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In this course participants will be immersed in reading and writing informational and argumentative texts. Participants will analyze texts to identify the characteristics, structures, and techniques commonly used in a variety of texts within each genre. Participants will develop comprehension lessons in each genre and will develop a unit that integrates reading and writing of informational and argumentative texts. To support the development of the unit, participants will explore a wide range of texts for their quality, complexity, and the diverse roles they play in secondary English-Language Arts. Participants will examine how the texts being used in conjunction with it, through the process of reading and then designing original multi-modal, multi-genre text sets with a focus on informational and argumentative texts.