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part 1
1 hour

The use of enhancement ‘substances’ for sporting events dates back to the ancient Greeks and ancient Maya.


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Includes 5 Activities

Students apply their close reading skills to understand a societal issue as a context for various perspectives, positions, and arguments.

• The teacher presents an overview of the unit and its societal issue.
• Students read and analyze a background text to develop an initial understanding of the issue.
• Students read and analyze a second background text to expand and deepen their understanding of the issue.
• Students develop text-dependent questions and use them to deepen their analysis.
• Students develop and write an evidence-based claim about the nature of the issue.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Developing Core Proficiencies Program: Units in ELA Literacy. Available from engageny.org/resource/developing-core-proficiencies-program-units-in-ela-literacy; accessed 2015-05-29. Newer versions may exist from Expeditionary Learning.
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