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Lesson 7: I Decide: Choosing my Own Labels: Day 1 of 2

Students will discuss the power of labels to influence identity and self-worth, explore debates about controversial labels, and write a claim about their effects and usage.

Skills
Understanding Bias
Writing
Topics
Democr. Foundations
Identity
Learning Tools
Graphic Organizer
Video
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.2

Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.3

Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3)

D2.Civ.10.6-8.

Explain the relevance of personal interests and perspectives, civic virtues, and democratic principles when people address issues and problems in government and civil society

D3.1.6-8.

Gather relevant information from multiple sources while using the origin, authority, structure, context, and corroborative value of the sources to guide the selection.

D3.4.6-8.

Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out

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