Curriculum / ELA / 8th Grade / Unit 7: Making Change: Speeches, Essays, and Articles (2020) / Lesson 8
ELA
Unit 7
8th Grade
Lesson 8 of 11
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Craft persuasive essays, including sufficient evidence and reasoning, as well as a strong counterclaim.
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W.8.1 — Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
W.8.1.a — Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
W.8.1.b — Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
W.8.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content
W.8.3 — Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Lesson 7
Lesson 9
Identify a speaker’s argument and the reasoning she uses to support that argument, and assess the relevance and sufficiency of her evidence.
RI.8.8
Determine the central idea of an article and explain how it is developed over the course of the text.
RI.8.2
Summarize an article and determine its central idea.
Determine the meaning of unknown words through context clues and determine a speaker’s tone based on specific words and phrases used in the text.
RI.8.4
Clearly present information to classmates and work collaboratively to draw conclusions based on research.
SL.8.4
Project
Research a topic of choice and gather appropriate evidence from reputable sources.
W.8.1 W.8.2 W.8.2.a W.8.2.b W.8.3 W.8.7 W.8.8 W.8.9
Complete a draft of the informational section of an essay, incorporating sufficient evidence from multiple sources.
W.8.1 W.8.1.a W.8.1.b W.8.2 W.8.3
Structure personal narratives that clearly communicate a point of view.
W.8.1 W.8.2 W.8.3 W.8.3.a W.8.3.d
Provide meaningful feedback to peers and incorporate feedback into own writing.
W.8.1 W.8.2 W.8.3 W.8.5
Project – 2 days
Present essay to peers.
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