English 11 · Week 29 · Civic Voice and the Future
Argument on a Local Issue
Writing to a local official about an issue.
- Students will
- Students write a formal argument to a local official about a community issue, using evidence and a respectful tone.
- SEL skill
- Consider how an issue affects different community members
- What it looks like
- Students consider how an issue affects different community members.
- Content focus
- Argument on a local issue
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Social awareness
Social awareness is taking the view of someone else, with empathy, especially someone whose life differs from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.11-12.1: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 1
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.11 Justifying and arguing; ELD.PII.11-12.6 Connecting ideas
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
Fits these textbook chapters
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More social awareness activities for English 11
- Foundations of American Voice Social awarenessFounding documents and who they included and excluded.
- Voices of Resistance Social awarenessFrederick Douglass and other voices of resistance.
- Gatsby and Belonging Social awarenessCharacters reinventing themselves to belong.
- Immigration Narratives Social awarenessImmigrant experiences in American literature.
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