Paired Texts - Civil Disobedience and The Great Debaters - Essay Writing Lesson
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In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and the debate scene “Wiley College vs. Harvard University” from the movie The Great Debaters (which can be used with or without viewing the movie). Then, they synthesize their understanding of the readings and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze the arguments in the texts.
This 30-page resource includes the following:
-explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards
-anticipation guide
-contextual reading guides
-think aloud with sample annotation passage
-essay and scene texts
-analysis graphic organizers
-Venn diagram
-essay writing prompt
-short analytical essay rubric
-key (with detailed responses for all activities and a sample essay)
Incorporating all strands of the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Anchor Standards, this "paired passages" lesson encourages students to practice skills in annotation, rhetorical and literary analysis, and essay writing. Students complete handouts using before-, during-, and post-reading strategies, which provide scaffolding for diverse learners. Afterwards, they respond to a writing task that imitates the style of a standardized assessment.
With its detailed instructions and samples, this resource would make an excellent lesson for a substitute if you will be out for a couple of days.
In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for distance and online learning with EASEL by TpT.
If you like this resource, you may want to view these other Paired Passages lessons in my store:
We Shall Overcome & Second Inaugural Address
The Man He Killed and The Sniper
The Tell Tale Heart and Sonnet 100
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Digital Writing Task We Wear the Mask & I'm Nobody
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