The CERCA Sets and Minilessons chosen here support Grade 12 Expeditionary Learning Modules. We start by asking students to consider how personal identity develops in an online environment and move on to challenging students to think about the role of government in healthcare and the ethics of conscious machines. The reading and writing provided in each CERCA Set sets your classroom up for robust arguments, counterarguments, and critical reasoning.
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Grade 12 Modules
Module 1: Reading and Writing Personal Narratives: “All of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.”
Supporting CERCA Sets:- Personal Identity
- Writing Prompt: What is the author's point of view regarding Facebook, and do the choices she makes effectively persuade readers to agree with her? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of her argument. (RI.11-12.2; W.11-12.1)
Module 2: “I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government.”
Supporting CERCA Sets:- Government Role in Health
- Writing Prompt: Are government regulations such as New York’s soda ban the best way to combat obesity in the United States? (RI.11-12.1; W.11-12.1)
Module 3: Researching Multiple Perspectives to Develop a Position
Supporting CERCA Sets:- The Role of Machines
- Writing Prompt: Should machines that have a conscience be created? (RI.11-12.2; W.11-12.2)
Module 4: Analyzing the Interaction of Central Ideas and Character Development: “I continually find myself in the ruins / of new beginnings”
Supporting CERCA Sets:- Growing Up
- Writing Prompt: Use allusions and juxtapositions to write a personal narrative about a time when you felt out of place or even like an outcast. (W.11-12.3)