SSK Unit 4.2 Planning Guide

Instructional Strategies / ActivitiesHISD PLANNING GUIDEEnglish Language Arts Grade 8SUMMER SCHOOLCues, Questions, and Advanced OrganizersGraphic Organizers- Determining Context ChartHave students begin analysis by considering the context of a persuasive text before beginning deeper analysis.Questions Answer EvidenceWhat is the writer’s/speaker’spurpose?Who is the audience?What assumptions about theaudience does thewriter/speaker make?What authority does thewriter/speaker have?What claims does thewriter/speaker make?What issues are addressed orignored?See Laying the Foundation: Argument and Persuasion: Understanding the Appeals in Resources.Instructional Accommodations for Diverse Learners Success with this strategy for ELLs depends to a great extent on how well tapping prior knowledge andbuilding background were executed.Cues, Questions, and Advance OrganizersGraphic Organizers- Finding the Appeals in Contemporary SpeechesUse a graphic organizer to help students develop their thoughts about an author’s use of appeals. Students begin byreading an excerpt from a contemporary speech. Next, students answer the question, “How do you feel when you readthis passage?” Finally, students use a diagram to illustrate how portions of the excerpt create a specific appeal.textcommentarycommentarySee Laying the Foundation: Argument and Persuasion: Understanding the Appeals in Resources.Cooperative LearningUnderstanding Author’s PerspectiveUse Literature Circles for students to analyze author’s perspective. First, have students identify:1. The title2. Specific words and phrases used to persuade (rhetorical devices)3. Examples of anecdotesThen, have students make inferences about WHY the writer chose to use the words in that specific way. Providestudents with a chart to record their thinking. Below is an example from MLK’s I Have a Dream.Text: Paragraph 6 of MLK SpeechWords/Phrases Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlitpath of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racialinjustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.PerspectiveKing is making a comparison between being stuck in quicksand and racial injustice.He also contrasts this desperate situation to the hope of the solid rock ofbrotherhood. His view is that hope is not enough, that we must take action now, notlater. - English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) - Literacy Leads the Way Best Practices - Aligned to Upcoming State Readiness Standard- State Process Standard R - State Readiness Standard S - State Supporting Standard© Houston ISD Curriculum2013 – 2014Page 8 of 11