Adaptive Perseverance: Tackling complex issues in sports and forming coherent arguments require continuous effort and the willingness to revise based on research and feedback.
Learner’s Mindset: Researching various perspectives on sports issues promotes a lifelong quest for knowledge, encouraging students to remain open to new information and viewpoints.
Communication: Writing essays and participating in discussions and peer reviews enhance students' ability to articulate thoughts and ideas effectively, both in writing and orally.
Responsibility: By researching and presenting on sports issues, students act with integrity, understanding the impact of their arguments on their audience and the importance of supporting claims with evidence.
Global Citizenship: Exploring issues like athletes as activists or the role of sports in society encourages students to think about their responsibilities in a global context and how sports can influence societal change.
Critical Thinking: Analyzing different aspects of sports in schools, evaluating evidence, and forming arguments require students to view problems in detail and from broader perspectives.
Collaboration: Peer review sessions provide opportunities for students to work together, share feedback, and refine their arguments, underscoring the value of teamwork in achieving stronger outcomes.
What is the value of sports?
Do student athletes deserve the prestige they often get? Do athletes get treated differently than other students in schools?
How should athletes use the position they have, whether it is for activism, or dealing with mental health challenges, or in dealing with temptations presented to them?
Students will construct a well-reasoned argumentative essay on a selected issue related to high school sports.
Students will use evidence from credible sources to support their stance and will recognize and address counterarguments in their essays.
Students will communicate their perspective through clear, persuasive writing.
Research Skills: Students will learn how to gather information from credible sources to support their arguments.
Critical Thinking: This unit will enhance students' ability to analyze different perspectives, evaluate evidence, and develop well-reasoned arguments.
Writing Skills: Students will refine their writing, focusing on structuring arguments, developing a clear thesis, and employing persuasive language.
Communication: By presenting their arguments and engaging in peer reviews, students will improve their ability to articulate thoughts clearly and respond to feedback constructively.
Empathy and Open-mindedness: Exploring diverse viewpoints on sports in schools will encourage students to consider and understand perspectives different from their own.
Problem-solving: Developing a coherent argument on complex issues requires identifying problems, considering solutions, and justifying choices.
Collaboration: Through peer review sessions, students will collaborate, providing and receiving feedback to improve each other's work.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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