Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
This lesson is designed to take place following completion of another K20 lesson, "Trigger Warnings." Through collaboration, reading, and research, students will continue the study of a controversial work of literature by examining various perspectives on book banning. Students will establish their... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Banned Books, Censorship Part 2
To support students' ability to write persuasive essays, this lesson will scaffold aspects of argumentation through paragraph development. Students will first review the use of evidence and reasoning to support a claim by performing a CER analysis of a comic strip. Next, students will work both collaboratively... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Writing Paragraphs With Evidence and Reasoning
This lesson introduces the importance of argument in everyday life. Students will identify arguments in order to build an initial understanding of claims, evidence, and reasoning, and the rhetorical situation: author’s purpose, audience, and context. While this lesson is currently aligned only to 11th-grade... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: September 23rd, 2024
Introduction to Argument
In this lesson students will learn the differences between a natural birth and a c-section. Students will first reflect on statements about the two types of birth and what they already believe. Then students will use the Honeycomb Harvest instructional strategy to explore natural birth and record guided... Read more »
Created by: Laura Young
Date Updated: February 7th, 2024
Natural Birth and C-section