In this unit students will explore justice and its role in society. Students will determine how the justice system is used for just society. Students will analyze various texts for perspectives of culture, gender, and social power.
Priority Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- SS.H.7.9-12: Identify the role of individuals, groups, and institutions in people’s struggle for safety, freedom, equality and justice.
- SS.CV.8.9-12: Analyze how individuals use and challenge laws to address a variety of public issues.
We are learning to... - Analyze key Supreme Court cases and how they impact the rights of various groups within America.
- Examine the means by which oppression is maintained and challenged within a society.
- Understand contemporary issues of oppression, privilege, and social justice experienced by various groups in American society.
- Examine how authors communicate key issues of social justice through literary works.
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