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Abstract:: Task Description: This task asks students to write an essay in which they present and defend their beliefs about doing work Ňon behalf of othersÓ based on the texts they have explored throughout the unit. This packet contains a curriculum-embedded CCLS aligned task and instructional supports. The task is embedded in a 2-3 week unit on documentary work that focuses on creating records or accounts of events, people, and places that might otherwise go unnoticed.

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Abstract:: Task Description: This is embedded within two units designed to support studentsŐ journeys towards proficiency in reading and analyzing nonfiction texts, integrating information across multiple texts, and writing argument essays based on their research. The task included asks each student to read and watch several nonfiction texts that give information about an issue and to take a side on that issue in the form of an argument essay, drawing on the provided texts for support. Students will write summaries of the main ideas and key details of texts they have read. Students will also write opinion pieces on the topic presented, supporting their point of view with reasons and information derived from the texts provided.

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