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flat **Standards** [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.3] Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.6] Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9] Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. =AIM= How do I argue from the perspective of my chosen school of philosophy? =Do Now= Pull down your pair's discussion of the assigned school of philosophy & review some of the tenets & ideas. Be prepared to discuss how your school would consider questions about education & student ability. =Homework= Make a decision for Thursday about which school of philosophy you would like to research. =Mini-Lesson= The United States has been putting into place a policy that requires schools to make every student "college ready". The belief behind this policy is that everyone should go to college, and that only college graduates have the materials necessary to be competitive in a modern technology-based economy. How would your school respond to this policy? =Circle Activity= **Round 1 -** How would your school either support or oppose this policy? **Round 2 -** How much does your school agree or disagree with the tenet that everyone should go to college? **Round 3 -** How might your school describe the "materials necessary" to be competitive? **Round 4 -** How would your school feel about a "technology-based economy"? **Round 5 -** What kind of questions do you have about the argumentation portion of the schools of philosophy research? =Closing= **Reflection -** Which schools am I considering for my research? Why am I attracted to those schools? = Absence Make Up = In order to make up missed material, students need to do the following in their notebooks: Go to Previous Class Go to Next Class
 * 1) Complete the Do Now.
 * 2) Read the Mini-lesson.
 * 3) Answer questions 1-5 based on the school that you had been assigned with a partner.
 * 4) Complete the closing reflection.

= Lesson Plan =

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