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To meet the 21st Century Literacy Standards, students must be able to purposefully access information from a variety of sources, analyze and evaluate the information, and then critically synthesize it to make intelligent decisions. To foster these capabilities, educators must reexamine their assignments and teaching strategies. We must recognize and accept the fact that knowledge is changing so quickly that no traditional curriculum can sufficiently supply students with fact-based learning needed for the challenges they will face. Through blending these 21st Century literacy skills with reading and writing curriculum, students will
 * Rationale: 21st Century Literacy Instruction **
 * be provided with the environment, devices, and skills necessary to continue learning independently long after they are out of school.
 * be engaged in highly interactive instruction in which they will be able to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create responses to reading and writing.
 * gain confidence and positive attitudes toward reading and writing as they integrate the use of technology with those skills.
 * develop the nine elements of digital citizenship.
 * address both content and lagugage objectives in the ELPS, TEKS, and the College and Career Readiness Standards.