Boxcar Lesson Plan

Suggested Grade Level: 8-10

Content Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.1.B Support claims using reasoning and evidence to demonstrate understanding of topic/text, using credible sources
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.1 Cite textual evidence that supports analysis of what text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.C Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate to the current discussion
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.D Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement; qualify or justify own views
  and understanding and make connections in light of evidence and reasoning presented
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each
  source
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9 Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources
• Public Act 170 of 2016–Public law mandating Holocaust & Genocide education, requiring six (6) hours of Holocaust & Genocide education to be delivered to students in social studies classes between grades 8 and 12, including but not limited to the Holocaust and Armenian genocide.