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This Grade 4 Literacy in English Language Arts: A Call to Action unit plan also includes:
- Testing and Other Measures of Life - Article
- The Pressure to Perform
- Testing: No Child Left Behind
- Is the Use of Standardized Tests Improving Education in America?
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You have the power! Scholars learn that they have power of the pen in their writing. After reading and viewing various sources about standardized testing, they express their own opinions about the testing by writing letters to the school's chancellor of the City of New York.
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Instructional Ideas
- Create a debate as an extension to the lesson
Classroom Considerations
- Texts require downloading and printing from links
- Requires a method of viewing videos as sources
Pros
- Discusses a topic important in the lives of pupils
- Gives a writing rubric for easy scoring
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- None