Social Influence Debate

Grade Level

5th Grade

Duration

60 minutes

Unit

Colonial Life in North Carolina (Lesson 4 of 5)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Analyze social structures within colonial families or communities in North Carolina.
• Explain how social status and political views influenced perspectives on the Revolutionary War.
• Compare multiple viewpoints about the Revolutionary War considering social and political influences.
• Communicate thoughtful opinions based on evidence from their analysis.

Standards Alignment

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) – Social Studies & ELA Integration

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3
  Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical text.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.1
  Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1
  Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.8
  Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which