The Why Files
Stories, vocabulary and explanations that connect the receipts.
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Read it. Write through it. Check the sources. Make something that holds up.
Grades 6–8
Stories, vocabulary and explanations that connect the receipts.
Download PDFA place to test your first read, work with the evidence and make a response.
Download PDFThe practice documents, their limits, and real media to investigate.
Download PDFReusable checks for claims, sources, policies and next steps.
Download PDFMake a correction, explainer, public comment or evidence-based proposal.
Download PDFNew situations to check what transfers, with reflection and revision.
Download PDFTeaching moves, answer guidance, pacing and support at the point of use.
Download PDFGrades 9–12
Stories, vocabulary and explanations that connect the receipts.
Download PDFA place to test your first read, work with the evidence and make a response.
Download PDFThe practice documents, their limits, and real media to investigate.
Download PDFReusable checks for claims, sources, policies and next steps.
Download PDFMake a correction, explainer, public comment or evidence-based proposal.
Download PDFNew situations to check what transfers, with reflection and revision.
Download PDFTeaching moves, answer guidance, pacing and support at the point of use.
Download PDFThe field guide brings together 16 campus office translators, 83 questions with answers, and 18 reusable tools.