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Typical lesson follows this basic format using a variety of formats to touch numerous learning modalities. 1. Facilitated Socratic session and/or group activity to stimulate prior knowledge. 2. Interactive Media Presentation presenting subject area and skills with facilitated exercises to check for understanding.
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Typical lesson follows this basic format using a variety of formats to touch numerous learning modalities. 1. Facilitated Socratic session and/or group activity to stimulate prior knowledge. 2. Interactive Media Presentation presenting subject area and skills with facilitated exercises to check for understanding.
This common core aligned unit focuses on analyzing the fundamentals of argument and persuasion. This bundle is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students in concepts such as premise vs. conclusions, persuasive appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), inductive vs deductive reasoning, valid vs. sound, evaluating evidence, viewpoint, bias, the rhetorical situation, mood vs. tone, etc. Up to 2 weeks of material and instruction. Save up to 50% over purchasing each lesson individually.
This bundle includes:
1. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation (17 pages 24 slides)
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject
2. Recognizing Viewpoint and Bias (14 pages 12 slides)
Facts vs. Opinions, Loaded Words, Tone and Mood
3. Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals (17 pages 12 slides)
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
4. Elements and Structure of Arguments (11 pages 16 slides)
Premise vs. Conclusion, Inductive vs. Deductive, Valid vs. Sound
5. Analysis of Propaganda and Fallacies (11 pages 20 slides)
6. Engaging Topics and Arguments for Evaluation (17 pages)
Analysis notes and worksheets. ("Legalization of Marijuana" and "Do Aliens Exist?" "Would a Zombie Apocalypse be a Serious Threat?" "Should College Athletes be Paid?" "Violent vs Nonviolent Protest")
7. Non-fiction annotation and close reading strategies.
Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. Before diving into the play use these engaging activites to introduct students to the origins of Greek Tragedy and the narrative of the Oedipus Myth/Legend. Videos, PPT Lectures, Student Notes are all included.
This lesson is part of our complete Antigone Unit.
This lesson plan includes:
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
PPT Lectures
Total Pages: 20 slides 9 pages
Getting students to read informational text can be trying, but analyzing the trending vampire craze will spark their interest. The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing expository and nonfiction texts into the English Language Arts curriculum. Understanding the basics of analyzing the rhetorical situation, mood and tone, and author's purpose and point of view are essential to understanding nonfiction texts. This 4-5 day unit teaches the fundamentals of analyzing informational text with the unique acrostic R.E.A.D.S
Close “R.E.A.D”
Recognize (purpose, tone, point of view)
Evaluate (support)
Analyze (rhetoric)
Develop (questions and judgments)
Summarize (the main idea of the text)
This Unit Includes
1. Common Core Alignment
2. Student Notes and Handouts
3. Teacher "day by day" schedule
4. Articles for Analysis
5. Writing Task and Rubric
6. PPT lectures to facilitate student notes (54 slides)
These short story lesson plans use The Necklace as the platform for developing student skills in literary analysis writing. Multiple activities provide guided instruction on how to write a literary analysis paragraph, with detailed lessons that teach students the fundamental literary elements of symbolism and theme. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of analysis writing: analyzing a prompt, writing statements, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview.
This resource is part of our complete Short Story Bundle
Short Story Literary Analysis Unit
The conclusion paragraph is often overlooked and rushed, but a good conclusion is necessary to make you essay valuable to the reader. Using the "R.I.P." acronym (Restatement, Importance, Present Recommendations), this lesson provides a guided practice writing process, taking students through a step by step system to draft the conclusion paragraph. Using PPT direct lecture and guided exercises, students will master how to construct great conclusions that leave the reader challenged ready to act.
Included with this lesson
1. TEACHER GUIDE: Full lesson plan
2. PPT LECTURE: ppt slides that coincide with student handouts
3. STUDENT NOTES AND HANDOUTS
4. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
5. PEER REVIEW EXERCISE
These Hunger Games lessons focus on the author's use of characterization to develop Katniss as the protagonist. PPT lectures and notes guide students in an understanding of direct and indirect characterization and annotation strategies for literary analysis. The resource provides 7 different excerpts from the novel, formatted for student annotations, along with graphic organizers to guide student analysis. Great resource to facilitate close reading of specific texts within The Hunger Games.
This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit and Close Reading Bundle
This resource includes:
1 Literary Analysis Annoation PPT Lectures
2 Annotation Notes and Examples
2 Literary Elements Student Notes
3 Formatted Close Reading Passages from the Novel
4 Graphic Organizers
Total Pages 8 slides 15
Critical analysis of texts is a strong focus of the CCSS. This lesson is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students to better understand and evaluate the fundamentals of arguments and persuasive techniques. This lesson focuses on identifying and analyzing the use of rhetorical appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
This lesson is part of a larger bundle. Save 50% on the comprehensive "Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion" bundle
This Lesson Includes:
-Teacher's Guide
-Common Core Alignment
-PPT Lecture
-Student Notes
-Engaging Activities
-Close Reading Activities
Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.
