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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesUsing the relevant example of political campaigning, this ReadWriteThink lesson teaches students the characteristics of effectiv...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Free Speech and Persuasion with '"Nothing but the Truth"
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, U.S. Constitution, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, after reading the novel "Nothing But The Truth," students discuss the protagonist Phillip a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLiterary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, LiteratureIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students read a work of literature as a class and then brainstorm "crimes" committed by cha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Pressures: Exploring Ways to Win Votes and Influence People
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate various lobbying groups. They then practice l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDriving the Digital Highway: Researching and Marketing Computer Technology in Cars: A Lesson for Language Arts and Technology Classrooms
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Career & Technical Ed, History-Social Science, Arts, Media, & EntertainmentIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students read "Cars Get More Megs Under the Hood," focusing on the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Free Speech and Persuasion with <em>Nothing But the Truth</em>
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceStudents read Avi’s Nothing But the Truth and examine the First Amendment and student rights, and then decide whether the rights...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0