The Nevada high school graduation framework outlines the minimum credit requirements and academic standards students must meet to earn a Standard Diploma. It in
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The Nevada high school graduation framework outlines the minimum credit requirements and academic standards students must meet to earn a Standard Diploma. It integrates the Nevada Academic Content Standards (NVACS) across core subjects to ensure college and career readiness.
The Nevada high school graduation framework outlines the minimum credit requirements and academic standards students must meet to earn a Standard Diploma. It integrates the Nevada Academic Content Standards (NVACS) across core subjects to ensure college and career readiness.
Year Adopted: 2018 (Social Studies), 2014 (Science), 2010 (ELA/Math)
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Key skills: Textual analysis, Inference, Evidence citationWrite arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Key skills: Argumentative writing, Claim development, Counterclaim addressDetermine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis.
Key skills: Central idea identification, Structural analysis, Summary synthesisInitiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues.
Key skills: Collaborative discussion, Civil discourse, Perspective integrationRewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents.
Key skills: Radical simplification, Exponent properties, Algebraic manipulationCreate equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems.
Key skills: Modeling, Problem solving, Inequality constructionKnow precise definitions of angle, circle, perpendicular line, parallel line, and line segment, based on the undefined notions of point, line, distance along a line, and distance around a circular arc.
Key skills: Geometric definition, Logical reasoning, Spatial visualizationConstruct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
Key skills: DNA structure, Protein synthesis, Cellular functionUse the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
Key skills: Periodic table analysis, Atomic structure, Predictive modelingAnalyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
Key skills: Data analysis, Systems thinking, Feedback loopsEvaluate the impact of individuals and reform movements on legislation and court decisions in the struggle for greater civil rights and liberties.
Key skills: Historical evaluation, Civil rights analysis, Legal impact assessmentCompare and contrast the U.S. and Nevada constitutions.
Key skills: Comparative government, Constitutional law, State vs Federal authorityAnalyze the impact of artistic, architectural, scientific, and technological developments on events, peoples, and cultures around the world.
Key skills: Global history, Cultural diffusion, Technological impactEvaluate the role of insurance and other risk-management strategies in protecting against financial loss.
Key skills: Risk management, Insurance types, Personal financeTo earn a Standard Diploma, students must complete 23 total credits. This includes a unique 'Flex Credit' requirement (2 units) which allows students to choose between a 4th year of Math, 3rd year of Science, 4th year of Social Studies, or Level II/III Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. Students must also complete a course in Computer Education and Technology and 0.5 credits in Health.
Graduation requires participation in the ACT Plus Writing college and career readiness assessment (typically in Grade 11) and the successful completion of a Civics Assessment as mandated by Nevada law (SB 322).
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