Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze how Arturo Zamora's identity, community ties, and civic action develop across The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora and explain how those ideas connect to a social issue in real life.
Students will be able to identify and explain visible and invisible parts of their own identity using evidence from an identity self-portrait and identity-to-action map.
Students will be able to formulate a focused research question about a student-chosen social issue and refine it into an investigable question based on feasibility and evidence availability.
Students will be able to gather and evaluate credible sources about a social issue by comparing viewpoints, noting source purpose, and recording evidence in a source tracker.
Students will be able to interpret evidence from research notes, interviews, and text evidence to develop a claim about how identity connects to a social issue and possible action.
Students will be able to collaborate with peers and community partners to compare interpretations, revise ideas, and strengthen the accuracy and relevance of their investigation.
Students will be able to create and present an interactive Google Site that synthesizes research findings, identity connections, and a clear call to action for a social issue.
Products
Personal Investigation Research Notebook
A research notebook that documents the student's identity self-portrait, question development, source evaluations, interview notes, raw evidence, and personal analysis. It shows how the student refined a focused social-issue question and used evidence to build an informed claim.
Collaborative Social Issue Google Site and Expo Presentation
A team-created Google Site and short expo presentation that synthesize each member's investigation into one evidence-based argument about a social issue. The site must show methodology, visualizations, conclusions, limitations, and a clear call to action, and it must depend on individual research contributions.
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