Challenging Authority: The Giver

Lesson 25
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ELA

Unit 2

6th Grade

Lesson 25 of 32

Objective


Identify arguments and claims a speaker makes about screen time, and explain whether or not claims are supported by reasoning and evidence.

Readings and Materials


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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What claim does Sara DeWitt make about screen time and isolation? Does she provide evidence to support this claim? If so, provide specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • What claim does Sara DeWitt make about screen time and exercise? Does she provide evidence to support this claim? If so, provide specific examples from the text to support your answer.

  • What claim does Sara DeWitt make about screen time and education? Does she provide evidence to support this claim? If so, provide specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Discussion Questions

  • Do you think that screens are a “necessity” in our world today? Are some types of screens—TVs, computers, phones, e-readers, videos games—more necessary than others?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.6.8 — Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

Supporting Standards

L.6.6
RI.6.1
RI.6.2
RI.6.4
RI.6.7
RI.6.10
SL.6.1
SL.6.2
SL.6.3
SL.6.6
W.6.4
W.6.8
W.6.9
W.6.9.b
W.6.10
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