Supreme Court Cases - Persuasive writing unit w/ 7 cases, GO, and model text!
Blaisdell Classroom
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.9-10.9
CCSSRI.11-12.9
CCSSW.9-10.1
CCSSW.9-10.1a
CCSSW.9-10.1b
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
51 pages
Blaisdell Classroom
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Bonus
Case menu & essay prompt!
Description
The ULTIMATE Controversial Supreme Court Cases Unit!!
Included in this bundle is the following items:
- A persuasive writing essay prompt universal to all the cases in the package
- 7 controversial Supreme Court cases, in their original wording with the stipulated facts, Opinion of the Court, Dissenting Opinion, and exhibits; however, each case is highly abridged for student-use!
- Cases include the controversial topics of abortion (Roe v. Wade), gun control (D.C. v. Heller), vaccinations (Jacobson v. Mass), hate speech (Snyder v. Phelps), undocumented immigrants (Plyler v. Doe), affirmative action (Grutter v. Bollinger), and the death penalty (Ford v. Wainwright)
- A menu that identifies the essential question of each case for students to pick from
- A student-friendly, graphic organizer to help students succeed in writing a traditional 5 paragraph argumentative essay.
The graphic organizer contains space for students to draft the following elements of an argumentative essay (alongside descriptions and/or sentence frames for each part):
- Hook
- Background information
- Thesis statement
- Supporting body paragraphs 1-2 (following the PEEEL structure)
- Counter-argument paragraph (following the TURN AGAINST/TURN BACK structure)
- Restatement of main points of the paper
- So what?
- Now what?
- Work cited page
Additionally, this resource includes:
- MODEL ESSAY (with each part of the graphic organizer clearly labeled and MLA instructions)
- WRITING RESOURCE CHEAT SHEET (with the PEEEL body paragraph structure, commonly misused homonyms, and words-to-avoid list)
The very last page is a space for students to create an outline BEFORE drafting their essays!
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As a teacher of high-risk students in an alternative high school, this resource has helped many of my students overcome their fear of writing, become confident with the genre and style of academic writing, and develop a passion for studying and writing about legal issues!
Total Pages
51 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
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CCSSRI.9-10.9
Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”), including how they address related themes and concepts.
CCSSRI.11-12.9
Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features.
CCSSW.9-10.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
CCSSW.9-10.1a
Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
CCSSW.9-10.1b
Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
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