Informational Writing Unit: Ruby Ibarra Song Analysis and Writing: Optional Topic 4

Description

Authors:

Andrea Chorney, K–12 Educator

Elisa M Yzaguirre, K–12 Educator

Learning Goals:

Learners will:

• build up background knowledge
• grow ideas about activism by synthesizing across texts

Learners will do this by:

• understanding the concepts of colonialism
• watching, reading and taking notes on a Filipino American artist and activist Ruby Ibarra
• writing a topic sentence related to a choice topic based on their research to date
• writing with sufficient clarity and context, specific types of supporting details to match and analysis and elaboration describing how the evidence connects to the topic sentence and why it matters
• integrating vocabulary into their writing