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After: A Study of Individual Rights

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Use the dystopian novel After by Francine Prose to spark discussion about individual and student rights. Learners read the novel, evaluating how far a school can go to control its attendees. As they read, scholars fill out a chart recording evidence of rights violations, corresponding each with an amendment from the Bill of Rights. Discussion prompts are provided, and scholars compose journal entries from the perspective of a character.

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primary source analysis, primary sources, character analysis, characters, historical fiction, literature, point of view, before and after, the bill of rights, constitutional amendments, civil rights, human rights, civics, the united states constitution

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bill of rights, character analysis, constitution, historical fiction, individual rights, point of view, Discussion, after, primary source analysis, rights of students, cite evidence, literature, francine prose, l.7.1., english language arts
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Grade
6th - 9th
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English Language Arts
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21 days
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