English 12 · Week 27 · Modern Worlds and Real World Writing
Civic Voice
Writing to influence a local or state decision.
- Students will
- Students write an argument aimed at a local or state decision, with a clear claim, evidence, and counterclaim.
- SEL skill
- Consider the perspective of a decision-maker and persuade with respect
- What it looks like
- Students try to influence others with respect and honesty rather than pressure.
- Content focus
- Civic voice and writing to influence
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding the perspectives of other people and empathizing with them, including people from different backgrounds. 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
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 3: An Exchange of Ideas
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 3: Voices of Protest
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 13: Community Activism
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 14: Fake News and Bias in Reporting
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 16: Island Civilization
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 17: Juvenile Justice
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 18: Language, Gender, and Culture
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 20: New Space Race
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 22: Politics of Food
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 24: Value of Life
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 25: Waste More, Want More
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More social awareness activities for English 12
- Literary Criticism Lenses Social awarenessReading one text through multiple critical lenses.
- Postcolonial Voices Social awarenessThings Fall Apart and stories told from the other side of empire.
- Poetry and Grief Social awarenessElegies and supporting others in grief.
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