analysis techniques

In this module middle school students analyze several key 19th century women’s rights speeches: Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I A Woman (1851) and Susan B. Anthony’s On Women’s Rights to Vote (1873). After multiple readings of these speeches, students will discuss the speeches'...

The power of persuasion can convince many people to believe in a cause and to take action to support that cause. Those that are able to convince others to follow them, know how to write a well-crafted speech.

Because of this, it is important for students to be able to analyze how speeches...

The goal of this module is to teach students how writers use persuasive techniques to influence others. Students will be analyzing how an author's claim is developed and refined, analyzing the elements of an argument and analyzing persuasive techniques. Students will be examining a variety of...

This short LDC module is based on a Nazi Propaganda lesson plan from the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/V3LessonPlans/Nazi%20Propaganda%20Lesson...

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This module has been designed to work within the 6th grade TCWRP reading unit, Lifting the Levels of Reading Through Strong Partnerships, and Bend 1 of writing unit, Literary Analysis: Quick Lit Essays and Fan Fiction Scenes . Many of the mini-tasks in the module are based on specific TC...

This seventh grade module is part of a larger unit that teaches students how to analyze literary elements: characters, conflict, plot, point of view, symbolism, and theme through short stories and poetry that explores themes related to growing up. The module is used at the end of the unit as a...