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Lesson 1: The Power of Our Writing

In this lesson students will reflect on the power of writing as they have discovered in this curriculum and prepare a portfolio of the writing they are most proud of.

Skills

Persuasive Writing

Learning Tools

Graphic Organizer

Student Work Example

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3)

D4.7.6-8.

Assess their individual and collective capacities to take action to address local, regional, and global problems, taking into account a range of possible levers of power, strategies, and potential outcomes.

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