expository writing

What does the word tolerance suggest? When building a world without borders, the language we use could serve to build relationships or raze them. In this module, students will read from a critical perspective to understand how authors use language to shape tone and meaning. These insights will...

In this module students will explore the themes of the play A Raisin in the Sun by analyzing the characters' relationships with each other, symbolism, references to the time period of the play, and attitude of the author.

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Students will write a comparative essay critiquing the literary styles of two authors and their use of fear as a thematic focus. They will support their central claim with evidence from at least one film from class, one story from class and one film of their own choosing. Through the study of...

In this assignment, students are challenged to push themselves beyond their personal limits in an area of their choosing.  As background, students will read Christopher MacDougall’s Born to Run, which documents the incredible human feats performed by ultramarathon runners.  Students...

This task was originally written as a Grade 7 Science, Technology and Society (STS) performance assessment. The STS Expository Essay task was developed to address current science education standards that encourage teachers to teach students how to use the Internet to locate reliable information...

This performance based assessment asks middle school students to evaluate, "How to people persevere through man made and natural crises?"  

Students will research the economic, political, or cultural causes of their family’s migration in an effort to find examples of perseverance. ...