About This Lesson
The goal of this exemplar is to give students practice in reading and writing habits that they have been working with throughout the curriculum, particularly using literary nonfiction text. It was designed originally for use in a middle school Social Studies curriculum, where teaching students to go beneath a surface understanding of historical events is at a premium. Appropriate for an ELA class as well. CCSS Addressed: RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.4 RI.8.6 RH.6.1 RH.7.1 RH.8.1 RH.6.2 RH.7.2 RH.8.2 RH.6.6 RH.7.6 RH.8.6 RH.6.7 RH.7.7 RH.8.7 RH.6.10 RH.7.10 RH.8.10 W.8.1 W.8.4 W.8.5 SL.8.1 L.8.4