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Boundary Ballad Analysis

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Boundary Ballads relate to the Iowa Core Literacy Standards because students need decide what the writer is inferring based on the ballad. The two standards that relate to creating ballads are:
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies. (RH.6-8.4)
6. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts). (RH.6- 8.6)
When reading the ballad the student needs to think outside of the box to solve the problem.

Personally, I think boundary ballads would be best served as a learning experience and not a formal assessment. When students are having a formal
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