Lesson Plan

Read, Watch, Write for Pathos, Logos and Ethos

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Encourage your young citizens to make a difference. Using Tyson Miller's Dream of a Nation: Inspiring Ideas for a Better America as a starting point, class members watch documentaries, investigate issues, and then write letters to companies, local and national officials, and newspapers detailing their proposed solutions.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Have researchers develop a public service announcement or create their own documentary
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson requires access to Tyson Miller's Dream of a Nation: Inspiring Ideas for a Better America
Pros
  • The three-page packet includes a rationale for and an overview of the approach used, a list of suggested documentaries and the chapters from the text that detail the issues, links to research sites, information about purpose and audience, as well as about pathos, logos, and ethos
Cons
  • No rubric for the letter assignment is included