Academic standards
- 8.78
- Describe African-American involvement in the Union army, including the Massachusetts 54th Regiment and the 13th U.S. Colored Troops in the Battle of Nashville.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.4
- Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.6
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See grade 8 Language...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.5
- With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a...
- GLE 0801.1.1
- Demonstrate control of Standard English through grammar usage, and mechanics (punctuation, capitalization, and spelling).
- GLE 0801.3.3
- Organize ideas into an essay with an introduction, developing paragraphs,
conclusion, and appropriate transitions.
- GLE 0801.3.4
- Refine strategies for editing and revising written work.
- GLE 0801.4.2
- Gather relevant information from a variety of print and electronic sources, as well as from direct observation, interviews, and surveys.
- GLE 0801.4.3
- Make distinctions about the credibility, reliability, consistency, strengths, and limitations of resources, including information gathered from websites.
- SPI 0801.1.2
- Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular,
agreement, perfect tenses, verb phrases) within context.
- SPI 0801.2.4
- Determine the most effective methods of engaging an audience during an oral
presentation (e.g., making eye contact, adjusting speaking rate).
- SPI 0801.3.11
- Identify individual written selections as technical, narrative, persuasive,
and/or descriptive in mode.
- SPI 0801.3.5
- Select appropriate time-order or transitional words/phrases to enhance the flow of a writing sample.
- SPI 0801.3.8
- Select vivid words to strengthen a description (adjective or adverb) within a
writing sample or passage.
- SPI 0801.3.9
- Select illustrations, explanations, anecdotes, descriptions and/or facts to support key ideas.
- SPI 0801.4.2
- Identify levels of reliability among resources (e.g., eyewitness account,
newspaper account, supermarket tabloid account, Internet source).
- TSS.ELA.6.W.PDW.4
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- TSS.ELA.7.W.PDW.4
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- TSS.ELA.8.L.CSE.1
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.
- TSS.ELA.8.SL.PKI.4
- Present claims and findings in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence; sound, valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye...
- TSS.ELA.8.SL.PKI.6
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.PDW.4
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.PDW.5
- With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new...
- TSS.ELA.8.W.TTP.1
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- TSS.ELA.8.W.TTP.3
- Write narratives (fiction and nonfiction) to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, relevant descriptive details, and...
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Essential and guiding questions:
- What motivated men to volunteer for service in the United States Colored Troops?
- What risks did theyface?
- How did the experiences of African American soldiers differ from those of white Union soldiers?
