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Grade 8 Classroom Packet — Civics & Argument
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uniting colonies without creating a government so powerful it threatens liberty
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federal: defense or foreign relations; state: schools or most elections (any valid pair)
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North: factories and wage labor; South: agriculture and cotton with enslaved labor
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whether to allow slavery (popular sovereignty)
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writing that supports a claim with organized reasons and evidence
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reasons and evidence arranged in logical clear order
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clear position writer defends
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why the claim makes sense
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facts, statistics, examples, expert quotes
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claim, evidence, and reasoning
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independent experts examine methods and data before publication; it checks quality
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relevant, specific, and credible
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