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Model Memoir as Argument: Donald Murray's "The Stranger in the Photo is Me"
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Writing Memoir as Argument
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Writing Memoir as Argument
Big Idea:
Writing memoir is more than just telling stories.
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Multiple Central Ideas: James McBride's "Hip-hop Planet" Day 1
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Popular Culture
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Popular Culture
Big Idea:
An author can weave multiple central ideas into one text by using different types of evidence and intricate structure.
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Close Reading: Emerson on Education
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
Big Idea:
Determining meaning of small chunks of text and connecting ideas can lead to deeper understanding of complex texts.
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Multiple Central Ideas: James McBride's "Hip-hop Planet" Day 2
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Popular Culture
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Popular Culture
Big Idea:
An author can weave multiple central ideas into one text by using different types of evidence and intricate structure.
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Close Reading: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read"
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
Big Idea:
Recognizing your own biases will lead to more thoughtful discourse.
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Close Reading: "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Deepening Rhetorical Analysis
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Deepening Rhetorical Analysis
Big Idea:
Considering the rhetorical situation and connections to the modern world are good strategies for entry into complex older texts.
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Close Reading: James Baldwin Talks to Teachers
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
Big Idea:
Close reading sometimes means analyzing a text one paragraph at a time.
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Figurative Language and Text Structure in "Civil Disobedience"
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Text Structure and Language Use in Informational Texts
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Text Structure and Language Use in Informational Texts
Big Idea:
A wooden gun and a broken machine--analyzing Thoreau's use of language and structure in "Civil Disobedience."
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The Power of Rhetoric (Day 2 of 3)
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: A Revolutionary Introduction to Argumentation & Rhetoric
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: A Revolutionary Introduction to Argumentation & Rhetoric
Big Idea:
@PatrickHenry If your life depended on giving a speech that successfully reversed public opinion, wouldn't you at least write it out? #crazy
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Ineffective Rhetoric and Logical Fallacy
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Understanding Rhetoric
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Understanding Rhetoric
Big Idea:
Just because a text is meant to be persuasive doesn't mean it is; the persuasion is in the evidence and logic.
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Close Reading: Paul Theroux "Being a Man"
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Gender and the Rhetorical Power of Narrative
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Gender and the Rhetorical Power of Narrative
Big Idea:
Evidence in reflective arguments come in a variety of forms.
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Identifying Claim and Evidence
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Finding and Evaluating Claim and Evidence in Informational Texts
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Finding and Evaluating Claim and Evidence in Informational Texts
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What's the point? Students practice finding claim, evidence, and details.
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Rhetorical Analysis of Virginia Woolf/Formative Writing Assessment
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Gender and the Rhetorical Power of Narrative
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Gender and the Rhetorical Power of Narrative
Big Idea:
Tone and persona play important roles in personal experience writing.
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Revisiting Writing/Comparing Rhetorical Appeals
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Thematic Unit: Education
Big Idea:
Rhetorical Analysis isn't just explaining an author's argument, but also explaining the persuasive approach of the writer; evaluating rhetoric is in part recognizing what isn't written.
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Students Teaching Rhetorical Strategies (6 Days)
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Rhetorical Review: Politics and the Environment
11th Grade ELA »
Unit: Rhetorical Review: Politics and the Environment
Big Idea:
A great way to deeply learn a topic is to prepare to teach it. . . and then teach it.
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