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English I

Goal 3, Objective 3.03

Goal 3

The learner will examine argumentation and develop informed opinions.

Objective 3.03

Support that informed opinion by:

  • providing relevant and convincing reasons.
  • using various types of evidence, such as experience or facts.
  • using appropriate and effective language, reasons, and organizational structure for the audience and purpose.
  • demonstrating awareness of the possible questions, concerns, or counterarguments of the audience.

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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
Critical reading: Two stories, two authors, same plot?
This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 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
Communicating on local issues: Exploring audience in persuasive letter writing
Students research a local issue using Internet and print resources and write a persuasive letter defending their position to two audiences. (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
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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