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Part Two
Collaboration
Interact, Brainstorm, and Share
Common Core Curriculum Standards
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on texts and issues, building on each others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
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Collaboration
Meet in pairs or small groups and
brainstorm ideas for this topic
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Brainstorming
Solving problems can begin with a wide open process where imagination and unusual ideas are brainstormed without any evaluation as to whether the ideas might work. The goal is to consider all “far out” and “unorthodox” possible solutions to the problem. Brainstorming encourages “out of the box” thinking that borders on sounding somewhat wild and crazy. During BRAINSTORMING, ideas are tossed into the ring and added to the list of potential solutions Without being evaluated. Participants are asked to withhold judgment on ideas until the brainstorming phase is over.
Brainstorming uses
Divergent Thinking Ideas are explored from every possible direction.Ideas are not judged. Ideas outside of the box are considered. considered.No rock is left unturned!
Brainstorm and Discuss
Meet in pairs or small groups and discuss ideas for
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Brainstorm and Discuss
1. What do we mean by the term civil rights?2. Generate a list of civil rights that you consider important.
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Report BackShare Your Ideas
.1. Let’s summarize possible answers to our question about civil rights . Which rights were the most important to your group? 2. Include these ideas in your notes.
3. You may choose to use a graphic organizer.
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Big Idea One
Individual rights forall americans
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Common Core Curriculum Standards
Research
Plan/Research: Devise an approach and conduct short focused research projects to explore a topic, issue or problem, analyzing interrelationships among concepts or perspectives.
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Common Core Curriculum StandardReading-Informational
Reasoning and Evaluation: Apply reasoning and a range of textual presentation of information(author’s line of reasoning, point of view; relevance of evidence or elaboration to support claims; development or connections among complex
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Common Core Curriculum StandardsWriting Standards
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
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Convergent Thinking
Once many ideas have been generated, the evaluation phase begins. During this phase, convergent thinking is used to analyze arguments, examine evidence, and make judgments about the quality of each idea.
Conduct Research on the Issues
Use technology and text sources to gather information about the civil rights that you believe are very important. Civil rights include a wide array of issues such as minority rights, women’s rights, and various individual freedoms. Select the topic that interests you. Identify specific rights for the topic you have chosen, and develop clear arguments with evidence and examples that support your point of view.
This will be a short research assignment and should generate two or three pages of notes. The notes will used during the next class discussion to review ideas and solutions and to write a proposal. 16
Essential Questions to Guide Research
Do women, minorities, or gays have less opportunity in the work place?
Do all Americans have access to education of equal quality k-12 as well as college level?
Are there situations where my civil rights may violate your civil rights?
Who should have the final determination regarding the civil rights of Americans and whether or not they are protected by the government?
The following slides provide sources for the research project.
PowerPoint version available
For quick linking
Info Please Gay Rights Progress
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0761909.html
Progress for African Americans?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/28/black-america_n_3664133.html
CBS News Gay Rights Progress
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/employment-non-discrimination-act-enda-makes-progress-in-the-senate/
Progress of Women’s Rights
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2013/09/25/74836/the-state-of-women-in-america/
Civil Rights for African Americans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%9368)
PBS Civil Rights for African Americans
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html
Latino Rights
https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/the-sixties-1960-1969/the-expansion-of-the-civil-rights-movement/latino-rights/
History of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_Movement
Info Please Women’s Rights
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html
Women’s Rights Progress
http://progresspolitics.com/tag/womens-rights-2/
Affirmative Action
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/7740/affirmative-action
More Needs to Be Done for Civil Rights
http://www.livescience.com/39291-america-still-needs-civil-rights.html
Equality Still Elusive for Many
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/19/civil-rights-act-progress/4641967/
Write a ProposalUse your notes to write a one or two page proposal to recommend which civil rights you believe are most important. Provide specific information to support your proposed ideas with clearly articulated arguments and sufficient evidence.
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Your Proposal Define the
issue/problem Outline the details of
your argument Cite supporting
research Project possible
roadblocks Specify contingency or
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Develop a Writing Plan Determine what your
main point will be, and write a topic sentence that provides focus for your essay.
Choose several main ideas that support your topic sentence.
Sort your information into supporting details with facts and examples.
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Use the five paragraph essay to write your paper.
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Five Paragraph EssayOutline
IntroductionWhat is my topic sentence?
ConclusionHow can I summarize my paragraph?
How can I rephrase my topic sentence?
Details Must Support the Main Ideas
Provide specific facts, examples, and reasons for each main idea in the body of your essay
Create an OutlineTopic Sentence__________________________________________________________________________________A. Main Idea____________________________________________________________________________________Details/Evidence_________________________________________________________________________________Details/Evidence_________________________________________________________________________________B. Main Idea____________________________________________________________________________________Details/Evidence__________________________________________________________________________________
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Prepare to Write
Use your outline and write a five paragraph essay on your topic.
As you write your rough draft, it will be very important to use special words that enable you to transition smoothly from one idea to the next.
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Transition Words
As you view these words, select the words that help
you make transitions
smoothly from one idea to the next.
as a result such as for example nevertheless for that reason finally at this time therefore furthermore in addition in conclusion as well as
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Review, Edit, and Rewrite1. Re-read your essay several times.2. How can you improve your sentences to communicate more clearly?3. Are your main ideas supported by examples and details?4. Exchange papers with another student and read each other’s essay out loud.5. Make final corrections and write the final draft of your polished essay.
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Share Your Ideas with the Group
During this evaluation phase, class members will share ideas, analyze arguments, and select the civil rights that are the most important for Americans.. Be prepared to participate by contributing your ideas and supporting evidence.
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Solution Evaluation Stage
Which civil rights are the most important?
• Weaknesses such as unintended consequences
• Supportive research information
• Positive facts and data
• Strengths such as low cost or easy to implement
Solution number
one
Solution number
two
Solution number
four
Solution number three
Common Core Curriculum StandardsSpeaking and Listening
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
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Bring your notes and proposal to the next class session.
The next step will be to present your proposed ideas to your small group for review and analysis.
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Meet in small groups to cross examine
potential solutions.
Analyze solutions and evidence presented by group members.
Ask challenging questions when group members present their positions. Look for evidence that is
sufficient to support clear,
logical arguments.
Ask group members to defend the
credibility and reliability of their sources.
Group Decision Time Compile your group’s
ideas and create a column for each major civil right and the evidence and arguments that support the importance of the right for Americans.
Evaluate all of the evidence and take a group position on the top FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS that should be protected in our society.. Explicitly delineate the group’s rationale for the decision.
Present Your Group’s PositionMeet as a whole class to review and evaluate each small group’s decision about the four most important civil rights for Americans. Survey the entire class to decide which four civil rights should be considered the most important for Americans. 48
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