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Writing-expository Common Core W.9-10.1 cultural activities

Our Community Issues, Their Global Implications, and Our Proposed Solutions

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This packet serves as an investigatory lesson of the question "is the pen mightier than the sword?" In other words, This lesson walks students through a three part assignment: identifying a concern in their immediate community, thinking about the global implications of their chosen issue, and ultimately proposing solutions. This packet walks your learners through a multiple draft process (including self, peer, and teacher editing) of writing a cohesive three part essay. Note on Pre-Activit

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Handouts, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.2

, W.6.3

, W.6.5

, W.7.1

, W.7.2

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I am Malala Young Readers Daily Digital Journal

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Tabletop Educators

Each entry will encompass two chapters at a time. Students will have an activity for the Prologue and Epilogue. Students will complete various tasks including creative writing opportunities, one where they are creating a poem based on the selected chapters. This is a fun, interactive journal, students will not do the same thing every day, but strong analytical activities occasionally repeat based upon the chapter. Every other day, students have a creative entry vice the normal analysis of the ch

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

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Also included in: "I Am Malala" Lamb and McCormick Unit Bundle

Discrimination Writing Prompts

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The Gifted Writer

20 writing prompts to explore discrimination based on race, gender, age, and mobility. Students respond to questions like: Why do teachers expect every student to do the same thing on the same page at the same time? How do you decide what to do each day? Do people treat you badly because you are a child? Is it okay for a business to pay a man more money that it pays a woman who is doing the same job? How do businesses discriminate against people in wheelchairs? and more...20 writing promp

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Printables, Cultural Activities, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.2

, W.6.1

, W.6.2

, W.7.1