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5: See It My Way English as a Second Language 6 weeks Stage 1 - Desired Results Unit Summary
In this unit, students will explore the persuasive genre through letters to the editor as well as other persuasive writing styles. Students will read and write about issues that are important to them and to their communities. This unit is a natural follow-up to Unit 12.4, as students will have the opportunity to write about current event issues. Transfer goal: Students will leave the class able to use their knowledge of persuasive writing styles to better identify authors point of view, express their opinions, and influence change in their communities.
Essential Questions:
How do our personal journeys shape society and culture? What persuasive strategies do people use to influence their communities? How can an individuals beliefs and actions impact a community? How is writing an effective tool for changing minds and influencing others?
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Content Vocabulary
Other Evidence
Literacy Journals: o Daily Quick-Writes o Reading Log Students will record titles and pages read of books read individually. The teacher may choose to add response questions to the daily log or the response questions can be answered in the Response Log. o Reading Response Log Students will respond to what they read individually and what they listen to in the read alouds in this section of the Literacy Journal. o Personal Word Wall Students will record new words learned throughout the unit. Anecdotal evidence of comprehension of topics during group work and class discussions Speech Analyses (in Reflection Journals, see Learning Activities for details) - assess informally along with the other journal entries for the unit. KWL chart about effective speeches Persuasive Speech Students pick a topic important to them (why to be a vegetarian, why school vacations should be shorter, etc.) and present a persuasive speech to the class. Assess on a rubric (see attachment: 12.5 2
Letter to the Editor Students will write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper about a current event issue that is important to them. The students will search newspapers to find news articles on topics that interest them. June 2012
Evaluating Speeches
Debate an issue
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Sample Lessons
Additional Resources
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Unit 12.5: See It My Way English as a Second Language 6 weeks Literature Connections
In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban (and other books by the same author) http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=15968 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26teen.html http://www.naturalnews.com/teenagers.html Literature Timeless Voices, Timeless Theme, Silver o Flowers for Algeronon by Damiel Keyes page 204 (Summarize, First-Person Point of View) o A Glow in the Dark from Woodsong by Gary Paulse page 504 (Make Inferences, Tone) o Mushrooms by Sylvia Plath page 508 (Make Inferences, Tone) o Southern Mansion by Arna Bontemps page 510 (Make Inferences, Tone) o The Bat by Theodore Roethke page 511 (Make Inferences, Tone) o The Story-Teller by Saki (H. H. Munro) page 596 (Make Inference, Theme) o The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve pages 602 (Make Inference, Theme) o Animal Craftsmen by Bruce Brooks page 625 (Essay) o Hokusai: the Old Man Mad About Drawing by Stephen Longstreet page 654 (Identify the Authors Main Points, Biography) o Not to Go With the Others by John Hersey page 656 (Identify the Authors Main Points, Biography) o The Trouble With Television by Robert MacNeil page686 (Persuasive Essay) o The America Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. page 689 (Persuasive Essay)
June 2012 Adapted from Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe