Finding Freedom: Ela Lessons for Gifted and Advanced Learners in Grades 6-8

ISBN-13: 9781618214911 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 224 str.

Emily Mofield; Tamra Stambaugh

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Finding Freedom invites students to follow America's journey toward finding freedom by examining multiple perspectives, conflicts, ideas, and challenges through seminal historical texts. This unit, developed by Vanderbilt University's Programs for Talented Youth and aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), features close readings o

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Acknowledgements Introduction Pretest Pretest Rubric Lesson 1 “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry Lesson 2 “Proclamation Upon British Depredations, Burning of the Capitol by James Madison Lesson 3 “Speech to Congress on Indian Removal by Andrew Jackson Lesson 4 “The Hypocrisy of the Nation Must Be Exposed by Frederick Douglass Lesson 5 “First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln Lesson 6 “Speech Before Congress by Carrie Chapman Catt Lesson 7 “A Day of Infamy by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lesson 8 “Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs—Space by John F. Kennedy Lesson 9 “We Shall Overcome by Lyndon B. Johnson Lesson 10 “9/11 Address to the Nation by George W. Bush Lesson 11 “First Inaugural Address by Barack Obama Lesson 12 Final Reflection and Culminating Project Posttest Posttest Rubric References Appendix A: Instructions for Using the Models Appendix B: Blank Models and Guides Appendix C: Rubrics About the Authors Common Core State Standards Alignment