Nonfiction Reading Objective: The two units designed to support students’ journeys towards proficiency in reading and analyzing nonfiction texts, integrating information across multiple texts, and writing argument essays based on their research. The task included asks each student to read and watch several nonfiction texts that give information about an issue and to take a side on that issue in the form of an argument essay, drawing on the provided texts for support. Reading Unit 3 Informational Text
Unit 2 Following Characters into Meaning
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Argument/Opinion Writing Objective: The two units designed to support students’ journeys towards proficiency in reading and analyzing nonfiction texts, integrating information across multiple texts, and writing argument essays based on their research. The task included asks each student to read and watch several nonfiction texts that give information about an issue and to take a side on that issue in the form of an argument essay, drawing on the provided texts for support. Websites for Research http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/e-animals.htm This site is a colorful, graphic, and student-friendly site publishing student reports on and captivating pictures of endangered animals. http://www.endangeredspecie.com/ This website features articles about various topics related to endangered species: causes and ways to help endangered animals, photos and profiles, laws, organizations, and case studies. http://www.endangeredspecie.com/states/ny.htm Listing the 25 endangered plant and animal species in New York, this site only lists and provides common and scientific names of each species. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/mar/26/purpose-zoos/?printer=1/ Bill Baker elaborates the purpose of zoological institutions in the article highlighted on this webpage. He claims zoos have three purposes: conservation, environmental education, and entertainment. http://www.veganpeace.com/animal_cruelty/zoos.h This article discusses the purpose of zoos and presents an argument against maintaining animals in zoos. Comparative pictures of animals living in their natural habitat with those confined in zoos, a short video, along with a concise explanation of conservation, breeding, animal surplus, and alternatives to zoology can be found on this site. Writing Unit 3 Informational Writing
Unit 2 Shaping Texts from Essay and Narrative to Memoir In this unit, students will be guided through an inquiry in which they will study the qualities of memoir. Students will be invited to notice not only the specific elements of memoir, but the ways in which the genre draws heavily on what they already know about writing personal essays, persuasive essays, and personal narratives. |