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Goal 2

The learner will explain meaning, describe processes, and answer research questions to inform an audience.

Objective 2.02

Explain commonly used terms and concepts that:

clearly state the subject to be defined.
classify the terms and identify distinguishing characteristics.
organize ideas and details effectively.
use description, comparison, figurative language, and other appropriate strategies purposefully to elaborate ideas.
demonstrate a clear sense of audience and purpose.

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Environmental issues in the polar regions: Students will learn about how environmental problems affect the polar regions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Discovering poetic form and structure using concrete poems: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are introduced to the genre of concrete poetry, and encouraged to explore the relationship between the structure and meaning of a poem. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Decoding “The Matrix”: Exploring dystopian characteristics through film: In this lesson, students are introduced to the definition and characteristics of a dystopian work by watching video clips from The Matrix and other dystopian films. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Copyright infringement or not? The debate over downloading music: In this lesson, students investigate the controversial topic of downloading music from the Internet as part of a persuasive debate unit. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Comic makeovers: Examining race, class, ethnicity, and gender in the media: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore representations of race, class, ethnicity, and gender by analyzing comics over a two-week period and then re-envisioning them with a “comic character makeover.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Blogtopia: Blogging about your own utopia: In this lesson, students study utopian literature, design a unique utopian society and publish an explanation of their ideal world on a blog. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Become a character: Adjectives, character traits, and perspective: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students “become” one of the major characters in a book and describe themselves and other characters, using lists of accurate, powerful adjectives. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Avoiding sexist language by using gender-fair pronouns: This ReadWriteThink lesson plan engages students in a brief writing assignment that concretely illustrates how language and gender stereotyping interact causally. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Audio listening practices: Exploring personal experiences with audio texts: In this lesson designed to develop students’ involvement with media literacy, students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to radio, music (e.g., songs on MP3 players, podcasting), and other streaming media or archived broadcasts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Analyzing the stylistic choices of political cartoonists: In this lesson, students learn terminology that describes comics and political (or editorial) cartoons and discuss how the cartoonists' choices influence the messages that they communicate. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Analyzing the purpose and meaning of political cartoons: In this lesson, students evaluate political cartoons for their meaning, message, and persuasiveness. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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