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Standards There are three sets of standards for this book: the American Association of School Librarians Standards for Learners, Social Studies Standards—the Inquiry Arc of the C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) Framework, and the Common Core English Language Arts Literacy Standards (CCSS). The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards Framework for Learners AASL Standards for Learners are listed at the start of each chapter, as each of those given standards are used in each lesson, as they are centered on students who “inquire, include, collaborate, curate, explore, and engage.” American Association of School Librarians. “AASL Standards Framework for Learners.” Updated 2017. https://standards.aasl.org/framework. The AASL Standards Framework for Learners is seen at the start of each chapter, as each lesson adheres to what is given here. The AASL Standards Framework for Learners encourages learners to 1. Inquire through such means as questioning, using evidence, connecting to prior knowledge, mak- ing decisions, and more. 2. Include through such means as discussing, examining other’s views, reflecting, and more. 3. Collaborate through participating, obtaining feedback, solving problems with others to connect shared learning, and more. 4. Curate through such means as determining a need and then gathering and organizing information from a variety of accurate resources, reflecting, and more. 5. Explore through such means as reading, writing, creating, asking questions, solving problems, expressing being curious, reflecting, and more. 6. Engage through such means as applying and evaluating information and sources to learning in an ethical way, including avoiding plagiarism and more. xiii