Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 9, Writing Std # 2: Demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience in writing Purposes Entertainment Information Persuasion Audiences Examples: Peers, teachers, parents, local organizations, prospective employers

Lesson Plans: Persuasion--Sell Me an Idea Using persuasive techniques to sell products to the class Formal Outlining Detailed instructions for teaching outlining with PowerPoint Revising Point of View: Students revise passages from a 1950’s home economics textbook "Style" A great series of lessons about the works created by Mark Twain in both his writing and personal life Synthesizing Information From Newspaper Editorials Using newspaper editorials to focus on analyzing persuasive text Twasn't the Night Before Christmas Students first describe and identify the elements that make up particular writers' styles. Small groups then choose an author, write something in his or her style, and invite other groups to play 'literary detective' in identifying whose style they have imitated.

Resources: Guide to Grammar and Writing Many types of useful teacher information on grammar
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