In this unit, students will be developing claims and counterclaims around a problem/solution in history.
Priority Standards
SS.IS.5.6-8 MC: Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both.
SS.G.2.6-8.MC: Evaluate how cultural and economic decisions influence environments and the daily lives of people in both nearby and distant places.
Essential Questions
How does one make a claim?
How does one refute a counterclaim?
Is war ever justified?
Big Ideas
Claims state what you are trying to prove.
Counterclaims acknowledge a different point of view.
Evidence supports claims and counterclaims.
SS.IS.5.6-8 MC: Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both.
SS.G.2.6-8.MC: Evaluate how cultural and economic decisions influence environments and the daily lives of people in both nearby and distant places.
Essential Questions
How does one make a claim?
How does one refute a counterclaim?
Is war ever justified?
Big Ideas
Claims state what you are trying to prove.
Counterclaims acknowledge a different point of view.
Evidence supports claims and counterclaims.
vocabularyClaim
Counterclaim Refute Limitations Strengths Justified Argument |
assessmentsStudents will write an argument which includes a claim and counterclaim to answer the question: Is war ever justified?
Students will participate in a Socratic Seminar. |
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