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Mid-Unit Assessment: How Chávez Develops His Claims in the Commonwealth Club Address

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Scholars complete a mid-unit 2 assessment, analyzing how César Chávez supports his claims in his 1984 speech, "Address to the Commonwealth Club of California." Learners focus on paragraphs 18 and 19 of the speech, answering text-based questions about Chávez's point of view as well as his main idea.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Pre-teach vocabulary terms such as cruel hoax and peon that pupils may not be familiar with
Classroom Considerations
  • Lesson five of eight from the Grade 7 ELA Module 2a, Unit 2 series
  • Requires students' annotated copies of Chávez's speech from previous lessons 
Pros
  • Provides an answer key for easy grading
  • Offers differentiation strategies
Cons
  • None
Common Core