Standards and Objectives

Standards:

ELA Standards:

• Key Ideas and Details 9-10R1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences; develop questions for deeper understanding and for further exploration. (RI&RL)

• Craft Structure 9-10R6: Analyze how authors employ point of view, perspective, and purpose to shape explicit and implicit messages (e.g., examine rhetorical strategies, literary elements and devices). (RI&RL)

• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: 9-10R9: Choose and develop criteria in order to evaluate the quality of texts. Make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, and personal experiences. (RI&RL)

• Text Types and Purposes:9-10W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

• Text Types and Purposes: 9-10W4: Create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to a text, author, theme or personal experience; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of techniques and genres. Explain divergences from the original when appropriate.

• Text Types and Purposes:9-10W5: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply the grade 9/10 Reading Standards to both literary and informational text, where applicable.

• Comprehension and Collaboration: 9-10SL1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on complex topics, texts, and issues; express ideas clearly and persuasively, and build on those of others.

Social Studies:

• World War I had important social, political, and economic effects on American society.

Students will investigate the effects of mobilization on the United States economy, including the role and contributions of women and African Americans in the war effort.

• Individuals, diverse groups, and organizations have sought to bring about change in American society through a variety of methods.

Modern women’s movement (e.g., The Feminine Mystique [1963], National Organization for Women , Equal Pay Act and Title IX, Roe v. Wade)

• Gathering and interpreting, and using evidence:

Analyze evidence in terms of content, authorship, point of view, bias, purpose, format, and audience

• Chronological and Causation Reasoning:

Recognize, analyze, and evaluate dynamics of historical continuity and change over periods of time and investigate factors that caused those changes over time

• Comprehension and Collaboration:

. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.

• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:

  • Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

  • Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentation