LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will be prepared to enter issues of public concern as an advocate.

Objective 3.02

Organize and deliver an argument so that an intended audience respects it by:
- wording the claim clearly.
- specifying reasons in support of the claim that are likely to be convincing.
-- adopting an appropriate tone and stance toward the issue.

Resources aligned to this objective

The Trial of Hamlet
In this lesson students have the chance to research courtroom procedure to try Hamlet for the murder of Polonius. Then, with some students in the roles of characters from the play, the class will conduct the trial of Shakespeare's most famous anti-hero.
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
By Ross White.

Resources on the web

Scripting the past: Exploring women's history through film
Students employ the screenwriter's craft to gain a fresh perspective on historical research. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus
Students use visual and literary tools to identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus and examples from Shakespeare's Hamlet illustrate the philosophy... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Propaganda techniques in literature and online political ads
This lesson suggests using Aldous Huxley's Brave New World to introduce students to propaganda techniques used in literature and popular culture. This short unit would be appropriate to use with various novels and when discussing advertising campaigns... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Paying attention to technology: Exploring a fictional technology
This lesson asks students to complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology and then compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984, Brave New... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
In literature, interpretation is the thing
This lesson challenges students to examine the relationship between the text and a reader’s interpretation. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Identifying and understanding the fallacies used in advertising
Students examine the fallacies that they encounter daily through exposure to advertising. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
From Dr. Seuss to Jonathan Swift: Exploring the history behind the satire
In this lesson, after exploring the historical allusions in Dr. Seuss’s The Butter Battle Book, the whole class discusses the history behind a passage from Gulliver’s Travels. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Analyzing character in "Hamlet" through epitaphs
Students compose epitaphs for deceased characters in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, paying particular attention to how their words appeal to the senses, create imagery, suggest mood, and set tone. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE