LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Information Skills — Grade 8

Goal 5: The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.

Objective 5.03. Describe, support an opinion, and/or persuade an audience using a variety of media formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia).

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

The case of the disappearing pitcher plants
This lesson addresses the cause and effect relationship between human interaction and a North Carolina endangered plant species. A role-playing scenario allows students to view the situation from a variety of positions and to collectively arrive at a solution to the problem.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)
By Eddie Hamblin.