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Writing Prompt

Civil Rights Leadership

This is an exciting and interactive lesson for 7^th-grade history with timely reflection on the Civil Rights Movement and leadership.

(ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1) Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
(ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.A) Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

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Students research the Revolutionary War to determine the most important battle.

Students explore where they’d go as freed slaves after the Civil War.

Students travel to 1963 to write about watching MLK Jr.’s famous speech.

Students examine effects of COVID-19 on schools and create a reopening plan.