Standard 2: Reading Informational Text

General Information
Number: ELA.9.R.2
Title: Reading Informational Text
Type: Standard
Subject: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 9
Strand: Reading

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Access Points

ELA.9.R.2.AP.1
Explain the purpose and/or meaning across multiple text structures.
ELA.9.R.2.AP.2
Explain the support an author uses to develop the central idea(s) throughout a text.
ELA.9.R.2.AP.3a
Identify rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.
ELA.9.R.2.AP.3b
Identify how an author establishes and achieves purpose(s) through rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.
ELA.9.R.2.AP.4a
Explain how the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic are related.
ELA.9.R.2.AP.4b
Explain the effectiveness and validity of the claims within two opposing arguments on the same topic.

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Lesson Plan

Appeals and Anecdotes in Original Oratory:

In this multi-day lesson plan, students will read a text and view a speech which include appeals to both logic and emotion. Students will recognize the importance of using short narratives and personal anecdotes in speech and will develop their own narratives/anecdotes to use in their original oratory.

 

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Question Quest:

Learn to distinguish between questions that can be answered by science and questions that science cannot answer. This interactive tutorial will help you distinguish between science and other ways of knowing, including art, religion, and philosophy.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

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