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Family Life Lesson Plan

Family Life Lesson Plan

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Family Life

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What is family? Challenge your scholars to write an encompassing definition of what this word means to them. After reading "It May Be a Family Matter, But Just Try to Define Family," class members discuss the emotional issues surrounding the family of Terri Schiavo, and then craft a position paper about the Terri Schiavo case.

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supporting details, details, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, relationships

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relationships, Discussion, opinion essay, Persuasive Writing, supporting facts and details, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.1, ccss.ela-literacy.sl.11-12.1, l.7.1., english language arts

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6th - 12th

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English Language Arts

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1 hr

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Inquiry-Based Learning

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