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Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy
This resource guides students through a deep exploration of the pivotal era of American history when a nation divided by slavery and war was challenged to rebuild.
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- History
- Social Studies
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Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy
Date of Publication:
May 2022
The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy is a unit that focuses on this tumultuous period in US history and its legacy today. This supplement includes specific writing prompts and teaching strategies that ask students to use evidence as they craft a formal argumentative essay. In addition, the resource features effective writing strategies for the social studies classroom.
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Facing History & Ourselves, “Common Core Writing Prompts and Strategies: The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy”, last updated September 26, 2022.
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