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| ELA.12.R.2.1: | Evaluate the structure(s) and features in texts, identifying how the author could make the text(s) more effective.Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Students will evaluate the use of the following structures: description, problem/solution, chronological, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence.Clarification 2: Students will evaluate the use of the following features: table of contents, headings, captions, photographs, graphs, charts, illustrations, glossary, footnotes, annotations, and appendix.
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| ELA.12.R.2.2: | Evaluate how an author develops the central idea(s), identifying how the author could make the support more effective. |
| ELA.12.R.2.3: | Evaluate an author’s choices in establishing and achieving purpose(s). |
| ELA.12.R.2.4: | Compare the development of multiple arguments in related texts, evaluating the validity of the claims, the authors’ reasoning, use of the same information, and/or the authors’ rhetoric. |
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Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.
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| The Declaration of Independence: Analyzing Changes Made by Congress: | In this lesson, students will listen to a mini-lecture by a history professor regarding two passages included in Thomas Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence but deleted from the final version. Students will then participate in an analysis of the two passages, then write an argumentative essay about the professor's argument. |
| A Peaceful & Prosperous World: Paraphrasing President Carter: | In this lesson, students will learn and implement the basic rules for effective paraphrasing. Students will read the 1979 State of the Union address by President Jimmy Carter. They will paraphrase several key sections to develop their paraphrasing skills and deepen their knowledge of the United States’ foundational principles referenced in the address, particularly those related to the Bill of Rights. Students will also answer text-dependent questions to further analyze President Carter’s address. |
| Evaluating the Effectiveness of Rhetorical Devices in Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience": | In this lesson plan, students will analyze an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” to determine how effectively the author uses rhetorical devices, specifically anaphora, aphorism, chiasmus, and rhetorical questions, to achieve his purpose. The lesson will also examine how Thoreau’s effort in writing this essay was a means of civic participation.
This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource. |
| Women’s Suffrage: Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals: | In this lesson, students will read Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments,” presented at the Seneca Falls Convention (Seneca Falls, N.Y., July 19th and 20th, 1848). Students will categorize selected text by type of rhetorical appeal: ethos, pathos, logos, or kairos.
Students will also complete text-dependent questions to further analyze the document. As part of this analysis, they will evaluate Stanton’s use of various appeals and compare and contrast the ideas and language in this document and in the Declaration of Independence.
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| The Surveillance Society – Is Privacy just an Illusion?: | "The line between private and public space is as porous as tissue paper." This is lesson two of three in a unit to introduce students to the central idea of privacy. In this lesson, students will continue to explore issues of privacy through their previous research on Edward Snowden. Students will use a graphic organizer to evaluate how an author develops the central idea. Students will be asked to consider to whether or not privacy has become an illusion due to our technological advances. |
| Critical Thinking and Troubleshooting Issues to Resolution: | Students will explore the role of critical thinking and teamwork in diagnosing and troubleshooting issues within the engineering design process. This lesson is designed to be used with the case study, Finding the Important Detail that Makes the Difference. See CPALMS resource ID# 207924. |
