Curriculum / ELA / 8th Grade / Unit 9: Making Change: Speeches, Essays, and Articles (2020) / Lesson 1

Making Change: Speeches, Essays, and Articles (2020)

Lesson 1

ELA

Unit 9

8th Grade

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Lesson Overview

Objective

Identify a speaker’s argument and the reasoning she uses to support that argument, and assess the relevance and sufficiency of her evidence.

Readings and Materials

Video: “What Adults Can Learn from Kids” by Adora Svitak

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Lesson Map

Identify a speaker’s argument and the reasoning she uses to support that argument, and assess the relevance and sufficiency of her evidence.

“What Adults Can Learn from Kids”

Standards

RI.8.8

Determine the central idea of an article and explain how it is developed over the course of the text.

“7 Times in History...”

Standards

RI.8.2

Summarize an article and determine its central idea.

“Why Demonstrating...”

Standards

RI.8.2

Determine the meaning of unknown words through context clues and determine a speaker’s tone based on specific words and phrases used in the text.

“'Young People are Angry'”

Standards

RI.8.4

Clearly present information to classmates and work collaboratively to draw conclusions based on research.

“Five Teens...”
“TIME's 25...”
“7 Female...”
“The Youth Activists...”
“These Teenage Activists...”
“Seven Young...”

Standards

SL.8.4

Research a topic of choice and gather appropriate evidence from reputable sources.

Standards

W.8.1W.8.2W.8.2.aW.8.2.bW.8.3W.8.7W.8.8W.8.9

Complete a draft of the informational section of an essay, incorporating sufficient evidence from multiple sources.

Standards

W.8.1W.8.2W.8.2.aW.8.2.bW.8.3W.8.7W.8.8W.8.9

Craft persuasive essays, including sufficient evidence and reasoning, as well as a strong counterclaim.

Standards

W.8.1W.8.1.aW.8.1.bW.8.2W.8.3

Structure personal narratives that clearly communicate a point of view.

Standards

W.8.1W.8.2W.8.3W.8.3.aW.8.3.d

Provide meaningful feedback to peers and incorporate feedback into own writing.

Standards

W.8.1W.8.2W.8.3W.8.5

2 days

Present essay to peers.

Standards

SL.8.4

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