Details
Pages
99+ Pages
Subject
ELA, English as a Second Language (ESL), Literature & Poetry
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
Kindergarten, Pre-K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Ed, Higher Ed
Resource Type
Activities, Assessments, Projects
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Description
Complete 5-Week Unit Plan - 110 Pages
** Adaptable Lesson Plans - Can be shortened or lengthened if needed**
Includes:
* Choose from multiple activities for each week, or do them all.
* Discussion Questions (DOK 3 & 4)
* Critical Thinking Questions (DOK 3 & 4)
* Writing Prompts (DOK 3 & 4)
* Modified Discussion Questions, Critical Thinking Questions, and Writing Prompts (for SPED, ELL, and Differentiation)
* Writing Rubric
* Self-Assessment Checklist
* Weekly Vocabulary Activities
* Bi-Weekly Content Worksheets
* Collaborative Project-Based Learning Activities
* Weekly Quizzes
* Final Assessment
*** The unit is aligned to the U.S. Common Core Standards.***
Lies My Teacher Told Me Full Unit | Critical Thinking, Social Justice, and Historical Literacy | High School ELA
Ignite critical thinking and empower student voices with this dynamic 5-week unit plan based on Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen. Perfect for grades 9"12 ELA, Social Studies, or cross-curricular classrooms, this ready-to-teach unit promotes historical inquiry, nonfiction analysis, media literacy, and civic engagement through powerful readings, collaborative projects, and engaging assessments.
Designed to align with Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this unit challenges students to question textbook narratives, analyze bias and omission, and explore the connections between history, identity, and truth in modern society.
✅ What's Included:
5 Full Weeks of lesson plans, activities, and writing tasks
150+ DOK 3"4 Questions (Discussion + Critical Thinking)
SPED & ELL Differentiated Versions of all weekly tasks
Weekly Quizzes with varied question types + answer keys
Final Assessment (30 questions) + Rubric + Self-Assessment
Vocabulary Worksheets (25 words total) with graphic organizers
10 Editable Graphic Organizers for rhetorical analysis, bias comparison, memory mapping, and reform proposals
Project-Based Learning Activities (e.g., Museum of Hidden Truths, Student-Led Textbook Reform, Propaganda Analysis)
Writing Prompts (argumentative, reflective, analytical) + Detailed Rubric
Student Self-Assessment Checklist for writing tasks
Skills Targeted:
Nonfiction close reading
Rhetorical analysis (ethos, pathos, logos)
Comparative text evaluation
Argumentative and reflective writing
Media literacy and bias recognition
Civic literacy and student empowerment
Designed For:
High School ELA, U.S. History, or Social Justice electives
SPED and ESL/ELL learners (scaffolded questions, sentence starters, and modified prompts included)
Diverse learners through project-based learning and discussion
Teachers looking to build meaningful conversations around equity, representation, and truth in education
(Lies My Teacher Told Me unit, James Loewen curriculum, high school nonfiction unit, critical thinking literature unit, bias in history textbooks, social justice lesson plans, Common Core nonfiction ELA, project-based learning high school, SPED and ELL history unit, writing prompts and rubrics, media literacy unit, history and literature integration, TPT secondary ELA)
Complete 5-Week Unit Plan - 110 Pages
** Adaptable Lesson Plans - Can be shortened or lengthened if needed**
Includes:
* Choose from multiple activities for each week, or do them all.
* Discussion Questions (DOK 3 & 4)
* Critical Thinking Questions (DOK 3 & 4)
* Writing Prompts (DOK 3 & 4)
* Modified Discussion Questions, Critical Thinking Questions, and Writing Prompts (for SPED, ELL, and Differentiation)
* Writing Rubric
* Self-Assessment Checklist
* Weekly Vocabulary Activities
* Bi-Weekly Content Worksheets
* Collaborative Project-Based Learning Activities
* Weekly Quizzes
* Final Assessment
*** The unit is aligned to the U.S. Common Core Standards.***
Lies My Teacher Told Me Full Unit | Critical Thinking, Social Justice, and Historical Literacy | High School ELA
Ignite critical thinking and empower student voices with this dynamic 5-week unit plan based on Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen. Perfect for grades 9"12 ELA, Social Studies, or cross-curricular classrooms, this ready-to-teach unit promotes historical inquiry, nonfiction analysis, media literacy, and civic engagement through powerful readings, collaborative projects, and engaging assessments.
Designed to align with Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this unit challenges students to question textbook narratives, analyze bias and omission, and explore the connections between history, identity, and truth in modern society.
✅ What's Included:
5 Full Weeks of lesson plans, activities, and writing tasks
150+ DOK 3"4 Questions (Discussion + Critical Thinking)
SPED & ELL Differentiated Versions of all weekly tasks
Weekly Quizzes with varied question types + answer keys
Final Assessment (30 questions) + Rubric + Self-Assessment
Vocabulary Worksheets (25 words total) with graphic organizers
10 Editable Graphic Organizers for rhetorical analysis, bias comparison, memory mapping, and reform proposals
Project-Based Learning Activities (e.g., Museum of Hidden Truths, Student-Led Textbook Reform, Propaganda Analysis)
Writing Prompts (argumentative, reflective, analytical) + Detailed Rubric
Student Self-Assessment Checklist for writing tasks
Skills Targeted:
Nonfiction close reading
Rhetorical analysis (ethos, pathos, logos)
Comparative text evaluation
Argumentative and reflective writing
Media literacy and bias recognition
Civic literacy and student empowerment
Designed For:
High School ELA, U.S. History, or Social Justice electives
SPED and ESL/ELL learners (scaffolded questions, sentence starters, and modified prompts included)
Diverse learners through project-based learning and discussion
Teachers looking to build meaningful conversations around equity, representation, and truth in education
(Lies My Teacher Told Me unit, James Loewen curriculum, high school nonfiction unit, critical thinking literature unit, bias in history textbooks, social justice lesson plans, Common Core nonfiction ELA, project-based learning high school, SPED and ELL history unit, writing prompts and rubrics, media literacy unit, history and literature integration, TPT secondary ELA)
Description Complete 5-Week Unit Plan - 110 Pages ** Adaptable Lesson Plans - Can be shortened or lengthened if needed** Includes: * Choose from multiple activities for each week, or do them all. * Discussion Questions (DOK 3 & 4)... more
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