Critical Issues in English

Essential Question

What is the difference between being treated unfairly by another person and receiving unequal treatment under the law?

Texts

Informational

The First Americans

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians wrote this letter in response to the Chicago mayor's 1927 campaign against the use of British textbooks in public schools. The letter condemns the misrepresentation of Native American history in schools.

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Rights & Activism

July 3, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Close and Critical Reading

Shared Reading

Shared reading combines aspects of guided reading and read-aloud strategies. During shared reading, a teacher or proficient student reads the text aloud, pausing at pre-selected moments to discuss content and analyze the text. This strategy facilitates close reading of a complex text in small or whole group settings.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Inventing a Better World

Students invent a product or process that solves a social problem discussed in the central text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

Haley07

Critical Issues in English

The First Americans

Shared Reading

Inventing a Better World

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