies while honing their
literacy skills.
Using FreedomFlix, students can achieve key goals of the Common Core
State Standards:
- Comprehend and evaluate nonfiction texts across a range of
types and complexities
- Build strong content knowledge
- Set a purpose for reading
- Use technology and digital media strategically and capably
Here are just some of the ways that FreedomFlix aligns to
standards for English Language Arts for Grades 6–9:
- Extension questions (included in every lesson plan) and
Show What You Know quizzes prompt students to demonstrate understanding
of texts and distinguish main ideas and supporting details. (Standards
1 and 2)
- Project ideas based on FreedomFlix’s strong social studies
content call for students to explain historical events. (Standard 3)
- Key academic and content-area vocabulary words are
bold-faced and defined in the eBooks. Lesson plans provide strategies
for previewing vocabulary with the class. (Standard 4)
- FreedomFlix eBooks follow a consistent structure and
include nonfiction text features such as section headings, captions,
and sidebars. Small-group activities in lesson plans often refer
students to an eBook’s table of contents and chapter headings to
complete a task. (Standard 5)
- Balanced presentation of issues within an eBook and primary
source accounts of events encourage students to consider multiple
points of view. (Standard 6)
- Using FreedomFlix, students can draw information from a
variety of media and sources: an introductory video; a nonfiction
eBook; related articles from Grolier Online; a wealth of stories,
plays, and primary sources; and links to related, vetted sources of
information on the Web. (Standard 7)
- Writing prompts ask students to cite specific examples from
their reading that support particular points. (Standard 8)
- Related readings in Explore More provide opportunities to
compare how different texts—including literary works—address similar
themes. (Standard 9)
- The core eBooks, along with related Explore More readings
and Web links, present social studies texts at a range of complexities.
The eBook’s read-along feature provides optional scaffolding that can
be turned off as students become more proficient readers. (Standard 10)
- All FreedomFlix texts contain grade-appropriate words,
affording opportunities for practicing word-decoding skills. (Standard
3)
- The eBooks provide an engaging and age-appropriate
environment for students to practice reading with accuracy and fluency.
The optional read-along feature provides a model for students who need
additional support. (Standard 4)
- Writing prompts and project ideas encourage students to
draft opinion, informative/ explanatory, and narrative pieces in
response to a topic. (Standards 1, 2, and 3)
- Extension questions and project ideas require students to
produce clear and coherent writing and to use technology to produce and
publish writing and collaborate with others. (Standards 4 and 6)
- Project ideas include those that require students to
conduct short research projects using several sources; gather
information from print and digital sources; and draw evidence from
literary and informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and
research. (Standards 7, 8, and 9)
- Lesson plans include whole-class and small-group
instructional strategies that encourage students to engage in
collaborative discussions. (Standard 1)
- Students can watch and respond to the introductory videos
and use the eBook read-along feature to hear texts read aloud.
(Standard 2)
- Project ideas include those that require students to report
on a topic or present an opinion using appropriate facts and relevant,
descriptive details to support main ideas or themes. (Standard 4)
- Writing prompts and project ideas provide ample
opportunities for students to practice conventions of standard English
grammar and usage in both writing and oral presentations. (Standards 1,
2, and 3)
- FreedomFlix eBooks contain grade-appropriate vocabulary
words with definitions and context clues. Word match games and the
vocabulary preview section of lesson plans provide opportunities to
assess and reinforce understanding. (Standards 4, 5, and 6)