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Grade 12 ELA Module 3

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Gun, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond is a seminal work of historical nonfiction from the late 20th century. Use the author's claims and supporting evidence to guide your high school seniors through their research project, culminating in a multimedia journal. The first unit of the module focuses on Diamond's arguments and prompts your class to choose one to evaluate based on textual details in a unit assessment. Next, learners synthesize the skills they have honed in a larger research project in the second unit, which offers several topics and sources to evaluate, investigate, and take positions for or against after participating in an inquiry-based learning experience.

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Concepts

guided inquiry, research writing, textual evidence, evaluating claims, evaluating sources, the writing process, multimedia presentations, podcasts, citations, mla format

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

Work with your school's computer science department to design a cross-curricular project between language arts and/or social science, and have your class work on the digital parts of their project in a computer lab or tablet cart
If you don't have time for all 41 lessons in the module, use the second unit as a focus on research and presentation skills

Classroom Considerations

You will need a class set or access to ebooks of Guns, Germs, and Steel
Does not include a table of contents, which may make the 621-page resource challenging to navigate; use your computer's search function to locate key terms and concepts

Pros

Emphasizes proper MLA citation
Research, evaluation, writing, and multimedia skills apply to other disciplines and are especially helpful for college-bound seniors
Provides worksheets and graphic organizers that you could use with other projects

Cons

None

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