Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

Goal 3

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

Evaluate and create arguments that persuade by:

understanding the importance of the engagement of audience by establishing a context, creating a persona, and otherwise developing interest.
noting and/or developing a controlling idea that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment.
arranging details, reasons, and examples effectively and persuasively.
anticipating and addressing reader/listener concerns and counterarguments.
recognizing and/or creating an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context.

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Zoo integrated unit: The unit uses the North Carolina Zoological Park as a teaching tool rather than as a nice place to visit. It can be used by a single teacher or multiple teachers of different subjects, and it is aimed at 7th and 8th graders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies); By Craig Smith.

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.

Is no man an island?: This unit is designed to encourage thinking about our connectedness to and responsibilities toward others. Materials in this unit are used to demonstrate humankind's need to refute an impersonal natural order.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Jewell Kendrick.

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.

Persuasive essay: Environmental issues: Students explore environmental issues that are relevant to their own lives, self-select topics, and gather information to write persuasive essays. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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

Myth and Truth: "The First Thanksgiving": By exploring myths surrounding the Wampanoag, the pilgrims, and the first Thanksgiving, this lesson asks students to think critically about commonly believed myths regarding the Wampanoag Indians in colonial America. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: 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); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Literary characters on trial: Combining persuasion and literary analysis: Students read a work of literature as a class then brainstorm “crimes” committed by characters from that text. Groups of students work together to act as the prosecution or defense for the selected characters, while also acting as the jury for... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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

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

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

Authentic persuasive writing to promote summer reading: Invites students to create brochures and flyers that suggest books and genres to explore during the summer months. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE