Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

Goal 3

The learner will continue to refine the understanding and use of argument.

Explore and evaluate argumentative works that are read, heard and/or viewed by:

monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed.
analyzing the work by identifying the arguments and positions stated or implied and the evidence used to support them.
identifying the social context of the argument.
recognizing the effects of bias, emotional factors, and/or semantic slanting.
comparing the argument and counter-argument presented.
identifying/evaluating the effectiveness of tone, style, and use of language.
evaluating the author's purpose and stance
making connections between works, self and related topics.
responding to public documents (such as but not limited to editorials, reviews, local, state, and national policies/issues including those with a historical context).

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Would you really buy that? Persuasive techniques in advertising: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.9; In this lesson plan, students learn about the persuasive techniques used in advertising and try to identify the techniques in a variety of ads.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.

"We the People": Students will gain a better understanding of the U.S. Constitution by exploring the language of the Constitution.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Karen Creech, Terri Hodges, Megan Lawson, and Mary Ostwalt.

The Lumbee: Who are they?: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.4; Introduction This activity for middle school grades allows students to survey the various theories concerning the ancestry of the Lumbee. Students will read and analyze four threads that seek to chronicle the ancestry of North Carolina’s largest...; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

Good medicine: Students will examine changes in technology, medicine, and health that took place in North Carolina between 1870 and 1930 and construct products and ideas which demonstrate understanding of how these changes impacted people living in North Carolina at that time. To achieve these goals, students will employ the eight intelligences of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies); By Leslie Ramsey.

Differences across the curriculum: Part 2: This set of lessons can be used with "Differences across the curriculum: Part 1" as an integrated approach to exploring diversity with eighth graders. The unit will revolve around the use of the drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Students will learn how diversity creates bias, which leads to conflict, where students confront their bias and practice tolerance. These parts reflect the four core curricula in an interwoven approach to teaching students to confront their biases, learn tolerance, and infer the impact of these on today's society. This activity, Part 2, is meant to augment the pre-reading activities completed in Part 1 in a Social Studies class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Lynn Carter.

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); Provided by: National Geographic

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); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Orphan trains: In this lesson students will develop their ideas about social trade-offs by examining the history of the Orphan Trains and the New York Children's Aid Society, created in 1853. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Investigating the Holocaust: A collaborative inquiry project: Students explore a variety of resources—texts, images, movies, artwork“to learn more about the Holocaust. Beginning with journal writings and a picture book to introduce the issues, the lesson plan focuses on student-centered inquiry. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

From forest to farm to urban forest: Students examine what happens when the post-war urban development boom crowds out the forest. Students will also reflect on how science and technology have changed people’s perception of the natural world. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies); Provided by: Forest History Society

Freedom of speech and automatic language: Examining the Pledge of Allegiance: Students explore rote learning and their own right to freedom of speech by examining the Pledge of Allegiance from a historical and personal perspective (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Entering history: Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King, Jr.: Students study the social impact of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech by reading Nikki Giovanni’s poem “The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.”. Students complete a close reading of the text of King's speech and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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); Provided by: IRA/NCTE