English 9 · Week 21 · Voices and Justice
Rights and Responsibilities
Students analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance and how they address related themes.
- Students will
- Students analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance and how they address related themes.
- SEL skill
- Connect rights to responsibilities toward others
- What it looks like
- Students connect rights to responsibilities toward others.
- Content focus
- Seminal U.S. documents and their themes
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding and empathizing with others, especially those whose experiences are different 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
- RI.9-10.9: Reading: Informational Text, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 9
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Content Knowledge
- Works with: Any nonfiction
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 9, Unit 3: Dreams and Aspirations
- HMH Collections Grade 9, Collection 2: The Struggle for Freedom
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More social awareness activities for English 9
- Reading Characters, Reading People Social awarenessStudents analyze how a complex character develops and what motivates their choices.
- Through Another's Eyes Social awarenessStudents analyze a point of view or cultural experience reflected in literature from outside the United States.
- The Other Side Social awarenessStudents develop claims and counterclaims fairly, pointing out strengths and limitations of both.
- Listening to Speeches Social awarenessStudents evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
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