Curriculum / ELA / 8th Grade / Unit 7: Making Change: Speeches, Essays, and Articles (2020) / Lesson 1
ELA
Unit 7
8th Grade
Lesson 1 of 11
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Identify a speaker’s argument and the reasoning she uses to support that argument, and assess the relevance and sufficiency of her evidence.
Video: “What Adults Can Learn from Kids” by Adora Svitak
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What argument does Svitak make about the benefits of listening to young people’s ideas?
How does she support this argument? Provide specific evidence from the article to support your answer.
Explain whether this evidence is relevant to and sufficiently supports her argument.
An example response to the Target Task at the level of detail expected of the students.
Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What argument does Svitak make about calling young people “childish”? How does she support this argument? Provide specific evidence from the article to support your answer. Explain whether this evidence is relevant to and sufficiently supports her argument.
What argument does Svitak make about the way adults speak to and treat young people? How does she support this argument? Provide specific evidence from the article to support your answer. Explain whether this evidence is relevant to and sufficiently supports her argument.
Discussion: Svitak states: “As history points out, regimes become oppressive when they're fearful about keeping control.” How do the texts we have read so far this year illustrate this idea?
RI.8.8 — Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
Lesson 2
RI.8.8
Determine the central idea of an article and explain how it is developed over the course of the text.
RI.8.2
Summarize an article and determine its central idea.
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.
RI.8.4
Clearly present information to classmates and work collaboratively to draw conclusions based on research.
SL.8.4
Project
Research a topic of choice and gather appropriate evidence from reputable sources.
W.8.1 W.8.2 W.8.2.a W.8.2.b W.8.3 W.8.7 W.8.8 W.8.9
Complete a draft of the informational section of an essay, incorporating sufficient evidence from multiple sources.
Craft persuasive essays, including sufficient evidence and reasoning, as well as a strong counterclaim.
W.8.1 W.8.1.a W.8.1.b W.8.2 W.8.3
Structure personal narratives that clearly communicate a point of view.
W.8.1 W.8.2 W.8.3 W.8.3.a W.8.3.d
Provide meaningful feedback to peers and incorporate feedback into own writing.
W.8.1 W.8.2 W.8.3 W.8.5
Project – 2 days
Present essay to peers.
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