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Balanced literacy Common Core RI.9-10.1 homework
Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
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6th - 9th
Article Analysis Templates
This product contains 20 no prep article analysis printable worksheets and graphic organisers which can be used in conjunction with news/current events articles. They can be used either as part of a class project, independent research projects, or to aid in reading comprehension. Having previously undertaken award-winning research around home education and digital technologies (UK/USA), I now draw both from my undergraduate and master’s degrees to author books on education (UK/USA), create prod
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"Called Out" Graphic Organizer for Key Ideas and Details
This graphic organizer can be used with the essay "Called Out" by Barbara Kingsolver to help students understand how details support the main idea of an essay. The graphic organizer also guides students in identifying textual evidence by showing them examples, and helps them make sense of technical language by explaining or illustrating specific details.
I have my students first write the main idea of the essay. Sometimes we will do this as a whole group since the rest of the activity hinges o
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6th - 12th
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