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How 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 model for writing their own editorials based on a current news article.

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Concepts

paragraph writing, paragraphs, text structure

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rhetorical structure, paragraph development, text structure, author's argument, Informational Text, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
2003
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Common Core

RI.6.6 RI.6.10 RI.7.6 RI.7.10 RI.8.6 RI.8.10 RI.9-10.6 RI.9-10.10a RI.11-12.6 RI.11-12.10a W.6.1.a W.6.4 W.7.1.a W.7.4 W.8.1.a W.8.4 W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.4 W.11-12.1.a W.11-12.4

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