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Grade 10, Reading and Literature Std # II-4: Detect propaganda; distinguish fact from opinion Identify an author’s purpose or point of view in one or more passages Identify vocabulary or other uses of language that are intended to persuade or influence the reader to agree or disagree with a point of view and/or take a particular action Identify the purpose of specific persuasive techniques, but not label or define the techniques Distinguish facts from opinion based on a passage

Lesson Plans: Newspaper Editorial Project A long-term project using newspaper editorials to focus on analyzing persuasive text Junk Mail Explosion The student will be able to read direct mail advertising critically and to identify persuasion techniques By Any Other Name Students read and contrast two different short stories with the same name Reading between the lines Students use Internet resources to keep informed about world events Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads Analyzing texts to identify different types of propaganda techniques

Resources: Logging Up Reading Mileage! Personal reading ideas with many supporting achievement outcomes and assessments Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (T) Teacher and students generate a list of opinion “clue words” (always, never, best, most, etc.). Students then read a selection, marking “clue words” and labeling the selection for fact and opinion.
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