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English Language Arts — Grade 8

Goal 3, Objective 3.02

Goal 3

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

Objective 3.02

Continue to explore and analyze the use of the problem-solution process by:

  • evaluating problems and solutions within various texts and situations.
  • utilizing the problem-solution process within various contexts/situations.
  • constructing essays/presentations that respond to a given problem by proposing a solution that includes relevant details.
  • recognizing and/or creating an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Take action, save the past
In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.8
In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use a problem-solving model to identify a problem and solve it creatively.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Solving workplace problems: Refining the use of argument
In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.8
In this lesson plan, students are presented with two writing prompts that describe workplace problems. Students complete a graphic organizer to help them map out the problem-solving process.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
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.

Resources on the web

Would you have helped out?
Students will investigate the dangers faced by escaping slaves and their helpers on the Underground Railroad. Students consider whether they would have helped the escaping slaves. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts, Guidance, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
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