grades 9-12

"The embedded language development of this unit centers on two of the Key Uses of Academic Language:

• Explain the causes and effects of key events of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Discuss by building upon ideas of others and articulating your own claims.

These unit-level Focus Language Goals were created through an analysis of the driving language demands of an existing Model Curriculum Unit on history and social science for grades 9–12: 'African American Civil Rights Movement.'"

"The embedded language development of this unit centers on three of the Key Uses of Academic Language:

• Recount by summarizing information demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
• Argue by stating a claim supported with reasoning and evidence.
• Discuss to build and present knowledge through research by synthesizing ideas from multiple sources.

These unit-level Focus Language Goals were created through an analysis of the driving language demands of 'Exploring Topics in Education,'an existing grade 10 ELA Model Curriculum Unit."