Does that happen in real life? Scholars look at their Themes of Adversity graphic organizers and think of examples in today's world for each type of adversity. They determine if today's world has the same struggles as those in the Middle Ages. They then work on creating evidence-based claims for their argumentative essay prompt Are We Medieval?

Concepts

evidence, supporting evidence, textual evidence

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate social studies standards or partner with a history teacher

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson 11 of 16 in Grade 6 ELA Module 2B Unit 2
• Order of lessons matters

Pros

• Connects today's world to previous ages
• Requires the identification and use of text evidence

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.1 W.6.1.b W.6.4 W.6.5