Knowledge/Skill Building
📚 Textbook vs Zinn Source Lens
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Content Expertise
Effective Communication
Self Directed Learning
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.6
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1
Submission Required
Using a textbook excerpt and a counter-narrative passage from Howard Zinn on the same Revolutionary-era event, students annotate for claim, reasoning, evidence, tone, and whose voices are centered or omitted. The teacher models a sourcing routine and students complete a comparison chart with direct quotations. Pairs then discuss how framing changes historical understanding.
Plan day
Day 2
Duration
50 min
Grouping
Pair
Steps
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