Barak Obama’s election as the first black president represented a long awaited shift in American culture. His 1st inaugural speech was anticipated by generations of proud Americans. His use of rhetoric and figurative language offers students a great opportunity to understand the basics of analyzing the rhetorical situation, mood and tone, rhetorical appeals, author's purpose, and point of view. This 4-5 day unit teaches the fundamentals of analyzing informational text with the unique acrostic "R.E.A.D.S"
Close “R.E.A.D.S”
Recognize (purpose, tone, point of view)
Evaluate (support)
Analyze (rhetoric)
Develop (questions and judgments)
Summarize (the main idea of the text)
This Unit Includes
1. Common Core Alignment
2. Student Notes and Handouts
3. Teacher "day by day" schedule
4. Speech for Analysis
5. Writing Task and Rubric
6. PPT lectures to facilitate student notes (54 slides)
Common Core Aligned. Critical analysis of texts is a strong focus of the CCSS. This mini-unit discussing the interesting topic of "The Leagalization of Marijuana", is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students to better understand and evaluate the fundamentals of arguments and persuasive techniques.
This activity is part of a larger bundle. Save 50% on the comprehensive "Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion" bundle
This Lesson Includes:
-Teacher's Guide
-Common Core Alignment
-PPT Lecture
-Student Notes
-Engaging Activities
-Close Reading Activities
Total Pages34 slides 8 pages
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. LOOK AT THE PREVIEW. This lesson plan offers a variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 3 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through:
1) Analysis speaker's tone (Haimon vs Creon)
2) Analysis of Hubris in Greek Tragedy (Creon)
3) Understanding Similes and Metaphors as building blocks for Analogies
4) Tragic Hero's Path Graphic Organizer/Analysis
This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit
This lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Tasks
Teacher Answers and Resources
Total Pages 35 slides 20 pages
This Persuasive Writingh Unit provides guided instruction, student exercises, and graphic organizers to facilitate students in writing a persuasive/argument essay. Teacher will use PPT lectures and student notes to provide direct and guided instruction on the principles of persuasion/argument writing. Students will use new concepts and graphic organizers to construct strong thesis statements, develop supporting arguments, construct counter arguments and rebuttals, and compose dynamic conclusion paragraphs. Bundle also includes high quality jpeg posters to display on the wall. Each poster supports a different element of essay writing.
This Unit Includes (160 ppt slides, 80 pages, 18 posters):
1. Teacher Unit Planning Guide
2. PPT Lectures for Guided Instruction
3. Student Handouts/Notes with facilitated exercises
4. Graphic Organizers
5. Peer Revision Exercises
6. Supporting Videos
7. Critical Thinking and Argument Analysis Tasks (4 Different Resources)
Common Core Aligned. This collection of resources is designed to help facilitate student understanding of the development of symbols and motifs within a text. PPT slides and lecture instruct a students with the knowledge of motifs vs. symbols in literature. Students then use the graphic organizer to track the development of motifs and symbols within the novel. Bloom's Taxonomy prompts provide a platform for students to interact with and evaluate the symbols and motifs relative to the plot and theme of the novel.
This Lesson Plan Includes:
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Handouts (6 pages)
3. Symbol Motif Student Notes
4. Graphic Organizers
5. 3 Analysis prompts
6. PPT Lecture (12 slides)
The introduction paragraph is "ACT ONE" of a student's paper and needs to by dynamic, engaging, and build toward a strong thesis. Using the "A.C.T." acronym (Attention Grabber, Context, Thesis), this lesson provides a guided practice writing process, taking students through a step by step system to draft an introduction paragraph. Students begin by analyzing the rhetorical situation outlined within the prompt, and construct thesis a statement that is on topic and on task. Using this thesis as the basis of the paragraph, students participate in guided exercises to develop context for the audience and engaging attention grabbers. Finally using graphic organizers, students put all the pieces together to complete their "ACT ONE" introductions.
Included with this lesson
1. TEACHER GUIDE: Full lesson plan
2. PPT LECTURE: ppt slides that coincide with student handouts
3. STUDENT NOTES AND HANDOUTS
4. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
5. ANSWER SHEET:
6. PEER REVIEW EXERCISE
This unit includes the full text of 5 classic short stories to teach students fundamental literary elements such as characterization, narrative setting, narrative conflict, foreshadowing, irony, symbolism, and theme. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of essay writing: analyzing a prompt, writing thesis statements, writing introductions, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. Added bonus of 28 literary elements posters and 15 writing posters to support and suppliment the unit. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview.
