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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 does the law of relativity (agreement & difference) help analogies to explain our thought process? =Do Now= Describe the ocean as completely as possible. At least 3-5 sentences or bullets. = = =Mini-Lesson= We use analogies to explain something by comparing it to something all sides of the communication understand. We define the common understanding (the ocean), and then we use that common understanding to describe and analyze the idea that we are explaining (eternity, knowledge, spirituality). =Class Activity= We will discuss the ocean and relate it to the ideas of eternity, knowledge, spirituality, etc. Time permitting, we will offer other analogies to practice our skills. =Closing Reflection= How does an analogy help to understand a complex idea? = Absence Make Up = In order to make up missed material, students need to do the following in their notebooks:

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