Learning Goals
Students will be able to establish criteria for judging a misunderstanding scenario and explain why those criteria fit the question being investigated.
Students will be able to collect and cite evidence from short stories, dramatic scenarios, and informational sources to support an evidence-based claim.
Students will be able to analyze how authors use connotation, tone, and textual clues to create misunderstanding and ambiguity.
Students will be able to write a clear thesis paragraph that sequences reasoning logically and uses evidence with explanation.
Students will be able to revise and edit writing for clarity, elaboration, verb tense, and conventions based on peer and teacher feedback.
Students will be able to collaborate in discussion by listening actively, responding respectfully, and summarizing points of agreement and disagreement.
Students will be able to present and defend a judgment orally using appropriate vocabulary, tone, organization, and nonverbal communication.
Products
Investigation Notebook for a Misunderstanding Case
A research notebook that documents the student's question, criteria, source notes, evidence sorting, and individual judgment about a misunderstanding scenario. It must show how the student moved from first impressions to a defensible conclusion.
Studio Misunderstanding Evidence Board and Oral Defense
A team investigation report presented as an evidence board with shared findings, methodology rationale, conflicting evidence, limitations, and a brief oral defense. The team product must synthesize each member's contributions into one warranted conclusion.
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