Claiming Our Place: LGBTQ+ Experiences in the United States

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 6

7th Grade

Lesson 9 of 20

Objective


Identify a writer or speaker’s argument and assess whether the evidence they provide is relevant to claims.

Readings and Materials


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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What argument do the people in "Trans People Nail the Absurdity of the Bathroom Debate" make? What reasons do they provide to support this argument? Provide at least three reasons/pieces of evidence provided and explain why they are relevant to the argument.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • What argument did Drew Adams’s attorneys make for why having to use a gender neutral bathroom at Adams’s school was discriminatory? Provide quoted evidence from the text to support your answer.

  • What reasons does the court provide for why they decided to rule in Drew Adams’ favor? Provide at least two pieces of quoted evidence from the article that demonstrates their reasoning.

  • What evidence does the article, "We Need Gender Neutral Bathrooms" provide to support the argument that gender-neutral bathrooms are needed in public places? Select two pieces of evidence that they use to support this argument.

Discussion Questions

  • Drew Adams felt that being asked to use a gender neutral restroom was discriminatory, while the other two sources we read/watched today argue that gender neutral restrooms are a positive thing for trans people. Why do you think this is? Can both of these arguments be true?

Vocabulary


Text-based

affirm

v.

state as a fact; confirm

Academic

relevant

adv.

closely connected and/or appropriate to support the idea

Homework


To ensure that students are prepared for the next lesson, have students complete the following reading for homework. Use guidance from the next lesson to identify any additional language or background support students may need while independently engaging with the text.

  • Book: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater  pp. 59 – 102

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Who is Cherie?

  • What kind of relationship do she and Richard have?

  • Who is Miss Kaprice?

  • Who were the Heartbreak Kidz? What happened to them?

  • Who was Skeet, and what happened to him?

  • How does Richard behave when he comes home from Redding?

  • Why does his behavior change?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.7.8 — Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
  • RI.7.9 — Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
  • SL.7.3 — Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

Supporting Standards

L.7.6
RI.7.1
RI.7.10
SL.7.1
SL.7.2
SL.7.6
W.7.1
W.7.1.a
W.7.1.b
W.7.4
W.7.9
W.7.9.b
W.7.10
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