Appendix
Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. Writing. 11-12.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. The final writing assignment requires students to use evidence from multiple sources to support their stance as well as to address a potential counterargument.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. Reading for Information. 11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. Exercises in this unit are intended to force students to cite evidence from the text to support their inferences. Habitual use of the phrase “evidence from the text” will accustom students to using quotes and paraphrases to support their inferences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. Reading for Information. 11-12.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. The focus on logos, ethos, pathos, kairos, and the structure of a text (as explored through annotation and descriptive outlining) will provide students with ample opportunities to hone their understanding of rhetoric.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. Reading for Information. 11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. Poetry, graphics, articles, court cases, video content and a multitude of formats addressing juvenile justice will require students to synthesize information.
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