Module C:
Essential Questions
Driving Questions
Skills, Assignments, and Activities
NONFICTION- synthesize information from multiple articles
LITERATURE- mystery genre study, identify ingredients of a mystery, identify types of irony
WRITING- responses to literature/informational text/media, formal research paper
SPEAKING/LISTENING- conducting speeches/interviews (mock trial)
RESEARCH- quoting/paraphrasing/summarizing information, acknowledging a counterclaim, internal citations
GRAMMAR- types of sentences, phrases, clauses
VOCABULARY- 7th grade required terms
Essential Questions
- Why does duress impact our identities?
- How is identity impacted by the choices we make?
- How is identity impacted by governmental decisions/the laws within our society?
Driving Questions
- How are citizens today affected by governmental decisions?
- How do people handle situations of duress differently?
- How do the courts protect our rights?
- How do I conduct credible and relevant research?
- What makes a mystery?
Skills, Assignments, and Activities
NONFICTION- synthesize information from multiple articles
LITERATURE- mystery genre study, identify ingredients of a mystery, identify types of irony
WRITING- responses to literature/informational text/media, formal research paper
SPEAKING/LISTENING- conducting speeches/interviews (mock trial)
RESEARCH- quoting/paraphrasing/summarizing information, acknowledging a counterclaim, internal citations
GRAMMAR- types of sentences, phrases, clauses
VOCABULARY- 7th grade required terms