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9th - 12th **Identify/define a research topic**
 * Consolidates appropriate questioning techniques to clarify requirements of task, with guidance || Refines appropriate questioning techniques with guidance to clarify requirements of task || Refines appropriate questioning techniques to clarify requirements of task || R efines appropriate questioning techniques to clarify requirements of task ||
 * Selects from a range of topics, with guidance || Selects from a range of topics || Selects from a range of topics || S elects from a range of topics ||
 * Draws on prior knowledge to brainstorm and cluster ideas || Draws on prior knowledge to brainstorm and cluster ideas || Draws on prior knowledge to brainstorm and cluster ideas || D raws on prior knowledge to brainstorm and cluster ideas ||
 * Identifies and interprets key words in task, with guidance || Identifies and interprets key words in task || Identifies and interprets key words in task || I dentifies a and interprets key words in task ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Develops focus questions, with guidance || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Develops focus questions with guidance || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Develops questions and responds to a task with guidance which may require identifying trends, analyzing information, observing cause and effect or evaulating information critically || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">D evelops focus questions and responds to a task which may require identifying trends, analyzing information, observing cause and effect or evaulating information critically ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Devises a time-management strategy with guidance to meet given deadlines || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Devises a time-management strategy to meet given deadlines || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Devises a time-management strategy to meet given deadlines || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">D evises a time-management strategy to meet given deadlines ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Selects an appropriate strategy with guidance to record headings and subheadings || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Selects an appropriate strategy to record headings and subheadings || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Selects an appropriate strategy to record headings and subheadings || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">S elects an appropriate strategy to record headings and subheadings ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Makes predictions with guidance about likely sources of information onto search strategy sheet || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Makes predictions with guidance about likely sources of information onto search strategy sheet || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Makes predictions about likely sources of information onto search strategy sheet || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">M akes predictions about likely sources of information onto search strategy sheet ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Clarifies and refines research questions with guidance || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Clarifies and refines research questions with guidance || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Clarifies and refines research questions || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">C larifies and refines research questions ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Uses reference sources to clarify the meaning of a research task, as needed || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Uses reference sources to clarify the meaning of a research task, as needed || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Uses reference sources to explore a topic and identify issues and subtopics with guidance || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">U ses reference sources to explore a topic and identify issues and subtopics ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Re-defines problem with guidance when alternative solutions are exhausted || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Re-defines problem with assistance when alternative solutions are exhausted || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Re-defines problem when alternative solutions are exhausted || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">R e-defines problem when alternative solutions are exhausted ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Negotiates and justifies alternative tasks as appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Negotiates and justifies alternative tasks as appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">N egotiates and justifies alternative tasks as appropriate ||