Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

Goal 3

The learner will refine the understanding and use of argument.

Analyze a variety of public documents that establish a position or point of view by:

monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and /or viewed.
identifying the arguments and positions stated or implied and the evidence used to support them.
recognizing bias, emotional factors, and/or semantic slanting.
examining the effectiveness of style, tone, and use of language.
summarizing the author's purpose and stance.
examining the importance and impact of establishing a position or point-of-view.
making connections between works, self and related topics.
drawing inferences.
responding to public documents (such as but not limited to editorials, reviews, local/state/national policies/issues).

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Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts: The third lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on language arts. The first two lessons in the unit focus on science and math.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and and Tori Goldrick.

Is Mr. Wolf Really a Bad Guy?: This lesson is intended to show children the importance of evaluating information as they read. The author's point of view is limited in that it only truly shows one side of the story. There is always another perspective. How the author views a subject colors everything that he or she writes about.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); By Leslie Pate.

Analyzing advice as an introduction to Shakespeare: Students read and analyze the advice given in Mary Schmich's 1997 Chicago Tribune column “Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young,” as an introduction to studying the advice that Polonius gives to Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Campaigning for fair use: Public service announcements on copyright awareness: In this lesson that introduces issues of fair usage and copyright laws, students create audio public service announcements that can be broadcast over the school's public address system or published as podcasts on the Internet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Critical literacy: Point of view: Students learn to look at texts from different viewpoints. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Don't be fooled by a photograph: Students will discuss how a photograph conveys information, and how changing that photograph can change its message. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–10 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Dynamic duo text talks: Examining the content of Internet sites: Students read a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust prior to more extensive study of these topics. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Fairy tale autobiographies: Students will work in groups to read and analyze fairy tales, brainstorm for events in their lives that could be changed into fairy tales, and develop setting, characters, and plot for their fairy tale. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Geography and your dream job: Introduces students to the five themes of geography. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Honoring our veterans through poetry prewriting: Students gather information from various internet sites about the history and celebration practices associated with Veterans Day. Following the prewriting activity, students write content-rich poems that honor our veterans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Imagine that! Playing with genre through newspapers and short stories: Introduce students to one form of expository writing: news briefs and articles. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Introducing each other: Interviews, memoirs, photos, and internet research: Students interview a partner and write an article, write a personal memoir, take partner photographs, and use the Internet to find pictures and information illustrating their partner's interests. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence: This lesson introduces students to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced King's views. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

The penny problem: Students explore possibilities for “phasing out” the penny from the United States money supply. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Persuading an audience: Writing effective letters to the editor: Students write a persuasive letter to the editor of a newspaper, focusing on a current local or national issue. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 and 10 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Points of view in the news: Students will read articles from National Geographic News and answer questions describing each article's source, purpose, and viewpoint. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic

Products across borders: In this lesson, students identify foreign products available in the United States and learn about U.S. companies that sell products abroad. The students discuss globalization and illustrate two maps to show where products come from and where they're sold. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Reading and analyzing multigenre texts: Students develop a definition of multigenre texts by exploring a multigenre picture book, short chapter books, and multigenre novels. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Where Do Your Possessions Come From?: Students learn about the Earth's natural resources and the ways that people use these resources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic