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\nTo understand how personal perspectives can affect policy and politics, scholars examine the woman suffrage media map and historical artifacts to analyze arguments for and against women's suffrage. Class members then take on the role of...\n
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\nWhat a fantastic resource to guide youngsters in persuasive letter writing. They read a brief letter to the editor and answer question about the author's purpose, word choice, and structure. Next, scholars draft their own letter by...\n
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\nExpressing Your Views to the Letter\n

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\nAnalyze the motivation, purpose, and value of letters to the editor by examining letters written in response to the violence at Columbine High School. For homework, middle and high schoolers write their own letters to the editor about an...\n
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\nSkilled readers know that any author's argument must be carefully analyzed and evaluated. Assist youngsters in their reading pursuits with a video about logical fallacies, including circular reasoning, straw man arguments, and false...\n
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\nFact vs. Opinion\n

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\nMany informational texts are written as factual, but can your learners determine when an opinion is presented as fact? Have your kids read several articles on the same topic and record the statements that contain either facts or...\n
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\nStudents apply techniques of distinguishing between fact and opinion. Students identify words associated with persuasion and argument. Students read and categorizer a variety of newspapers and articles. Students identfy bias in a...\n
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\nReading Nonfiction: Analyzing Joseph McCarthy's \"Enemies from Within\" Speech\n

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\nLooking for a lesson that teaches class members how to analyze nonfiction? Use Joseph McCarthy's famous \"Enemies from Within\" speech as a instructional text. Worksheet questions direct readers' attention to the many historical...\n
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\nEvaluating Casual Claims\n

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\nResponsible decision making relies on the ability to a recognize, analyze, and evaluate claims. The worksheets and activities in this 32-page packet teach learners how to distinguish among opinions, reasoned arguments, facts, and logical...\n
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\nFundamentals of Critical Thinking\n

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\nAnalyzing arguments is key to critical thinking. Colorful slides teach viewers how to recognize the structure of an argument, the claims, and the validity of the evidence used to support an argument. Then, provided scenarios permit...\n
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\nWhat do your pupils know about bees? Ask them to examine facts and images about three different types of bees and write about one type. Pupils explain why their chosen bee is interesting and back up their ideas with facts and opinions....\n
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\nGroups of junior highers find newspaper articles which contain both facts and opinions, and present examples of each to the class. The focus is on discerning between fact and opinion. Two excellent worksheets are embedded in the plan...\n
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\nDo Not Try to Kid a Kidder: The Art of Persuasion\n

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\nThe power to convince others of your argument lies in your knowledge of rhetoric! A thorough packet covers the basics of persuasion, including logical appeals and fallacies, and applies strategies to letters to the editor,...\n
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\nMake a “Deliberations” Site\n

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\nMany hot button issues require deliberations, even in your classroom! Learners work in teams or as individuals to decide on a deliberation question to make into a Google site. They research the topics in depth, discuss both sides of the...\n
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\nPersuasion Portfolios\n

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\nAfter class members brainstorm a list of current social and political issues, groups each select a different topic from the list to research. Teams create a portfolio of at least 10 examples of stories about their issue, stories that...\n
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\nInformation from Posters\n

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\nBudding journalists examine and evaluate an informative poster advertising a public meeting to discuss city park issues. They write a paragraph explaining what they found to be effective and ineffective about the poster, then imagine...\n
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\nDetermining Author's Point of View: The Sneeches \n

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\nDetermine the author's point of view in a text. Young readers read Dr. Seuss' The Sneeches and identify the author's purpose in the story. They identify persuasive techniques in writing, asking and answering questions to better...\n
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\nMain Ideas\n

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\nOnce you find the main idea of a paragraph, it's easy to see how the rest of the details are supporting evidence. Take your readers through an explanatory video that demonstrates the points and supports of several reading examples.\n
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\nLead Critical Reading\n

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\nStudents read opposing views on the lead contamination issue, identify the facts and opinions in each article, and infer the opinion of the author. They create an essay expressing their opinion on the issue complete with citations.\n
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\nDescriptive Persuasive Texts\n

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\nIn this Language Arts worksheet, students read about persuasive writing. Students read an example and complete a chart that organizes the information into facts and opinions.\n
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\nLogical Fallacies Recognition\n

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\n“Should same-sex marriage be allowed?” As part of a study of recognizing logical fallacies learners read John Stemberger’s April 12, 2012 argument against same-sex marriage published on the opinion page of the Orlando Sentinel. They then...\n
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\nStrong Convictions\n

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\nHow can the rhetorical structure of an editorial help to develop its argument? Use this New York Times editorial to emphasize the importance of structure in a piece of informational text. Adolescent writers then use the editorial as a...\n
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\n\"The Clever Monkey\"\n

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\nSecond graders complete a variety of activities related to the book \"The Clever Monkey\" by Rob Cleveland. They answer story comprehension questions, and rewrite the story. Students also complete a comprehension and fact or opinion...\n
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\nWhat makes you want to buy that new car? Or vote for that popular politician? Study the persuasive techniques commonly found in advertisements or argumentative writing, including repetition, exaggeration, and fact vs. opinion.\n
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\nSummer Reading Activities\n

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\nProvide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...\n
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