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Read Write Think: Breaking Barriers: Critical Discussion of Social Issues Lesson PlanRead Write Think: Breaking Barriers: Critical Discussion of Social Issues Lesson Plan
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5th - 8th
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21 Century Skills
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Read Write Think: Breaking Barriers: Critical Discussion of Social Issues

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Through a series of picture book read-alouds and journal entries, students engage in critical discussion of complex issues of race, class, and gender.

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Concepts

african american history, character development, maniac magee, point of view, prejudice

Additional Tags

african-american history, black history, class discrimination, gender discrimination, knots in my yo-yo string, racial discrimination, readwritethink, royal bee, social group, social issue, stereotype, story of ruby bridges, theme, through my eyes, viewpoint, virgie goes to school with us boys, living in diversity

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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