(using middle school election speeches) | The big idea(s) or essential question(s)Students will use a reasoning strategy to organize, decipher, and interpret information/text by identifying a purpose and listing reasons/goals for the purpose. | State of Idaho and/or common core standards addressed: Standard 2: Comprehension/InterpretationGoal 2.1: Acquire Strategies and Skills for Comprehending Text 6.LA.2.1.3 Make inferences, draw conclusions, and form opinions based on information gathered from text and cite evidence to support. Goal 2.2: Acquire Skills to Comprehend Expository Text 6.LA.2.2.3 Identify the facts and details that support the author’s argument and summarize the findings. | ObjectivesStudents will acquire strategies and skills for comprehending texts, as well as acquiring skills to comprehend expository texts. | TSWBAT | Students will be able to make inferences, draw conclusions, and form opinions based on information gathered from text and cite evidence to support. | TSWBAT | Students will be able to identify the facts and details that support the author’s argument and summarize the findings. | Materials and/or technologyFor this particular lesson, you will need access to the internet to view two short YouTube videos.
Link to ‘student’ Sam’s speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpkfqkx7t6QLink to ‘student’ Zoheb’s speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB-EioBMaK4PaperPencils | Activities/Procedures (include anticipated time for each) |
Introduction/activatorBegin with PowerPoint presentation Stop & List: Purposes and Reasons and explain the strategy to the students (a couple examples are listed on the PowerPoint). This strategy aids students in their ability to analyze and organize texts, interpretations of texts, and responses to a text. In this