Contribution
The Contribution icon asks learners to draw conclusions about the significant parts or results of an idea or event. This lens of learning focuses students’ attention on the components of the topic and its lasting effects.
Curricular Examples:
- Defend with evidence the significance of Greek mythology to current literature.
- Compare and contrast the Spanish heritage still present in the western part of the United States.
- Investigate the geographical features as a result of plate tectonics.
- Judge with criteria the mathematical systems used to construct the ancient pyramids.
Question Stems:
- How would an economist defend the contributions to a lowered unemployment rate?
- What evidence can be found to support the claim that botany has contributed to the development of medicine?
- What events in the story show how the antagonist contributed to the protagonist’s choices?
Task Statement:
Students will analyze how the setting influences the plot of a story and interpret how it contributes to the reader’s experience by creating an illustrated story map.