LEARN NC

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

English Language Arts — Grade 5

Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.

Objective 2.10. Identify strategies used by a speaker or writer to inform, entertain, or influence an audience.

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Vote for me! Developing, writing, and evaluating persuasive speeches
This lesson challenges students to evaluate the effective characteristics of preparing and delivering a persuasive speech. After the teacher introduces speechwriting to the students, the class brainstorms about times they have heard speeches. Students participate... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Investigating junk mail: Negotiating critical literacy at the mailbox
In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students learn to think about and question texts in ways that develop their analytical capacities and critical reading practices by investigating junk mail. To become critical consumers, students must develop the ability to... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink