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This Making Evidence-Based Claims: Grade 8 unit plan also includes:
- Evidence-Based Claims Unit Text Grade 8: Sojourner Truth (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Claims Unit Text Grade 8: Shirley Chisholm (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Claims Unit Text Grade 8: Venus Williams (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Claims Criteria Checklist I (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Claims Criteria Checklist II (.pdf)
- Forming Evidence-Based Claims (.pdf)
- Text-Centered Discussions Checklist (.pdf)
- Writing Evidence-Based Claims - Williams (.pdf)
- Evidence-Based Writing Rubric (.pdf)
- Forming Evidence-Based Claims Model - Truth (.pdf)
- Making Evidence-Based Claims Model - Truth (.pdf)
- Making Evidence-Based Claims Model - Chisholm (.pdf)
- Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Model - Chisholm (.pdf)
- Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Model - Williams (.pdf)
- Writing Evidence-Based Claims Model - Chisholm (.pdf)
- Written Evidence-Based Claims Model - Williams (.pdf)
- Forming Evidence-Based Claims (.pdf)
- Making Evidence-Based Claims (.pdf)
- Organizing Evidence-Based Claims - 2 Pts (.pdf)
- Organizing Evidence-Based Claims - 3 Pts (.pdf)
- Written Evidence-Based Claims (.pdf)
- Program Guide (.pdf)
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American women have been working toward equal rights since the ink dried on the Declaration of Independence. Focused on the words and actions of Sojourner Truth, Shirley Chisholm, and Venus Williams, a language arts lesson takes eighth graders through three centuries of brave women stepping forward to create a more balanced future for the next generation. Learners formulate evidence-based claims based on the lesson's information text and carry them through well-crafted essays and group discussions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use with any skill level, from advanced readers to struggling learners
- Pair the unit with social studies with a focus on women's rights and equality
- Have individuals find examples of modern inequality across the world in newspapers, magazines, or television news
Classroom Considerations
- The second unit in a series of four, which address an array of literacy skills
- Page 6 maps the unit outline in terms of learning objectives and scaffolding
Pros
- Aligned to Common Core writing, reading, speaking, and listening standards
- Each lesson includes instructional tips and discussion questions
- Comes with all reading passages and worksheets needed
- Provides an alternate summative assessment for the final part of the unit
Cons
- None