Knowledge/Skill Building
🔍 2008 Election Question Studio
Frame a question
Develop an inquiry plan
Select and evaluate sources
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1
Submission Required
Students review clips, headlines, debate excerpts, and campaign ad transcripts from 2008, then generate several possible inquiry paths tied to issues, public voices, or candidate strategies. The teacher gives just-in-time instruction on the difference between broad topics, compelling questions, and investigable questions with a clear evidence base. Students draft one focused question and one provisional hypothesis about what dramatic angle might best help an audience understand the election.
Plan day
Day 7
Duration
75 min
Grouping
Individual
Steps
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