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SocialScience
Session
11.11Studentsanalyzethemajor
1

SocialScience
Collaborative.Bridging
level:
1.Exchanging
information/ideas.

SocialScience
Afterparticipatinginaprimarysource
gallerywalk,studentswillbeableto
discussspecificinstancesofsocial
movementsintheUSbycompletinga
graphicorganizer.
English
Afteranalyzingseveralprotestsongs,
studentswillbeabletowriteand
organizeexplanatorytextsthatexamine
thecomplexideaofprotestingsocial
issuesbycreatingpostersforagallery
walkactivityinwhichtheyexplaintheir
interpretationsofaprotestsong.

SocialScience
Diagnostic:
Studentswillworkingroups
tocreatetheirowndefinitionofhuman
rights.Afterwards,theywillcompare
theirdefinitionwithaformalonefound
onlineorinadictionary.
Formative:
Studentswillworkinpairsto
analyzeaseriesofprimarysources
(visuals&text)andcompletetheir
graphicorganizer.
English
Formative:
Studentswilldemonstrate
theirknowledgeofthecontext
surroundingprotestmusicbyproducing
posterswhichexplaintheirown
interpretationsofpopularprotestsongs
fromdifferentworldevents.

SocialScience
Session
11.11Studentsanalyzethemajor
2
socialproblemsanddomesticpolicy

issuesincontemporaryAmerican
(Joint)

English&Social
Science
Interpretive.Bridging
Level:
6a.Reading/Viewing
closely.

English&SocialScience
SWBATusetechnology,includingthe
internet,toanalyzemajorsocial
problemsincontemporaryamerican
societybybeginningtheircitizen
journalismprojectsongoogle
documentsanduploadingtheirgroup
work.

English&SocialScience
Formative:
Studentswillworkingroups
ontheirchromebookstoproduceashort
paragraphthatidentifiesaprobleminthe
communityandalsoproposeatleast3
differentactionableideasofhowthey
canraiseawarenessoftheirissue.

socialproblemsanddomesticpolicy
issuesincontemporaryAmerican
society.
English
Writing10.2Write
informative/explanatorytextsto
examine/conveycomplexideas,
conceptsandinformationclearlyand
accurately...

society.

English
W10.6Usetechnology,includingthe
internettoproduce,publish,and
updateindividualorsharedwriting
projects,takingadvantageof
technologyscapacitytolinktoother
information...

SocialScience
Session
11.11Studentsanalyzethemajor
3
socialproblemsanddomesticpolicy

issuesincontemporaryAmerican
(Joint)

English&Social
Science
Productive.Bridging
Level:10a.Writing

English&SocialScience
SWBATproduceclearandcoherent
writinginwhichtheyanalyzeamajor
issueorsocialproblemoftheirchoosing
bywritingalettertotheeditor.

English&SocialScience
Summative:
Studentswillbeassessed
ontheirabilitytoeffectivelywriteletters
andconveytheirpointsbythefirstdrafts
oftheirletters.

SocialScience
Session
11.11Studentsanalyzethemajor
4

English&Social
Science
Productive.Bridging
Level:10a.Writing

SocialScienceandEnglish
Studentswillbeabletoanalyzeamajor
issueorsocialproblembyreviewingand
critiquingapeerslettertoan
official/editor.

SocialScience
Formative
:Studentswillreviewapeers
lettertotheeditor/officialandprovide
feedbackusingaPeerReviewhandout.
Oncetheyreceivefeedbackfortheirown
letter,studentswilleditandfinalizetheir
letter.

SocialScience
Session
11.11Studentsanalyzethemajor
5
socialproblemsanddomesticpolicy

issuesincontemporaryAmerican
(Joint)

English&Social
Science
Productive.Bridging
Level:10a.Writing

English&SocialScience
SWBATproduceclearandcoherent
writingforapresentationwhichanalyzes
amajorsocialproblembycreatinga
presentationthatproposesasolutionfor
acommunityissue.

English&SocialScience
Notforthissession.

English&Social
Science
Productive.Bridging

English&SocialScience
SWBATpresenttheirinformationand
findings,alongwithsupportingevidence,

English&SocialScience
Summative:
Studentswillpresenttheir
identifiedissuethroughamediumoftheir

society.

English
W10.4Produceclearandcoherent
writinginwhichthedevelopment,
organization,andstyleare
appropriatetothetask,purpose,
andaudience.

socialproblemsanddomesticpolicy
issuesincontemporaryAmerican
society.
English
W10.5Developandstrengthen
writingasneededbyplanning,
revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinga
newapproach...

society.

English
W10.4Produceclearandcoherent
writinginwhichthedevelopment,
organization,andstyleare
appropriatetothetask,purpose,
andaudience.
SocialScience
Session
11.11Studentsanalyzethemajor
6

socialproblemsanddomesticpolicy


(Joint)

issuesincontemporaryAmerican
society.

English
SL10.4presentinfo,findingsand
supportingevidenceclearly,
concisely,andlogicallysuchthat
listenerscanfollowthelineof
reasoningandorganization.

Level:9.Presenting

aboutamajorsocialproblemin
contemporaryAmericansocietyby
creatingandexecutingapresentation
throughamediumoftheirchoice.

choice(e.g.newsreport,brochure,
diorama,poster,etc.).Thegoaloftheir
presentationistoraiseawarenessfor
theirissuebyprovidingconcretedetails
surroundingtheproblem.Studentswill
beassessedusingtherubricprovidedat
thebeginningoftheassignment.