Argue, Persuade, Advise

TEDx: Marketing to Children

News Articles

•  Read Write Think: Printing Press - http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/printing-press-30036.html
•  ABC Teach: Writing a News Article - http://www.abcteach.com/free/w/writing_newsarticle_middle.pdf nice printables
•  Scholastic: Writing Your Article – A nice little reference guide - http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/writing-your-article
•  Let’s Write a Newspaper Story! - http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/elementary/newspapercourse/forstudents/forstudents.htm

 Persuasion

• Persuasive Writing PPTs - http://writing.pppst.com/persuasive.html
• Developing an Argument - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/argument.htm
• Writing a Persuasive Essay, Student Model - http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/writersmodel/pdf/W_S0703.pdf?WebLogicSession=Qhzx0UpELNmxostoouz8PtunTC7282b88xxi4HL8wyc3K7pzFgng%7C19056100342224463/167838195/6/6000/6

Argue, Persuade, Advise – BBC –

•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/writing/argue_persuade_advise/revision/1/
•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/writing/argument/play/
•  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/argument.shtml

Debate

• Ufeud - http://www.ufeud.com/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
• ProCon.org - http://www.procon.org/
• Create Debate - http://www.createdebate.com/

4-18-2012 Teching Speaking and Listening Strands 4-6

Teching the CCCS

Grades 6-8 ELA

Speaking and Listening

Strands 4-6

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas	Resources
4.      Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.	Making an Argument Developing an Argument Speaking Skills Persuasion map Writing a speech Organizing your speech Coherence and Unity Public Speaking and Listening PowerPoint lessons
5.      Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.	Creating a Multimedia Presentation Teachertube Imagebase: royalty free pictures Free Music Archive Podsafe Audio Wolfram Tones Roxio Photo Show Notaland Big Huge Labs Photovisi ThingLink
6.      Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.	Formal and Informal English Top 10 Things Not to do When Giving a Speech Public Speaking Effective Delivery Helpful Hints for Presenters Adapting to Your Audience

1-10-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 8 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Eight- CCCS for Reading - Standard 8 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	(Not applicable to literature)	Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
evaluation	Making Judgements about the Author Making Judgements about the Author II Credibility of Sources Believe it or Not? Fact and Opinion Tutorial Literacy Fact or Opinion Fact or Opinion Jeopardy Common Persuasive Techniques How are they Selling It? What are they Selling? Wartime Propaganda Bibliography Logic in Argumentative Writing Logical Fallacies aMap Persuasion Map Critically Analyzing Information Messages and Meanings Mr. Donn's Propaganda Lessons Propaganda in the Classroom Connotation in Propaganda Teaching Propaganda Historical and Cultural Contexts Purpose and Point of View Information and Critical Literacy Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Critical Media: Commercial Advertising Don't Buy It Understanding Persuasion Author's Purpose and Perspective
critique
debate
evidentiary support/sources
propaganda
persuasion
media

Please post a comment below if you have a site or lesson idea to share for teaching this standard.  I would love your input!