This resource includes:
PPT Lectures
Literary Element Student Notes
Body Paragraph Literary Analysis Writing Exercises
Graphic Organizers
Sample Paragraphs
15 Writing Posters
29 Literary Elements Posters
Full Text and Analysis Questions for "A View from the Summit"
Full Text and Analysis Questions for "Masque of the Red Death"
Full Text and Analysis Questions for "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Full Text and Analysis Questions for "The Monkey's Paw"
Full Text and Analysis Questions for "The Necklace"
This package includes a a variety of resources to help students develop active reading skills and annotation techniques for informational texts. PPT lecture explains the strategies for active reading and techniques for annotations. Student notes outline each step for annotating texts. Aligned graphic organizer is provided for students to consolidate their annotations. This 4-5 day unit teaches the fundamentals of analyzing informational text with the unique acrostic "R.E.A.D.S"
Close “R.E.A.D”
Recognize (purpose, tone, point of view)
Evaluate (support)
Analyze (rhetoric)
Develop (questions and judgments)
Summarize (the main idea of the text)
This Antigone unit includes 215 PPT slides, 158 printable pages, and over 50 different engaging common core activities. For a close look at the Antigone activities, view the preview. This detailed Antigone unit facilitates a deep analysis of the play within the following categories:
1) Introduction to the Origins of Greek Tragedy
2) Preview of the Oedipus Myth
3) Indirect Characterization and Foil Characters
4) Analysis of the Stages/Traits of a Tragic Hero
5) Analysis of Rhetorical Persuasive Appeals
6) Common Core civil disobedience compare and contrast writing activities
7) Analysis of metaphors, analogies, and figurative language
8) Symbolism and Cause and Effect mapping
9) Analysis of Parodos, Odes, and Paen
10) Analysis of allusions to Greek Mythology
11) Final Unit Test (matching, true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer)
12) Summative Writing Performance Task
Each lesson plan includes:
PPT Lectures
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Tasks
Teacher Answers and Resources
Total Pages 215 slides 158 pages
This common core aligned close reading unit focuses on understanding the basics of analyzing the rhetorical situation, mood and tone, and author's purpose, bias, and point of view within informational texts.The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing nonfiction into the English Language Arts curriculum. These multi-faceted lesson plans integrate listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze each of these elements to develop practical skills in close reading of nonfiction texts.
This bundle includes detailed lessons covering:
1 Informational Text Annotation and Close Reading Guidelines
2 Understanding and Evaluating the Rhetorical Situation
3 Recognizing Mood and Tone
4 Identifying and Evaluating Author’s Bias, Point of View and Purpose
INCLUDED WITH THIS PACKET
CCSS Alignment
Videos and Active Listening Exercises/Worksheets
PPT tools authors use to develop purpose and point of view
Purpose and Viewpoint Student’s Notes
Guided Practice Worksheets
Independent Practice Worksheets
Independent Purpose and Bias Exercises
Getting students to read informational text can be trying, but the engaging topics (Zombies, Vampires & Urban Legends) will spark a student's interest. The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing expository and nonfiction texts into the English Language Arts curriculum. Understanding the basics of analyzing the rhetorical situation, mood and tone, and author's purpose and point of view are essential to understanding nonfiction texts. These 4-5 day units teach the fundamentals of analyzing informational text with the unique acrostic "R.E.A.D.S"
Close “R.E.A.D”
Recognize (purpose, tone, point of view)
Evaluate (support)
Analyze (rhetoric)
Develop (questions and judgments)
Summarize (the main idea of the text)
This multi-faceted unit integrates listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze each of these elements to develop practical skills in analyzing nonfiction texts.
This Unit Includes
1. Common Core Alignment
2. Student Notes and Handouts
3. Video links and analysis worksheet
4. Teacher "day by day" schedule
5. 7 Different Articles for Analysis
6. 3 Different Writing Tasks and Rubrics
7. PPT Lectures
Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. LOOK AT THE PREVIEW. These close reading exercises allow students to examine Sophocles' use of tone, mood, allusion, imagery and figurative language. This packet includes the Parodos, Odes 1-4 and the Paen.
This lesson plan is part of our Antigone Unit.
This lesson plan includes:
Student Notes
Student Worksheets and Exercises
Analytical Writing Task
Total Pages: 27
18 High resolution JPEG posters to display in the classroom. Each poster addresses a different element of expository and persuasive essay writing. 3 Bonus posters give direction and guidelines on how to annotate informational and literary texts.
This Bundle of Posters includes
1. Introduction Paragraphs: Outlines the unique ACT strategy for remembering the elements of the introduction.
2. Body Paragraphs: Outlines the unique PEEL strategy for remembering the elements of the body paragraphs.
3. Conclusion Paragraphs: Outlines the unique RIP strategy for remembering the elements of the conclusion.
4. Thesis Writing: Outlines the unique TOPS strategy for remembering the elements of the thesis statement.
5. Attention Grabbers: Outlines the unique GRAB strategy for remembering the elements of the attention grabber.
6. Choosing Evidence: Outlines the unique FACT strategy for remembering the elements of choosing evidence.
7. Transitions: 5 Different Posters that outline different transition phrases to use in different writing circumstances.
8. Commentary: Outlines the unique IDEAS strategy for remembering the elements of the commentary.
9. Counter Argument Rebuttal: 3 Posters defining counter argument and rebuttal and providing sentence starters for each.
