LEARN NC

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

Goal 2

The learner will use inquiry and research to inform an audience about complex subjects.

Objective 2.02

Respond to informational texts or media by:

  • assessing the language, culture, structure, and historical perspective of the text in order to explain insights into language.
  • explaining significant connections among the speaker's/author's purpose, tone, biases, and the message for the intended audience.

Resources aligned to this objective

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature
In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts)
By Edie McDowell.