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Lumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Bias in Language Lesson PlanLumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Bias in Language Lesson Plan
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Lumen Learning
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9th - 10th
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Lumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Bias in Language

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This lesson focuses on bias in language such as gender and cultural bias and how to avoid them in public speaking. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.e

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CCSS: Adaptable
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gender bias
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
Common Core
WHST.6-8.2.e SL.11-12.3 SL.11-12.2 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.2 SL.7.3 SL.6.3 SL.8.1.d

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