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Title: Argumentative Essay Positive Aspect of School

Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about how to develop an argument, write an essay about a positive aspect of your school or community and support your claims with evidence. Complete instructions are in the Google Slide presentation.

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Presentation Slide Deck: Argumentative Essay Positive Aspect of School

Link to Graphic Organizer: Positive Aspect of School Graphic Organizer

Title: Truman Doctrine Speech

Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you know about descriptive essays, write an essay about how people create change, based on evidence from a speech. Complete instructions are in the Google Slides presentation.

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Presentation Slide Deck: Truman Doctrine Speech

Link to Graphic Organizer: Truman Doctrine-GO

Link to Focus On Language: Truman Doctrine Speech Focus on Language

Link to Writing Assignment: Descriptive Essay

Title: Truman Doctrine Speech

Google Classroom Instructions: Explain how former President Truman develops the idea of “support ” for foreign countries. Cite evidence from the text in your response. Complete instructions are in the Google Slides presentation.

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Presentation Slide Deck: Truman Doctrine Speech

Link to Graphic Organizer: Truman’s Support Go

Link to Writing Assignment: Explanation for Support

Title: A Refugee Looks Back

Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you know about annotation, annotate the text while you read and then write a compare and contrast essay explaining how President Harry S. Truman’s political views compare to the views of the majority of the U.S. Congress at the time. Complete instructions are in the Google Slides presentation.

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Link to Presentation Slide Deck: A Refugee Looks Back

Link to Annotation Activity: Annotate Refugee Looks Back

Link to Graphic Organizer: Truman versus U.S. Congress Graphic Organizer

Link to Writing Assignment: Truman versus U.S. Congress: Compare and Contrast Essay

Title: Paired Text Work

Google Classroom Instructions: Complete a paired text comparison. Compare the texts you have worked with this week, “The Truman Doctrine Speech” and “A Refugee Looks Back” and analyze President Truman actions and beliefs in each text. Complete instructions are in the Google Slides presentation.

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Presentation Slide Deck: Paired Text Work

Link to Guided Questions: Guiding Questions for Paired Text Work

Link to Graphic Organizer: Compare the ideas of President Truman in each text

Link to Writing Assignment: President Truman Ideas Essay