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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Status and Role in Groups: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how parties' perceptions of their status and role in a group may become interests within a conflict. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Status and Role in Groups."
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Article
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Critical Reading: How the Language Really Works: What's Critical Thinking?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Reading and writing are essentially thinking. This site examines the aspects of critical thinking, including rationality, self-awareness, honesty, open-mindedness, discipline, and judgment. RI.11-12.10a Text Complexity
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Comparing and Contrasting: Differentiating Between Fact and Opinion

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This downloadable slideshow focuses on comparing and contrasting, and distinguishing between fact and opinion. It provides definitions and examples of each.
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Debate Evaluation Forms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nice resource for teachers who are judging/evaluating an in-class debate. It presents comments about the debate and the people involved that require you to rate on a scale of 1 to 5.