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Curated OER

Inventing and Presenting Unit 3: Persuasive Speaking and Invention Promotion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a proposal for a speech. Students prepare appropriate visuals for use in the proposed speech. Students produce one or more graphs that summarize the results from the experimentation. Students deliver an effective speech in...
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Curated OER

Solving Science Mysteries

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students choose a science-related mystery to investigate such as the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot. They, in groups, research theories and give a persuasive talk presenting the theory they feel to be most likely.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing From Experience (Grades 7-12)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students brainstorm in preparation for writing an expressive essay. They review their responses to 'Writing from Experience' and write notes and brainstorm other ideas or details for their essays. They take turns illustrating their life...
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Curated OER

Three Part Dialogue

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a three part dialogue as part of an effective memoir.  In this three part dialogue lesson, 8th graders are given two parts of a dialogue and emotions that accompany the words.  Students then create the third part of...
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Curated OER

Memories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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English for Everyone

Reading Comprehension Assessent: "Tools of Persuasion" [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in the middle grades. Five multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on the assessment.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creating a Persuasive Podcast

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson unit has students research a local, state, national, or international issue of personal interest and create and share a two-minute persuasive podcast presenting their research-based opinions on the topic. It includes tools...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Persuasive Essay: Environmental Issues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons that teach students how to write persuasive essays about self-selected environmental issues. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Lesson Plan: Persuasive Techniques in Advertising

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
During this unit, students will learn about many different advertising techniques. Students will investigate the "art of rhetoric" and analyze many print, television, and online advertisements. Using the site's online tools, groups will...