Smith, Margaret Chase. to the Senate in Support of a Declaration of Conscience.” “Remarks King, Jr., Martin Luther. from Birmingham Jail” “Letter King, Jr., Martin Luther. Have a Dream: Address Delivered at the March on Washington, “I D.C., for Civil Rights on August 28, 1963” Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Wiesel, Elie. Despair and Memory” “Hope, Reagan, Ronald. to Students at Moscow State University” “Address Quindlen, Anna. Quilt of a Country” “A Sample Performance Tasks for Informational Texts: English Language Arts Students compare George Washington’s Farewell Address to other foreign policy statements, • such as the Monroe Doctrine, and how both texts analyze address similar themes and concepts regarding alliances.” [RI.9–10.9] “entangling Students Abraham Lincoln in his Inaugural Address” his analyze how unfolds • “Second examination of the that led to the Civil War, paying particular attention to ideas the order in Lincoln his points, which the points are made, how introduces and develops and the connections [RI.9–10.3] that are drawn between them. Students the about the of liberty” in Learned evaluate argument and specific claims • “spirit Hand’s Am an American Day Address,” assessing the relevance and sufficiency of the “I [RI.9–10.8] evidence and the validity of his reasoning. Students and in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, Have a determine the purpose point of view • “I Dream” speech and how King his position. [RI.9–10.6] analyze uses rhetoric to advance Informational Texts: History/Social Studies Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Connell, Evan S. Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art, 16th Edition Kurlansky, Mark. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Haskins, Jim. Black, Blue and Gray: African Americans in the Civil War Dash, Joan. The Longitude Prize Thompson, Wendy. The Illustrated Book of Great Composers Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Subjects Euclid. Elements Cannon, Annie J. the Stars” “Classifying
Smith, Margaret Chase. “Remarks to the Senate in Support of a Declaration of Conscience.” King, Jr., Martin Luther. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” King, Jr., Martin Luther. “I Have a Dream: Address Delivered at the March on Washington, D.C., for Civil Rights on August 28, 1963” Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Wiesel, Elie. “Hope, Despair and Memory” Reagan, Ronald. “Address to Students at Moscow State University” Quindlen, Anna. “A Quilt of a Country” Sample Performance Tasks for Informational Texts: English Language Arts • Students compare George Washington’s Farewell Address to other foreign policy statements, such as the Monroe Doctrine, and analyze how both texts address similar themes and concepts regarding “entangling alliances.” [RI.9–10.9] • Students analyze how Abraham Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address” unfolds his examination of the ideas that led to the Civil War, paying particular attention to the order in which the points are made, how Lincoln introduces and develops his points, and the connections that are drawn between them. [RI.9–10.3] • Students evaluate the argument and specific claims about the “spirit of liberty” in Learned Hand’s “I Am an American Day Address,” assessing the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and the validity of his reasoning. [RI.9–10.8] • Students determine the purpose and point of view in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream” speech and analyze how King uses rhetoric to advance his position. [RI.9–10.6] Informational Texts: History/Social Studies Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Connell, Evan S. Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art, 16th Edition Kurlansky, Mark. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Haskins, Jim. Black, Blue and Gray: African Americans in the Civil War Dash, Joan. The Longitude Prize Thompson, Wendy. The Illustrated Book of Great Composers Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Subjects Euclid. Elements Cannon, Annie J. “Classifying the Stars”
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