For this section, students should read pages 1–54 of American-Born Chinese.
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.3
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7-8.4
Present claims and findings, emphasizing salientpoints in a focused, coherent manner with...