English 7th April
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This curriculum map may differ from actual content in the classroom based on many factors. April |
Independent Reading Workers are allowed to form unions, and employers are not allowed to threatened them for doing so. There is a law that says this. Workers vote to have a union represent them. Once they are represented by a union, the union negotiates a contract with the employer on behalf of the workers. A contract is a legally binding document that workers and employers are legally required to follow. It includes details like pay,hours, working conditions. Reading Literary Nonfiction |
How do working conditions change? What role do consumers, governments, business owners, and workers play in improving working conditions? How does a speaker develop and organize this central claim? How can primary and secondary sources complement one another in helping us understand history? Why do you think Abraham Lincoln wanted to free enslaved African Americans? How did Lincoln's views on slavery affect the United States?
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Analyze the interactions between individual, events,and ideas in a text Effectively engage in discussions with diverse. Determine a theme or central ideas of an information text. Analyze the organization of an informational text (including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas Cite Text Evidence Inferences and Supporting Details Main Idea and Supporting Details Summarize Interactions Between Individuals Interactions of Ideas in Text Word Choice Connotation and Denotation Context Clues Figurative vs. Literal Language Analyze Text Structure Author's Point of View Persuasive Technique Evaluate Evidence Compare and Contrast Texts Engage in Collaborative Discussion
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sweatshop synthesis
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Commonwealth Club Address Structure Students' annotated texts of Commonwealth Club Address Mid Unit Assessment Text Dependent Questions Analyzing the Structure of Chavez's Wrath of Grapes Speech Cite Text Evidence Summarize Comprehension Check Word Maps
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Text of Commonweatlh Club Address by Cesar Chavez. Mid Unit Assessment: How Chavez Develops His Claims in the Commonwealth Club Address Video to coincide from teaching tolerance.org
Reading part of a children’s book called Harvesting Hope: The Story of César Chávez, by Kathleen Krull, a PBS video, Fight in the Fields. engageny.org- reading lists
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