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In this task, students assume the role of a representative of a country responsible for drafting a proposal to bring to the global nuclear power summit. Students will research the current context in their country and decide whether their country will support or oppose a proposal to bring nuclear...

This performance task requires students to demonstrate their ability to read and analyze a short text as well as the ability to write an essay that requires them to take a position and support it with evidence. Before students complete the reading and writing assessments they will participate in...

First, students will complete a written persuasive speech that utilizes specific rhetorical strategies. Then, students will present that speech orally to an audience of their peers and other community members. 

Students write a myth that describes something specific about our world (e.g., a natural phenomenon like why it snows in winter, the creation of the earth, or a past event). Students create a visual representation of their myth and participate in a gallery walk.