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Building on the previous discussion of the supplemental reading article "Where Sweatshops Are a Dream," class members use the provided Evaluating Argument and Evidence Tool to identify the claims and evidence Nicholas Kristof uses to build his argument.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have groups investigate whether or not raising labor standards has improved conditions or caused more factories to be closed down
Classroom Considerations
- The focus of the one-unit module is on helping writers develop the skills they need to develop well-crafted arguments supported by solid evidence
- The 16th in a 28-lesson unit designed to directly address Common Core standards RI.9-10.8 and L.9-10.4.a
- The lesson requires individual copies of Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos' Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science and of the supplemental text, "Where Sweatshops Are a Dream" by Nicholas Kristof
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- The 11-page packet includes a detailed plan, discussion questions with model high-quality responses, a template for the Evaluating argument and Evidence Tool, and an answer key
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